Tag: pesticides

What’s Lurking In Your Bagged Tea?

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If you love your tea then you’re not alone. Americans drink 3.8 billion gallons of tea a year — that’s a lot of tea...

How This New Food Label May Keep You From Being Poisoned

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GMO foods, a hotly debated topic, seems to be on everyone’s lips these days. This is mainly because of glyphosate, a pesticide used specifically...

Is Organic Food A Waste Of Money?

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In an ideal world, we’d all eat 100 percent organic, 100 percent of the time. But is that really necessary with the higher cost...

Does Your Pot Contain Pesticides?

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The buzz about medical marijuana continues to grow. A record number of states now allow patients to use pot for health-related purposes and a...

The Ugly Truth About Tampons (And Safer Alternatives)

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As young women, we are taught to use tampons (or pads) as our only methods for managing our menstrual cycles each month. For years,...

How To Grow An Eco-Friendly Garden

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Gardening provides a relaxing hobby to appreciate nature while also supplying some quality alone time. Growing an eco-conscious garden can take that hobby one...

Friend Or Foe? 5 Critters You Want In Your Garden

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I'm a sucker for bees — they're just incredible. Within my yard, I've created a bee-friendly environment, allowing me to sit outside and watch...

5 Reasons You Need To Make Your Own Herbal Tea

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As the second most popular beverage in the world (the most popular being water, for obvious reasons), tea is a big deal. Originating around...

GMO Campaigners: This Is What You’ve Been Waiting For … Or...

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Republicans and Democrats may have just found common ground in the least likely of places: labeling regulations for food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs)....

9 Reasons I Won’t Eat Tilapia

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For six years, my family owned a seafood restaurant — ugh, don't even get me started. Every Friday night throughout high school and university,...