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Are we too clean for our own good?

Posted November 17, 2008 - 14:27 by Andrea Dickson

Frugal Living, Green Living, Lifestyle

Science has proven that exposure to germs and dirt helps build up a strong immune system. Don't waste your money on bacterial soaps and wipes - they're just coddling your immune system, which then reacts to unimportant things, like pollen, peanuts, or cat dander.

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The Cost of Meat—The Public Health Argument

Posted May 21, 2007 - 12:55 by Lynn Truong

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This continues from "The Cost of Meat—Too High To Pay." The Public Health Argument covers the methods used by factory farms to boost production and profits at the cost of public health. The topics covered will be food-borne illness, irradiation, the use of antibiotics and growth hormones, and the feed we give to the animals we eventually eat ourselves.

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HORIZON ORGANIC MILK – Is it all just lies?

Posted 2 years ago by Paul Michael

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Under the advice of several colleagues and readers, I decided to pick up a copy of The Omnivore’s Dilemma. Fascinating read to say the least, and one thing that cropped up was the term ‘organic’ and how the word has become perverted and practically raped by the agricultural industry. Not surprising when you consider it’s now a $15 billion a year business. That’s a lot of money…which means power…which means corruption.

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