Make Your Own Natural Deodorant with Coconut Oil Using this Simple Recipe

(Image Source: W.P. Armstrong)
by Barbra

Leslie over at Pixiepine recently shared a natural deodorant recipe that was easy and even fun to make.  I’ve been chatting up this pit concoction to other hoopers and friends so I thought I’d share the recipe and my experience with it.

5-6 Tbsp Coconut oil
1/4 cup baking soda
1/4 cup arrowroot powder […]

Deadly Superbugs are Spread Miles from Farms by House Flies

by DAVID DERBYSHIRE

Potentially deadly superbugs can be spread by flies from farms to people living miles away, scientists warned last night.

Researchers have found disturbing evidence that houseflies and cockroaches carry antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria normally found in the guts of livestock.

Read the full Article Here: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1350621/Deadly-superbugs-spread-miles-farms-house-flies.html

Minority Farmworkers are Climbing up the Organic Food Chain to Become Farm Owners

Rigoberto Bucio, 25, selling his own organic produce at the North Oakland, Calif. farmer markets.Photos: Bart Nagel

by Heather Smith

The strawberries, purchased in November, in a rainy parking lot behind a community clinic, feel like they’ve traveled in time from summer to here. Out of season, strawberries usually taste like rainwater. These have a taste that […]

Early antibiotic use can lead to increased risk of childhood asthma of 50%, study suggests

by Science Daily

ScienceDaily (Jan. 27, 2011) — When babies are given antibiotics, their risk of developing asthma by age 6 may increase by 50 percent. This relationship between antibiotic use in babies less than six months old and risk of developing asthma was documented in a study conducted by Norwegian University of Science and Technology […]

How to do a Coconut Oil Hair Mask

by HEALBALANCELIVE

I wrote in this post about how great it felt to be 1 year Gluten Free and what a life changing experience it was for me. One of the scarier issues was losing about 1/3 of my hair in just a few weeks. It was so bad I was afraid to comb it or […]

USDA Approves GM Alfalfa: What You Can Do

by Becky Striepe
USDA approved Monsanto’s genetically modified alfalfa today.
The problem with GM alfalfa goes beyond the usual issues with GM crops. Since alfalfa cross-pollinates easily, this genetically engineered crop is guaranteed to contaminate organic crops. If you oppose GM alfalfa, you can send a letter to President Obama urging him to stop this approval.

Update: Our friends […]

The Smoking Time Bomb Sitting Next to Your Brain – Has Its Moment Finally Arrived?

by Dr. Mercola

At the end of the two-day hearing to evaluate the safety of amalgam, the FDA’s own scientific panel – including neurologists, toxicologists, epidemiologists, and environmental health specialists – told the agency to stop amalgam use in children, pregnant women, and hypersensitive populations.

After reviewing the available scientific studies and the presentations of researchers, […]

USDA approves GMO alfalfa; CFS to sue

by Food Freedom

US Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, just approved widespread planting of genetically modified alfalfa. The Center for Food Safety plans to sue and Food & Water Watch would like you send a letter to Obama to reverse the decision.

The Center for Food Safety criticized the announcement today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) […]

Mexico Says ‘No’ to Monsanto

by Jeannie Moulton
The Mexican government denied Monsanto’s request to expand its pilot project in northern Mexico.  The request was rejected because the government says additional tests and studies need to be carried out to determine the effect of genetically modified corn on native corn species.
Importance of corn varieties in Mexico and elsewhere
With the fears […]

In stunning reversal, USDA chief Vilsack greenlights Monsanto’s alfalfa

by Beth Buczynski
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announed today that it will once again allow unlimited, nation-wide commercial planting of Monsanto’s genetically-engineered (GE) Roundup Ready alfalfa.

The decision comes as a shock to many after the USDA admitted that GE alfalfa poses many risks to organic and conventional farmers in its Final Environmental Impact Statement […]