Organic Food Helps You Sleep Better, Study Finds

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

Regular Health Watch readers know we’re big fans of eating organic. We’ve told you about research showing that chemical-free food is more nutritious, fights cancer, lowers the risk of Parkinson’s and autism, and even helps protect you from drug-resistant superbug infections.

Now, a recent study finds another reason to go organic…

Insecticides on conventionally raised fruits and vegetables can keep you awake at night.… Read More

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It Raises Your Parkinson’s Risk by 250%…and It’s in Your Food

In All Health Watch, Cognitive Health, Featured Article

Big Agriculture has a problem. And they are making it your problem.

For decades, its most effective weed killer was a chemical made by Monsanto called Roundup. But weeds are becoming resistant to it. Roundup no longer kills many varieties.

So corporate farming operations are turning to a different chemical. It’s called paraquat.

You may have heard of it. It made headlines in the 1970s when the American government sprayed it on marijuana plants in Mexico.… Read More

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5 Simple Tricks to Save Money on Organic Food

In All Health Watch, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article

We all know that eating organic foods is an important part of staying healthy.

Chemicals on conventionally grown foods are linked to a long list of serious illnesses. They include cancer, Parkinson’s, birth defects, brain damage, male infertility, asthma, and diabetes.[1] [2]

And that’s just the beginning.

But the problem for many of us is that organic foods are pricey.… Read More