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10/16/2018 / By Tracey Watson

Confirmed AGAIN: Sodium nitrite preservative in processed meat causes breast cancer

The jury is in and the verdict is final: Processed meats like bacon, salami and sausage all increase breast cancer risk. A metanalysis of all 15 previously conducted studies on the subject, published recently in the International Journal of Cancer, has confirmed that eating processed meat is associated with a 9 percent increase in the […]

08/21/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Minnesotan farmers use 10-15% more fertilizer than they actually need for healthy crops

Minnesota’s farmers are using more fertilizer than needed, say the state’s agricultural officials. The state government’s response to regulate the use of nitrogen fertilizer – a bid to ensure clean drinking water at, according to detractors, the risk of impairing one of Minnesota’s biggest industries – is seemingly a question of which gets the higher […]

07/17/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

California residents break out in bizarre rashes and bumps after forest fires burn

Over three thousand brush fires have ravaged California since the beginning of the year, sending approximately 231,000 acres of land up in smoke. In Northern California, residents are complaining about bizarre, hot rashes and bumps appearing on their skin. Are these burning rashes related to the fires, and if so, how? Sacramento Metro Fire Department […]

05/30/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

The USDA FAILS to enforce a key farm bill provision, much to the detriment of the residents of the Midwest who are now drinking contaminated water

For thirty-three years, corn and soybean growers in the Midwest have received billions of dollars in taxpayer funds in the form of farm subsidies. These farm deals, made with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, include a very important “conservation compact” which requires farmers to prevent soil erosion and polluted runoff from entering nearby water sources. […]

04/03/2018 / By S.D. Wells

Cancer is CAUSED by chemicals, so why on Earth would you use chemicals to fight it?

Americans are scared to death of cancer, and righteously so. Mutated cells that multiply uncontrollably can take over organs, including the most complex organ in the body, the brain. Nearly half of all Americans will get some form of cancer in their lifetime, and approximately half of those victims will die from it. Or will […]

03/04/2018 / By David Williams

Tap water in Illinois is polluted with high levels of nitrate from the GMO corn belt

Nitrates are known to be quite dangerous to humans as they can serve as the catalyst for many types of serious diseases. Now, a new report on the northwest Illinois corn belt suggests that nitrate pollution could put the lives of thousands of residents at risk, and worse, introduce several long-term negative consequences. Based on […]

11/02/2017 / By S.D. Wells

Which gives you cancer sooner: Cigarettes or deli meats? New research reveals they’re both Class 1-A carcinogens

Could eating processed foods, such as breakfast and deli meats, be detrimental to your health? Well, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), the answer is yes. Research has shown that eating lunch meat, bacon, or sausage on a daily basis equates to smoking a pack of cigarettes each day and has a similar effect on […]

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