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 50 million hectares were producing food organically around the world in 2015. This was a 500% increase since 1999, when only 11 million ...
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 exponentially and more than double since 1970, the consequences of these toxic chemicals are now becoming a consumer concern. This has not only led ...
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 Competitiveness in affiliation with Harvard Business School, for their Neem Project. So far, this project has directly worked with over 225,000 ...
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 your skin feeling hydrated, clean, and clear! Neem is often used in Ayurvedic medicine as it calms pitta, producing a cleansing, cooling ...
Genetically modified (GMO) crops have become commonplace in agriculture throughout the world. Introduced in 1996, genetically modified corn and soy are relatively new technologies and yet they now comprise 54% and 92% of global use of those crops, respectively. Biotech crops reside over 180 million hectares of ...
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 severe health impacts to humans, was used as a herbicide in the 1800s. These first-generation pesticides were often highly toxic compounds, ...
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 and nail-strengthening solutions contain many hazardous chemicals, like carcinogens! Formaldehyde is one of the carcinogenic chemicals ...
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 a synthetic garden spray that could potentially harm you, your family, non-target animals such as pollinators, and the environment, you ...
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, which include itchy, red, irritated and dry patches of skin. Psoriasis is caused by the rapid over-production of new skin cells. These ...
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 to find treatments for these deadly afflictions, ranging from yellow fever, dengue, malaria and zika, which affect at least half a billion ...
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 products, roughly 82,000 according to National Geographic, only a quarter have ever been tested for toxicity. However, of those 82,000, ...
