You probably give your fruits and veggies a good rinse before eating them. After all, washing feels like a simple way to get rid of dirt, bacteria, and anything else that might be bad for you. But the truth is, pesticides can still hang around, even after a thorough wash.

Since washing alone isn’t ...

Organic food is more popular than ever — U.S. sales nearly doubled from 26.9 billion in 2010 to 52 billion dollars in 2021.¹ 

What’s driving this trend? One big reason is concern about pesticides in our food.² 

Every year, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases the “Dirty Dozen” — a list o...

According to a study done from 1991 to 1994, food intolerances affected around 12 percent of the population.¹ But more recent surveys suggest that number could be as high as 25 percent today.² In this article, we'll cover the following topics to discover why food intolerances are on the rise:

• Wha...

In the 1980s, food allergies were thought to have affected less than 1 percent of the U.S. population.¹ But more recent data suggests that number could be around 11 percent for adults and 8 percent for children today.^2,3 In this article, we'll cover the following topics to see why these adverse food...