October 7th, 2009

Males at risk?

New research published in Environmental Health Perspectives shows that exposure to mixtures of chemicals are more harmful than previously thought. Researchers found that healthy reproductive development of male rat offspring was thwarted by a selected mixture of chemicals found in food, consumer products and the environment. A synopsis of the new [...]

April 2nd, 2009

Why eating healthy organic food

Our genes carry unbelievable information of our past and how does this genetic information affect our present is revealed in this film. What affects our genes and in what way is quite important not just for ourselves, but also for our children.
The Ghost In Your Genes (VIDEO)
Unfortunatelly, it is quite normal these days, if the [...]

February 4th, 2009

Poisons and medicine - from the same hand

Pharmaceutal industry is one of the most profitable industries in the world. Fast growing too. A few decades ago, 20 biggest companies controled about 5% of global medical market. These days, 10 biggest companies control about 35% of this market. And the profits keep rising. Must be really good at what they do. But what [...]

February 3rd, 2009

Hungry people and fat cows

Some facts on meat production:
1. for cattle-breeding 17x more land, 14x more water and 10x more energy is needed than for agriculture;
2. a farm with 10.000 cows produces waste equvivalent to a city with 100.000 people;
3. cattle-breeding contributes more than 50% to the pollution of water sources;
4. there is 14x more pesticides in meat than [...]