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Nonna Joann • December 13th, 2011 • Nonna's Nutrition News & Views
Protect Our Food Supply from Manufactured Crises This food safety bill proposes REAL safety for our food supply. The contamination and cross-pollination of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will destroy our food supply if something isn’t done. Following is a press release concerning the bill: Washington, Dec 9 Press Release Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) today announced [...]
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Nonna Joann • November 17th, 2011 • Nonna's Relations
Thanksgiving is only days away. If you want to have a “Natural Thanksgiving” now is the time to think about it. A natural Thanksgiving sounds easy enough, but it takes some forethought. For the last 30 years, our Thanksgivings have been as natural (chemical free) as possible. Most Thanksgiving dinners are loaded with ingredients the Pilgrims [...]
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Nonna Joann • October 6th, 2011 • Nonna's Nutrition News & Views
Why are Genetically Engineered (GE) foods NOT labeled in the US? We label everything, so why is it a secret if food has been genetically modified? Supporters of organic foods have petitioned the US government for mandatory labeling of genetically engineered foods. This is from Just Label It: “Genetically engineered (GE) foods, also referred to [...]
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Nonna Joann • October 7th, 2010 • Horrible Foods
October: First Ever Non-GMO Month 10-10-10 is Non-GMO Day “A genetically modified organism (GMO) or genetically engineered organism (GEO) is an organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques…This DNA is then transferred into an organism, giving it modified or novel genes.”…Wikipedia Thirty countries around the world, including Australia, Japan, and all [...]
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Nonna Joann • October 6th, 2010 • Uncategorized
“Childhood Obesity Break the Habit” is a new controversial PSA by Precinct Studios. This shocking ad is getting quite the buzz on the Internet. It’s intended to bring awareness to the childhood obesity crisis. The ad is melodramatic and disturbing as it depicts a mom helping her kid shoot up drugs and likens it to [...]
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Nonna Joann • June 15th, 2010 • Nonna's Nutrition News & Views
What if after taking a bite of peanut butter and jelly sandwich or sipping a glass of milk you were vomiting, gasping for breath and/or desperately scratching hives? For some children with food allergies, that reality can be life threatening. A food allergy is an abnormal response to a food triggered by the immune system. [...]
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Nonna Joann • October 1st, 2009 • Horrible Foods
It’s October and you’re sure to see kids in scary costumes. Frankenstein’s monster is a perennial. A young scientist, Frankenstein, created a living man from various corpses he’s stolen from morgues and graveyards. The monster eventually turns on his creator and causes the death of Frankenstein’s family and friends. The latest food experiment began in [...]
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Nonna Joann • December 11th, 2008 • Autism Spectrum Disorder
I’m often asked by moms how to begin to improve their families’ diets. Just the other day, the question came up again. This time it was from a mom with a six-and-a-half year old daughter with ADHD. Having a child with ADD/ADHD, who is a picky eater, initially takes more work. You may have a child self-limiting the kinds of [...]
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Nonna Joann • April 10th, 2008 • Autism Spectrum Disorder
Thirty years ago, I was like most moms, I didn’t have clue as to what was in the food I was purchasing. Our family ate the Standard American Diet, which is S.A.D. My journey to whole foods began when Jenny, my third daughter, was diagnosed as hyperactive. Her pediatrician wanted to write a prescription at [...]
Tags: ADD, additives, Autism, baby bites, diet, eating habits, families, GMO, healthy diet, natural, organic, Standard American Diet, sugar, toddler picky eater
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