by Brenda Watson | Mar 14, 2014 | Adults, Diet, General, Infancy, Probiotics & Gut Flora
No, it isn’t the latest joke, though chances are you have heard the story in the news. But let me just clear something up: there is no actual poop in a new type of “gourmet” sausage developed recently by scientists in Spain—just a beneficial strain of bacteria...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 4, 2013 | Antibiotics, General
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released their first-ever report on antibiotic resistance: Antibiotic Resistance Threats in the United States, 2013. In it, CDC director Tom Frieden states that, “antimicrobial resistance is one of our...
by Brenda Watson | Feb 1, 2013 | General
I reported last January that women who consume rice have higher levels of arsenic in urine when compared to women who do not consume rice. Since then I have seen a couple more studies from different areas around the world where arsenic has been found in drinking...
by Brenda Watson | Jan 28, 2011 | General
Here is what I found: The Cornucopia Institute has put out a very informative report entitled “Scrambled Eggs: Separating Factory Farm Egg Production from Authentic Organic Agriculture.” This 72-page report investigates different forms of egg production, explains the...
by Brenda Watson | Jun 4, 2010 | General
We’d all like to think we’re safe from harmful pesticides as long as we wash our fruits and veggies really well, but a recent study featured in the journal Pediatrics brings to light just how harmful pesticide exposure can be…especially for our kids. Funded in part by...
