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When Organic Isnโ€™t Good Enough: Food Labels, Beyond Organic

Itโ€™s a problem more and more of us are beginning to face: You walk into your local natural food store, and find yourself disappointed with the selection. Frustrated with offerings nearby, I started driving a bit further to a very expensive natural food chain. I was so excited walking in, imagining my grocery cart piled with new and exciting organic foods. The...

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Sign the Petition: Stop Genetically Engineered Wheat!

Take Action Today: Join Green America in fighting against the introduction of genetically engineered wheat. The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking comments regarding proposed changes to regulations of GE wheat field trials. Nourishing World is urging friends, followers, and customers to speak up to protect wheat crops. Why should this concern you? Genetically modified foods have not been...

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The 20 Fruits and Vegetables You Should Always Buy Organic

Each year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) publishes a list of the โ€œDirty Dozenโ€ and โ€œClean Fifteenโ€ to guide shoppers in reducing their pesticide exposure. At Nourishing World, we believe that organic foods are nearly always superior to those grown with conventional methods (the exception would be food grown by farmers who use organic practices but cannot afford organic certification). However, not...

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Trick or Treat? What to Do With All That Candy!

By Ali Wetherbee You work hard to ensure your kids eat healthy foods. You try to buy organic, GMO-free produce and all-natural supplementsโ€ฆ and then they come home on Halloween night with a huge bag of sugar-laden, genetically-modified candy made with artificial flavors, colors, and sweeteners. What to do? You donโ€™t want to take all the fun out of Halloween, but you...

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Introducing HealthForce and Vitamineral Green

By Ali Wetherbee Nourishing World is pleased to introduce our new products from HealthForce. The HealthForce company was created in 1990 by holistic doctor Jameth Sheridan and naturopath Kim Sheridan. Vitamineral Green โ€” Vital Healing Food and Vitamineral Earth โ€” Sacred Healing Food were their first products. HealthForce now carries over 30 raw, vegan, superfood supplements, including general health supplements, products to...

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Natural Sweeteners 101

By Ali Wetherbee Why choose natural sweeteners? There are many reasons to avoid highly processed sugars. They are bad for your teeth, spike blood sugar and insulin, have been implicated in heart disease, can lead to obesity, and may cause mood and behavioral problems. Refined sugars go by various names, including granulated sugar, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup, glucose, fructose, dextrose,...

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