First your milk, and now your meat… Dr. Mercola has written an article about the latest efforts to tamper with our food, and that is the pending FDA legislation to cook, or irradiate all meat products by 2015. Instead of correcting the abysmal conditions under which most animals are kept and slaughtered, the same conditions that lead to sickness and disease, an industry consensus is building toward irradiating all meat before it is packaged for sale to the consumer. www.mercola.com

Chlorella, also known as “sun chlorella” is a simple algae that offers a complex variety of benefits. The Japanese have been hip to chlorella for years, but it’s only caught on in the Western markets more recently. Chlorella is an excellent source of Vitamin B-12 (usually only found in proteins), B-1 and B-2, folic acid, and Vitamins C and K. Now that the plant has grown in popularity there has been increased research into it’s effectiveness in treating a wide variety of ailments.

GMO Science Takes A Blow As Studies Are Retracted by Dr. Mercola The pesticide producers are one of the most powerful industries on the planet, the influence they possess is enormous. You have probably heard that an Elsevier journal has retracted the Seralini study which showed evidence of harm to rats fed a GMO diet, despite admitting they found no fraud or errors in the study.

The health benefits of onion are endless because of its powerful anti-septic and anti-bacterial properties. The onion is a member of the lily family, a close relation of garlic. It is often called the “king of vegetables” because of its pungent taste. There are many varieties of the onion–white, yellow, red and green globes. They also differ in size, color and taste. The smaller onions come in many varieties such as the green onion, or scallion which includes chives, leeks and shallots. From www.juicing-for-health.com.

Carob Powder: It’s one of the hot food items recently, a best seller at Whole Foods Market, written up by newspapers, and touted by Dr. Oz on TV. Long considered a healthy substitute for chocolate or cocoa powder, it’s only recently that the many health benefits have been researched. Whether you add it to a smoothie, or replace the cocoa powder in your favorite baked items, you will want to add carob powder to your healthy pantry.

Six Foundation Foods That Build Your Bones And Hydrate Your Ski n from Vivian Goldschmidt at www.saveourbones.com Wintertime can be very hard on your skin and hair. When indoor heating systems warm the dry winter air, you’re surrounded by “thirsty” air that draws moisture out of your skin, hair, and nails. That kind of environment can dehydrate and shrivel your skin like a prune, exaggerating the effects of aging and making life pretty uncomfortable. Lotions and creams can only provide temporary relief on the surface, and many of them contain toxic chemicals.

Why is this baby smiling? Maybe because he knows that Cheerios just said no to Monsanto. Responding to growing customer concern over GMO ingredients, parent company, General Mills, has announced that the best selling brand will no longer contain any genetically modified products. In the wake of failed legislation to label all GMO products, many consumers have resorted to boycotting the companies and brands that contributed to anti-labeling lobbies, including the top 3 cereal makers: General Mills, Post and Kellogg….

Arsenic, a naturally occurring toxin , is found in a variety of foods and beverages: tap water, chicken meat , brown rice , and apple juice are just a few examples. While the EPA and the FDA have set standards for minimal amonts allowed in food and water, it’s possible that those allowed levels are still too high. Certainly, testing and enforcing compliance are problematic. On the alternative medicine website, www.easyhealthoptions.com , Dr. Isaac Eliaz writes, “Tasteless and odorless, arsenic may appear innocuous enough; but, as you should know, it can be a deadly poison when it’s in your food. In sufficient quantities, the metal increases oxidation, destroys cells’ ability to create energy and ultimately causes major organ failure.

Carrageenan, derived from seaweed, is natural as the day is long, and appears in all kinds of organic “good for you” foods and beverages. But is it really healthful? For that matter, is it even necessary? Used to thicken and emulsify foods and drinks such as nutritional shakes, dressings, yogurt, chocolate, soups and more, carrageenan is increasingly popping up in many diet and organic foods. The problem is that research shows that carrageenan may cause inflammation, contribute to irritable bowel syndrome and gut irratation, and may cause cancer.