Articles tagged “Antibiotics”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Should You Run With A Cold? By Laurel House IN Food & Health Jan 29 2011 You know how when you’re feeling lethargic/depressed/sluggish and you force yourself to go for a run and you feel transformed after? Well, you probably will feel lethargic/depressed/sluggish when you have a cold, but that doesn’t mean running is a good idea. Your transformation could just be into a hospital robe… + READ MORE

Can We Get Antibiotics Out of the Meat Industry? By Care2.com IN Food & Health Sep 22 2010 Using antibiotics on animals in the meat industry has become the status quo, but does it have to be that way? Can we get antibiotics out of the meat industry? + READ MORE

No, The Egg Recall Does Not Mean We Need Genetically Engineered Chickens By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Aug 24 2010 An argument some are using to push the FDA to be less picky about technology-enhanced animals. + READ MORE

From the CDC, Urine Tests Are In: Levels of the Antibacterial Chemical Triclosan Are Up By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Aug 13 2010 CDC data shows triclosan levels in urine samples increased by 40% in just two years. + READ MORE

Toothpaste to Hand Soap: Triclosan-Free Substitutes Until the EPA Regulates the Stuff as an Endocrine Disruptor By Rachel Cernansky IN Home & Garden Jul 7 2010 Knowing that antibacterial chemicals like triclosan are probably endocrine disruptors, isn't it time to disinfect another way? + READ MORE

Copper Kills Microbes and Bacteria; Coming Soon To Hospitals By Lloyd Alter IN Food & Health Jun 2 2010 The Phoenicians stored their water in it to keep it pure; perhaps we should too. + READ MORE

Can Vetiver Grass Clean Up Our Antibiotics-in-the-Water Mess? By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Apr 23 2010 Michigan Technological University researchers are turning to vetiver grass--native to India and used in perfumes--for its ability to remove antibiotics from water and absorb it into the plant tissue. + READ MORE

Get Antibiotics Out of Agriculture: Support the Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act By Rachel Cernansky IN Food & Health Jan 26 2010 The Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act would force the FDA to reevaluate how the seven classes of antibiotics important to human health are allowed to be used in agriculture, and keep them from jeopardizing our health even more than they have. + READ MORE

7 Weird Ways To Not Get Sick (...Including Kissing And Coffee) By Laurel House IN Food & Health Nov 20 2009 You know about antioxidants and you've been religious about your daily dose of Vitamin C, but what else can you do to keep that tickle from creeping up the back of your throat or waking up in sweat-wet sheets and a chill shivering along your spine? Here are some of the weirder, but equally efficient ways to keep those sick bugs at bay: + READ MORE

9 Ways to Not Get Sick This Sick Season By Laurel House IN Food & Health Nov 13 2009 Unless you live in a bubble, never leave your home, or are simply not fessing up, you know at least one person suffering from a bad cold, flu, or even swine this season. To help thwart a similar fate, you could get a flu shot-- if, that is, you can find a pharmacy, doctor, or clinic still carrying them, but the likelihood of that is honestly low. No injections left? Stores are stocking their shelves with drinks, potions and pills of immune-boosting promises. But popping pills and sipping power drinks only goes so far when it comes to keeping your immune system pumping. An overall healthy lifestyle that includes a green nutrient-rich diet and exercise helps to bolster your body's natural defenses so that when outside offenders (like cold germs) try to ambush, your inherent resistance is strong enough to strike back. Here are 7 ways to up your body's natural defenses to bolster your immune system and ward off illness this sick season. + READ MORE

Should You Get a Flu Shot? By Marye Audet IN Food & Health Sep 29 2009 Cold and flu season is here but there are natural ways to protect your health without getting a flu shot. + READ MORE

7 Natural Antibacterials to Make You Feel Better, Not Worse By Laurel House IN Food & Health Sep 24 2009 You officially have the best excuse in the book to take a sick day: as the Associated Press reported, President Obama said that if you?re sick, stay home. That?s in response to the influx of swine flu cases expected this fall. + READ MORE

How to Be an Eco-Friendly Milk Consumer By Collin Dunn IN Food & Health Sep 23 2009 Look at a glass of milk, and you might not think there's much to it. It's white, it's available everywhere, and it comes by the gallon. But hiding behind many of the labels and homogenized gallons are a myriad of green issues that can make it tricky to navigate all the choices that go with finding a green glass of milk. So, how can you be an eco-friendly milk consumer? + READ MORE

Sustainability and Health Care: What's the Green Connection? By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Aug 5 2009 A good place to start when it comes to understanding the integral relationship between health care and sustainability starts with understanding sustainability. + READ MORE

Salmonella is to Chicken as MRSA is to... By David DeFranza IN Food & Health Mar 13 2009 When Tom Anderson, a family-practice doctor in Indiana, started to see similar rashes and lesions appear on his patients, he became concerned. When they began to grow in size, some getting as big as saucers, he took a culture and had it tested in a lab. The result: MRSA. + READ MORE

Battle Allergy Season Naturally By Cutting Your Stress! By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Mar 9 2009 It seems that during allergy season, which is certainly close at hand, a large majority of the public is so dosed up on antihistamines that they wouldn't know left from right. But a new study from Ohio State University Medical Center in this month's edition of Natural Awakenings claims that allergies can be helped by reducing your stress level. + READ MORE

What is Natural Food? By Nicole Willner IN Food & Health Feb 5 2009 There is no official regulation for the "natural" label except when it pertains to meat and poultry. The USDA has set a new voluntary standard for meat marked "naturally raised," the animals must be raised without growth promoters, most antibiotics, and animal byproducts. It also can not contain any artificial ingredients or be more than minimally processed, such as ground beef. + READ MORE

What is Industrial Food? By Nicole Willner IN Food & Health Feb 5 2009 Industrial operations strive to increase production and maximize profit. These farms can cause much harm to the environment; depend heavily on petroleum and other fossil fuels; typically warrant the use of antibiotics, hormones and chemicals; and typically rely on a lean work force. + READ MORE

How to Cure A UTI Naturally By Elizabeth Seward IN Food & Health Nov 11 2008 If you are a woman, particularly a woman who is sexually active, then you may already know that Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) can strike at almost any time for any reason. They're one of the most uncomfortable ailments to experience. From the burning and constant urge to urinate, it's a feeling that you'll want to rid yourself of immediately. + READ MORE

How to Attack Viruses with Herbs, Spices and Food By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Oct 15 2008 Among all things I love so much during Fall and Winter months, there is also the presence of something I do not covet as dearly—the perpetual sneezing, runny nose fluid, swollen throat, and painful cough often associated with the common cold. So, here are a few natural solutions suggested by various health professionals that help prevent the common foe from thriving or invading our bodies in the first place. + READ MORE