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April 17, 2009

Moves to make organic farming illegal in the US?

Filed under: General stuff — Tags: , , , — healthreads @ 4:54 pm

WTH, is there a move to make organic farming illegal? A US Congresswoman from Connecticut actually proposed a bill to make organic farming illegal.  HR 875 or Food Safety Modernization Act 2009 is a bill to outlaw organic farming. Organic farming is basically growing plants and vegetables using as natural methods as possible.

So what’s wrong with that?? (more…)

April 16, 2009

What can happen if you abuse your health

Filed under: General stuff — Tags: , , — healthreads @ 8:35 am

There are so many things that can happen if you abuse your health. And yet, many people do so unknowingly or knowingly.

Like yours truly.

I abused my health for several years, not eating right, not having breakfast, sleeping late, and not getting any exercise at all. Put that down to having a job that necessitates working for 12 hours. Luckily I didn’t smoke or drink, but that alone is enough to almost bring the fittest person down. (more…)

April 1, 2009

I’m going to quit margarine

Filed under: Eating right — Tags: , — healthreads @ 11:56 am

Margarine and butter, what’s the difference? I did a check and found out that both have roughly the same amount of calories, both are mostly fat (81%) , and no trace of fiber, but a little bit of sugar. So both are largely identical.

But the difference? Butter has been eaten for hundreds of years, and it is actually healthier. It contains many fat soluble vitamins that are highly absorbable. (more…)

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