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By Michelle Schoffro Cook Who doesn’t love ginger cookies or spice cake? The signature ginger flavor adds a delightful taste to almost anything to which it is added. But taste is not the only reason to love this amazing spice. Not only is ginger a delicious addition to food, it is also one of the […]

Malta has begun the process of banning glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup. Malta—the only country to actively vote against the extension of the chemical’s use—has already seen 25 localities ban the substance. It would be the first EU country to ban glyphosate nationwide. Though, France is currently considering their own ban. Malta set […]

By Maggie McCracken Have you heard of golden milk? Brit + Co calls it the new green juice, but this delicious concoction is no trend—it’s been around for ages. Made from a base of turmeric and fresh milk, golden milk is an anti-inflammatory dream that’s commonly consumed in Okinawa, Japan. Its moniker may be a […]

Monsanto has been staring down an increasing number of cancer lawsuits ever since the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) infamously classified Roundup’s main ingredient glyphosate as “probably carcinogenic to humans” in March 2015. One such plaintiff, Yolanda Mendoza, is now speaking out about her personal injury and product liability lawsuit […]

It has been known for a while that air pollution contributes to heart disease and respiratory ailments. Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) added cancer to the list of health risks caused by air pollution. There’s sufficient evidence that exposure to outdoor air pollution causes lung cancer, WHO said in a press release. Particulate matter, a […]