By Rachel Benbrook (Hygeia) and Dr. Michelle Perro (GMOScience.org) A multi-disciplinary team of psychiatrists, doctors, and epidemiologists crafted a fascinating study that looked at how adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, impact the gut microbiome and stress response of pregnant women. The paper on their findings, published in 2019 in the peer-reviewed journal Brain, Behavior, and […]
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COVID has hit Mexico hard. Our southern neighbor has the fourth-highest death rate in the world. Over 70,000 Mexicans have died, two-thirds of which had underlying medical conditions related to diet (i.e. high blood pressure, heart problems, diabetes, obesity, etc.). This heavy toll from the pandemic has driven home the severity of the public health […]
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Note from Hygeia — Dr. Michelle Perro is an integrative physician and healer who works in Marin County, California. She works with children and families facing developmental problems, ill health, and disease, and especially families that intuitively feel treating causes is better than masking symptoms. She is the Executive Director of the science-based website, www.gmoscience.org […]
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A new video features lush pastures, grubby farmers, and happy cows showing off the benefits of pasture-based animal agriculture. Produced by the Real Organic Project, a “a farmer-led movement created to distinguish soil-grown and pasture-raised products under USDA organic,” the video Raising Animals on Pasture highlights the animal welfare, nutritional, and environmental advantages of animals on pasture. […]
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Recent market reports suggest that American consumers are beginning to understand that organic milk is healthier for them and the environment. But first, a little background… In 2013 we worked on a paper that reported significantly higher concentrations of beneficial omega-3 fatty acids in organic vs. conventional milk. A follow up study in 2018 revealed […]
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Two new publications were released in the last week that contribute much new food for thought in the global discussion around the sustainability of the Earth’s food systems. First off, on January 16th the Lancet published a special feature called “Food in the Anthropocene: the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable food systems.” As Reuters reports, […]
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By Rachel Benbrook The state of kid’s nutrition is getting some renewed attention in the U.K. in response to a new report released by the UK Soil Association‘s Food for Life program. In particular, the British government’s program that provides free, fresh produce to young children in state funded schools, the School Fruit and Veg Scheme, is […]
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This piece is reprinted from Environmental Health News. Photos and captions added by Hygeia. New study showing organic diets cut cancer risk is a big deal. Let’s treat it that way. No study is perfect—but recent findings that organic food consumption cuts cancer risk highlights an opportunity to tackle a deadly, expensive health crisis More […]
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A consortium of consumer, animal, and food policy groups has released the latest edition of their Chain Reaction report analyzing antibiotic use on the livestock farms producing meat for the country’s largest restaurant chains. This year’s edition report focuses on the iconic American hamburger, surveying antibiotic policies at popular national burger chains and grading each on […]
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It is widely accepted that consumer tastes, preferences, and concerns will drive the Future of Food. The companies that find a way to connect with consumers on these issues will gain market share and traction, or so the theory goes. But how will consumers know which foods are tastier and more nutritious? Safer and less […]
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