Including neem in your daily routine is one of the most beneficial things that you can do for your health. With benefits ranging from revitalizing your skin, boosting your ...
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There are many benefits to eating organic, among them a lower ecological impact, safer methods for beneficial animals and insects, like pollinators and birds, and, of course, ...
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Used for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine, neem’s extensive healthcare properties have been known for thousands of years. Neem has many antibacterial properties and can be used in ...
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Over the past year, over 1,400 official complaints have been collected regarding dicamba, with an estimated 2.5 million acres of farmland affected. What is dicamba? Dicamba is ...
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When we think of the food on your table, we don’t usually think about the vast range of toxic and poisonous chemicals used in nearly all stages of the production process. We think ...
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The Bioscience Resource Project and the Center for Media and Democracy have released 20,000 documents that reveal both industry heavyweights and regulators understood the ...
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According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, at least 2 million people are infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year. 23,000 of them die as a result ...
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By August 2, 2017, we will have used more from Mother Nature than she can replenish in the whole year. For the rest of the year, we will be living on resources taken from future ...
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With recent controversy over the quality of organic food, how can you determine what is truly organic and what is not? Recently, there have been large imports of so-called organic ...
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Senators from New Mexico, California, Connecticut, New Jersey, Massachusetts and New York have introduced a bill calling for the ban of chlorpyrifos, one of the most toxic and ...
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Beautiful, perfect fruits and vegetables are overrated. The “perfect” produce phenomenon is quickly becoming a global problem. Did you ever stop to think that if you don’t pick ...
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Neem is an incredible resource in skin care that has been used around the world for centuries. How does neem heal, protect and rejuvenate your skin? Through a natural combination ...
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After the controversial article published by David Wallace-Wells in the New York Magazine in early July, people have questioned the effectiveness of using scare tactics. One of ...
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Ayurveda provides many highly regarded beauty ingredients, tips, and practices to keep the body healthy, centered, and young. Among these classic ingredients, such as turmeric, ...
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Organic farming has grown dramatically in the past 20 years due to increased consumer demand and a greater awareness that sustainable farming practices improve global health. Over ...
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Without a basic knowledge of how agriculture works, global consumers are separated from understanding the most important and basic information about their survival - how and where ...
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While the healing practices of Ayurvedic medicine have been known for thousands of years, many people may find it hard to strictly follow the diet and lifestyle that provides so ...
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Today, the majority of food you eat, if not organic, is produced using synthetic pesticides. In order to produce enough food, famers have used these products indiscriminately, as ...
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Beauty and personal care companies are not legally required to share any consumer complaints with the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regarding side effects caused by their ...
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In the Gulf of Mexico, an aquatic dead zone has been growing in size for decades and this summer, when the zone spreads to its peak area of the year, will cover 8,198 square ...
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Over the past year, chlorpyrifos, a synthetic chemical, has been popping up consistently in the news. First, with the chemical linked to bee colony collapse disorder. Now, with ...
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The single most comprehensive and peer-reviewed study to date on neonicotinoid pesticides confirms their harm to both honeybee and wild bee populations around the world. On June ...
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Monsanto’s glyphosate, the active ingredient in the world’s most ubiquitous herbicide, is entwined in one of agriculture’s most controversial battles. On one side, independent and ...
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Could the way we talk about climate change affect how people react to it? Absolutely! By explaining concepts using large, hypothetical figures and percentages, people “yawn.” ...
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Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Pollinator Week 2017 began as a reminder to address the mass decline of pollinator populations around the world. Today, it is an ...
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Neem was one of India’s best-kept secrets. Now that the secret is out, neem is known around the world as a valuable resource with a range of applications that are increasing to ...
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As consumers become more informed, concern is growing over the way that conventional food is produced. Although synthetic pesticides allowed the global population to grow ...
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Did you know that your gut might be your most important organ for overall health? In recent research, intestinal microbiome health has been linked to genetic expression, immune ...
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Children are one of the most vulnerable age groups in the world. As their bodies, brains, and immune systems are still growing, they are exposed to a multitude of different ...
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What if you and your children were physically unable to live in your city? If the global community fails to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, many cities in the Persian Gulf ...
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With many brands of toothpastes containing harsh synthetic chemicals, going natural with neem is the smart decision. One of the most effective and beneficial all-natural ...
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Organic food sales skyrocketed last year in the United States, jumping to $43 billion, an increase of 8.6% from 2015 and the first time that sales have surpassed the $40 billion ...
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Every World Environment Day, we are reminded of the growing need that our planet has for us to take better care and to be more responsible. We have only one world, and without the ...
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The California Healthy Soils Initiative is set to start this summer. With a main objective to protect and restore soil organic matter in California’s soils, this initiative will ...
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One of the most controversial new food products has finally hit shelves. Have you seen it? Have you eaten it? The new non-browning Arctic apples have been causing discussions, ...
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Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers and Chemicals (GNFC) has been awarded the Porter Prize in the category of “Creating Shared Value”, a prestigious award from the Institute of ...
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When you wash your hair, your hands, or pour old make up or skin care products down the drain….what happens to them? Are those chemicals taken out of the system or do they end up ...
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One of the best natural ingredients for your skin, neem products (like neem leaves, neem flowers, neem oil, and neem extract), contain amazing and unique properties that leave ...
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Even though 5.6 billion pounds of pesticides are used worldwide every year, less than 1% of reach their intended target. Once sprayed over crops, synthetic pesticides frequently ...
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Genetically modified (GMO) crops have become commonplace in agriculture throughout the world. Introduced in 1996, genetically modified corn and soy are relatively new technologies ...
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Pesticides have been around for thousands of years, starting with sulfur, which was used to control bacteria and mold, around 1000 BC. Then, arsenic, not known at the time for its ...
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With rising consumer knowledge and demand, paired with more scientific evidence, big companies are finally getting behind consumer health and safety! Global retailers Walmart and ...
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Glyphosate, the active ingredient in RoundUp, Monsanto’s ubiquitous herbicide, has been linked to many health concerns such as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, autism, lowered ...
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The world’s dirtiest crop is one that you put on your body every single day: cotton. Though cotton is only grown on 2.4% of the world’s farmland, over 16% of all pesticides ...
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Global cities occupy 2% of the world’s surface and yet they are home to more than half of the world’s population (3.75 billion people), responsible for 75% of global energy ...
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Without urgent and fast change, antimicrobial resistance will continue to become one of the biggest global health risks that the world has ever seen. The discovery of ...
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In a study on urban trees from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UNFAO), trees were found to drastically improve quality of life! Some of the things ...
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How can neem help you to live a more balanced and healthy life? Neem has been a significant resource in Ayurvedic medicine, safeguarding health for thousands of years. Neem is ...
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Every year, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) tests thousands of food products for pesticides and other toxins so that consumers can be informed about general ...
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One of the best things that you can do for the earth is to adopt a more natural, organic lifestyle. When you live naturally, you not only help your body by providing the nutrients ...
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In conventional farming, the earth is tilled, or turned over with a machine, to loosen the top layer of soil and open it up to oxygen and nutrients that have made their way deeper ...
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Since 1981, the Rodale Institute has conducted a Farming Systems Trial, where they have studied three different farming systems, side-by-side: A manure-based organic system, a ...
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An amazing and delicious way to include neem in your diet is to use neem honey! Not only could you put it on toast, in your tea, or on pancakes and waffles, but you can also cook ...
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The cosmetics industry is one of the most deregulated industries, with many of the world’s most popular cosmetics containing dangerous toxic chemicals! In particular, nail polish ...
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Neem’s history is one full of spirituality and divinity. For thousands of years, the neem tree has been used to treat deadly diseases, protect crops against pests and rejuvenate ...
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Despite recommendation from its own scientists, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has chosen to approve chlorpyrifos, a synthetic chemical used in pesticides across the ...
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Our world has jumped in population by billions since hitting the one billion mark in the early 1800s. Though necessary for population growth, we have begun to see the dire health ...
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Global food security is one of the most critical and necessary solutions of our generation. How is the global population going to secure food sources for the added 3 billion ...
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For the ever increasing number of people in the United States and globally that suffer from eczema - a skin condition often characterized by extremely dry, scaly, itchy skin, ...
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The Hindu New Year, celebrated in certain parts of India, is one that welcomes the spring season with open arms. Though the festival has different names throughout the country - ...
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With its many benefits in sustainable agriculture, healthcare and beauty, neem is one of the most promising plants in the world that will help bring mankind into a sustainable ...
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What if the narrative of organic and conventional food you are being told isn’t the truth? What if its been tampered with, played with, false hypotheses thrust into our everyday ...
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Though you may feel as if synthetic pesticides don’t affect you or your community, you’re wrong! Traces of synthetic pesticides can be found everywhere, even in small amounts, and ...
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With all of its amazing natural health and beauty properties, neem has found its way into many beauty and skin care products. One of the main problems with this is that many of ...
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According to a new report from the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, the aggressive promotion of pesticides has led to a violation of human rights - our right to ...
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When Monsanto introduced glyphosate in the 1960s, it was considered a miracle chemical. It eliminated weeds without harming the crops, how could it cause any damage? Now, almost ...
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With more consumers than ever before realizing the value in organic and natural food, there is more demand for a change in our everyday lives! For instance, instead of purchasing ...
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One of the best-kept secrets of the food industry is the sheer amount of chemicals that are sprayed on crops! Why does that affect you, as a consumer? The reason is simple - many ...
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The neem tree is one of the amazing feats of nature that has been and will be changing the world for generations to come. For thousands of years, neem leaves, the bark, neem oil, ...
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Over 31.6 million Americans have symptoms of eczema, but the incidence has dramatically increased around the world in the past decade. Over 20% of children globally show symptoms, ...
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In 2016, 700,000 people died because the microbes making them sick were resistant to the antibiotics they were given as treatment. By 2050, this number is expected to rise to 10 ...
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Some of the most deadly diseases are vector-borne, transmitted by the seemingly inconsequential bite of mosquitoes and other arthropod species. Over the years, mankind has strived ...
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If farm workers need to wear protective suits and cover their faces to spray chemicals on the food we eat, why should we believe that the most popular foods we buy are safe to ...
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Are you a part of the organic food trend? If you are like the majority of the population, you have at one time or another bought something with an organic label. However, do you ...
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“This is not a partisan debate; it’s a human one. Clean air and water and a livable climate are inalienable human rights. And solving this crisis is not a question of politics. It ...
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Are you worried about the fate of the planet? You should be. Why? There is a predicted population increase of 3 billion people in the next 30 years. That is a 40% ...
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The United States has one of the least regulated cosmetic industries in the entire world, if not the least regulated. Out of all the chemicals that we use across the board for our ...
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Earth Overshoot Day, also known as Ecological Debt Day, is the day of the year when humanity’s consumption of resources overtakes the earth’s ability to naturally regenerate those ...
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One of the most common and effective synthetic insect repellents, DEET, is surrounded by controversy. As more and more scientific research has been done on DEET, consumers still ...
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Neem’s saccharides and limonoids, found in the bark, leaves, and seeds, have been shown to reduce the size of tumors. The neem tree has been utilized as a cancer treatment in ...
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Neem contains hundreds of unique compounds, many of which are just being discovered for their impressive applications across medicine, beauty and agriculture. Renowned ...
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Neem is an extremely valuable resource for any home garden. One of the best solutions for pest management, this gift of nature naturally eliminates fungi, preventing nematodes in ...
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Contamination and city smog is one of the current issues affecting hundreds of millions of people globally. Each year, 5.5 million people die due to air pollution. Beijing, one of ...
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Drinking neem tea is one of best habits that you can have for your body! It provides you with all of the amazing health benefits of neem, in a soothing, curative drink. One of ...
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Since 1993, the National Cancer Institute, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Environmental Protection Agency have all investigated and collected data ...
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Do you find yourself trying different face washes, soaps, and medications, but still waking up with painful, inflamed pimples all over your face? You are not alone. Acne is one of ...
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How often do you put toxic chemicals, like Frontline or similar pesticides, on your beloved pet? Two common active ingredients in flea and tick medicines for dogs are pyrethrin ...
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What is neem? Neem is a tree, native to India, that is used as a natural pesticide and fertilizer, as a natural ingredient in cosmetics, as an additive to livestock feed and in ...
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The influenza virus is an extremely dangerous, rapidly transmitted virus with a high mortality rate. Each season, the influenza virus kills an estimated 50,000 people, causes ...
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The first wild bee to be listed as an endangered species, the rusty patched bumblebee, represents the danger that synthetic pesticides pose to our environment and future survival. ...
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When we think of “organic”, we think of all natural, non-toxic, safe food and products. However, many organic products contain harmful synthetic chemicals. For example, when a ...
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In 1804, mankind reached its first major milestone: 1 billion people. Since then, the global population has grown exponentially. In the last 20 years, we have grown from just ...
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France is one of the world’s greatest agricultural producers, having exported $68 billion in food products around the world in 2016. With such global reach comes a profound ...
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One of the most urgent threats facing humanity today is antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic resistant bacteria, or superbugs, are germs that don’t respond to the drugs designed to ...
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