Food Health and Safety

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Body Burden
The Body Burden study reminds me of a smoke detector or a carbon monoxide alarm – alerting us to a silent but serious... »
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Dr. Greene's Organic Rx -- Item #1
There's more to a glass of milk than meets the eye. You see the milk, but hidden from view is the cow it came from, the... »
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University of Washington Study: Organophosphorus pesticide exposure of urban and suburban pre-school children with organic and conventional diets.
We’ve known from earlier studies that pesticides and toxic chemicals aren’t just in the environment – but get into our... »

A-Z Guide

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Baby Bottle Tooth Decay
What nourishes your baby also nourishes the normal bacteria that live in your baby's mouth. These bacteria turn the... »
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Campylobacter
Campylobacter are bacteria that are a common cause of food poisoning and gastroenteritis. Campylobacter frequently... »
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E. Coli
Escherichia coli bacteria are the major component of normal healthy stool. Some species of E. coli co-exist with us... »
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Food Poisoning
Food can make us sick if it contains either dangerous organisms or toxins. Often the toxic food looks, smells, and... »
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Giardia Lamblia
Giardia is a tiny single-celled parasite with a whip-like tail. It infects the GI tract of humans and many other... »
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Hepatitis A
Hepatitis is an illness of the liver. It can have many causes. The alphabet soup of hepatitis can be confusing for... »
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Infant Botulism
Sometimes constipation and slow feeding are the only symptoms of infant botulism, a disease that is sometimes caused by... »