FOOD SAFETY NEWS – Wendy’s is removing romaine lettuce from its sandwiches in some of its restaurants because it has been linked to a multistate outbreak of infections caused by E. coli.
The CDC reported this afternoon that 37 people are now confirmed sick, up from 29 on Tuesday this week. The sick people live in Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.
Of 26 people interviewed so far by public health investigators, 22 of them said they...
The “Sake Viva!” campaign, overseen by the National Tax Agency, invites participants to submit ideas on how to “stimulate demand among young people” for alcohol through new services, promotional methods, products, designs and even sales techniques using artificial intelligence or the metaverse.
Food Safety News – A Massachusetts law that would mangle the pork trade in New England is on hold until the Supreme Court decides the California Proposition 12 case.
Like California, Massachusetts wants to impose its housing standards for pork on other states. California’s Prop 12 requires pork products imported from other states to meet its ban on gestation crates for roomier spaces.
Massachusetts steps this along even further by banning the trans-shipment of whole pork...
PROFESSOR'S HOUSE – Many people would not associate the world of high stakes poker with healthy eating, but for the big winner in the 2006 World Series of Poker, a nutritious snack made all the difference.
Jamie Gold gives part of the credit for his $12 million in winnings to blueberries, a fruit he refers to as “brain food.”
Long known only as an ingredient in muffins or pies, blueberries have, in the past few years,...
ACTON.ORG – Had U.S. baby formula producers not been protected from foreign competition, there would have been many more options available to parents when one lab became contaminated. And a 70-year-old wartime act would have remained a trivia question.
Every day we’re bombarded with puzzles that the economic way of thinking can help solve. One of the more recent examples of this is the infant-formula shortagethat plagued an industry already confounded by pandemic-related supply chain...
FOOD SAFETY NEWS – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced the fall 2022 import requirements for U.S. romaine lettuce with special requirements for certain lettuce produced in California’s Salinas Valley.
Whole-head romaine lettuce and products containing romaine lettuce such as bagged salads that were produced in the four Salinas Valley counties of Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, and Monterey must “submit an attestation form and Certificates of Analysis for each shipment to...
The Epoch Times – Over a million people in the United States are diagnosed with cancer every year.
Despite cancer being one of the most common causes of fatalities in the world, there are a striking number of cancer survivors who successfully manage their conditions with a range of treatments and lifestyle changes.
According to statistics, the rate of cancer survivors is on the rise, with an estimated 17 million as of January 2019, and a...
The Epoch Times – While the healing power of ginger has been harnessed among ancient cultures for thousands of years, modern medicine has been slow to recognize its benefits.
However, the perception of ginger is changing as scientists have begun validating the wisdom of the ancients through studies that demonstrate numerous healing abilities, such as:
Protects Against Aging
Oxidative stress and inflammation play a key role in the aging process. Consequently, ginger has been widely studied as...
WebMD – Healthy food is the medicine we give our bodies every day. It can’t cure what ails you, but certain foods have the power to soothe symptoms and give your body a boost when you have specific illnesses or injuries. Help yourself to these healing foods.
Chicken Pho
This Vietnamese soup packs more healing power than old-fashioned chicken and noodles when it comes to colds. Chicken pho (pronounced “fuh”) also packs the anti-viral power of...
CLEAN EATING KITCHEN – If you’re struggling with gut issues, you’re not alone.
In fact, many people suffer from some form of gut issue, whether it’s IBS , SIBO , candida, or something else. The good news is that there are certain foods that can help heal your gut.
In this blog post, I share some of the best gut-healing foods to include in your diet.
Bone broth
Made by simmering bones and connective tissue over an extended...
Portland Press Herald, Maine – At the Ready Seafood lobster processing plant in Saco, about 250 workers were stationed along a massive processing system that kills, butchers, sorts, cooks, extracts, freezes and packs 100,000 pounds of lobster per day.
Above the clatter of the production line is a futuristic upper chamber that houses a $2.5 million high-pressure processing machine, the cornerstone of the new plant, which was built in 2019.
That day, claws and knuckles were...
EAT THIS, NOT THAT! – Arthritis can be an extremely difficult, uncomfortable, and even painful problem.
Things like stress, too much movement, weather changes, and poor dietary choices can cause arthritis flare-ups and exacerbate symptoms.
To help those with arthritis combat these flare ups, we talked with medical board experts Amy Goodson, MS, RD, CSSD, LD author of The Sports Nutrition Playbook, and Lauren Manaker, MS, RDN, author of The First Time Mom's Pregnancy Cookbook and...