All of the food that humans in the USA consume is at risk. We need to be more aware of where our food and spices, etc., come from and take control of our health.
Guy Harvey’s Research Institute sets guidelines with the consumption of seafood and Guy Harvey’s Island Grill puts this into action. There are fish to eat and fish to avoid. Let’s talk about the fish NOT to eat:
Chilean Seabass/Toothfish
Cod Atlantic
Crab: King (imported)
Flounders, Soles: (Atlantic)
Groupers
Halibut: Atlantic
Lobster Spiny (Caribbean imported)
Marlin
Monkfish
Orange Roughy
Rockfish: (Pacific)
Salmon (farmed including Atlantic)
Scallops: Sea (Mid-Atlantic)
Sharks... Read Full Story
WITH food prices going up faster than Chinese skyscrapers, anyone who can afford to buy organic everything - probably has a personal assistant doing their shopping for them. The rest of us face difficult decisions every time we push a cart. One way of deciding which purchases should be organic is to work out which foods contain the most pesticides. Analysis of US government records by the non-profit Environmental Working Group led to the release in 2006 of a list nicknamed the "Dirty... Read Full Story
You can take the lead in saving our oceans by making responsible shopping and dining decisions. Guy Harvey has updated the Responsible Seafood Guide that identifies the best fish to eat, those you can eat with caution, and fish to avoid. The Guide is based on the research Guy does that leads to finding commonsense solutions to reversing overfishing, pollution, and other threats to the marine habitat.
Since 1999, Guy Harvey has funded research that has led to a broad understanding of the... Read Full Story
I love the fear mongering Herald-Tribune editorial staff. Last month it was lead in toys, this weekend it was hurricanes caused by global warming, today it is fruits, vegetables and juices. Will they ever stop? Nope because it sells newspapers. Fear = profit! In their editorial Produce and pesticides they state, "schoolchildren who consumed produce and juice from Seattle [Washington] -area grocery stores had their urine and saliva tested on a regular basis. The scientists detected... Read Full Story
L.A. City Council members voted unanimously today to ban new fast food restaurants from opening in South Los Angeles. The year-long moratorium is intended to give the city time to attract restaurants that serve healthier food. Today’s vote is believed to be the first of its kind by a major city to protect public health.
The Community Health Councils found that 73 percent of South Los Angeles restaurants were fast food, compared to 42 percent in West Los Angeles. It is thought that fast... Read Full Story
