Health Issues

Genetically engineered (GE) versions of stevia have received the green light for widespread and unregulated use in food, including Cargill’s “nonartificial stevia,” a GE-derived synthetic biology product designed to mimic components of the real thing. Meanwhile, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has labeled stevia leaf and crude stevia extracts “unsafe food additives."

Climate change activism is reducing symptoms of mental ill-health among young people, headteachers and psychotherapists have said. People are increasingly reporting anxiety about climate change, a phenomenon known as “eco-anxiety”, but experts say taking collective action on the issue has boosted students’ wellbeing. 

As your "second brain," the state of your gut has been shown to play an important role in your neurological health. Importantly, studies have shown probiotics (beneficial bacteria) can help decrease pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD), including amyloid plaques and tangles.

The American Public Health Association (APHA) enacted a new policy statement advising federal, state, and local governments and public health agencies to impose a moratorium on all new and expanding concentrated feeding animal operations (CAFOs). The new policy recommends a complete halt until additional scientific data have been collected and any public health concerns associated with CAFOs are addressed.