In what could be the birth of the California olive oil industry, visionary growers are planting one of the most suitable drought tolerant crops in a new way – hedgerows. We’ve all seen pictures of grape vineyards, the neat rows following the contours of the land. Well imagine they’re olive hedgerows instead. A little bigger and denser, but very similar. Since the U.S. imports 99.99% of our olive oil, a little home grown seems like a no brainer. [...]
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New findings presented at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart Association (AHA) and published in the The New England Journal of Medicine show that prescription-grade niacin may be more effective in lowering cholesterol than the popular cholesterol-lowering drugs Zetia and Vitorin. The 208-patient study—which was funded by Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of [...] We know nutrition is essential to health. It only makes sense that we understand how to quantify something so essential to health, vitality and life itself. [...] Literacy training can help children and adolescents understand both the economic motivations behind food advertising and the strategies used by industry to increase desire for their products. Greater awareness of the potential influence of industry may immunize young people from food advertising’s deleterious effects. In addition to literacy, able to read, how do we use social media to promote the “Is It Healthy” Game? [...] If drug labels sometimes exaggerate benefits and play down drug risks, the authors say there’s a very good reason: they are written by drug makers. While FDA must approve the final labeling, the actual language is drafted by the manufacturer, with input from FDA scientists. [...] |
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