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LaCroix facing lawsuit for allegedly putting insecticide in its beverages

Uh, oh-it looks like another well-known food and beverage brand could be in some hot water.  USA Today has reported today that a lawsuit was filed against sparkling water beverage LaCroix’s parent company alleging that the product includes an ingredient used in cockroach insecticide as well as other artificial ingredients. Advertised as an “all natural”… Continue Reading

Fitbit debuts Charge 3 tracker with updated features

Fitbit, the smartwatch fitness company, has debuted its new Charge 3 tracker yesterday.  This new product comes with more new and improved features than its predecessor, the Charge 2.  According to the Yahoo website under the Finance section, the smartwatch comes with a new band and a slightly rounded backing for comfort, swim tracking and… Continue Reading

AOA backs FDA’s enforcement action against Online Vision Test

The American Optometric Association (AOA), the nation’s leading authority on eye health and vision care, applauded the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for releasing a letter warning Opternative, an on-line eye examination mobile medical app device, to immediately cease activities that result in misbranding or adulteration of the device, such as the commercial distribution of… Continue Reading

Is Coconut Oil losing its hype? New sales report says so

Just when I just published a new article about coconut oil’s possible benefits in degenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s, now comes a new report this week that sales of the oil has plummeted last year. According to new data from market research firm SPINS, which tracks the health and wellness sector, its retail sales have dropped… Continue Reading

Meetup ranks Chicago as third-friendliest city for vegans, vegetarians

It looks like Chicago is a good place for healthy plant-eaters to unite. Chicago Sun-Times reported today that Meetup, an online networking service, has ranked “The Windy City” as the third-friendliest city for vegans and vegetarians. This was thanks to the ChicagoVeg group being named as the third-largest Meetup group in the world for vegetarians… Continue Reading

You can save a life during prescription abuse week

Last week President Obama raised awareness of a health crisis that has caused more than three out of five deaths. That crisis is prescription opioid overdoses. Americans are tragically dying from overdoses than traffic accidents and it is time we become more aware of this. By declaring Sept. 18-24 Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness… Continue Reading

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