Environment

Vegetable nutrients are easily affected when cooked. It is better to steam than boil vegetables as nutrients leach into the water when boiled. But when broccoli is microwaved its antioxidant and estrogen balancing benefits are reduced even more than when it is boiled. Its indole content is reduced by 74% and its vitamin C content by 40% compared to that of raw broccoli. (Vallejo et al 2007)¹

Danish girls develop breasts a year younger that they did 15 years ago. This has been demonstrated by a Danish study that was shown on Swedish TV recently. The researchers suspect this is due to chemicals that act like hormones. Phthalates and parabens are chemicals that are used as softeners in plastics and in common everyday products like shampoo, shower gel, nail polish, perfume, cosmetics, floor covering and laundry detergent.

"Faced with the problem of dwindling productivity, scientists now fly a new banner to replace the moth eaten flag of the Green Revolution. They are boasting the colours of generic revolution. They promise to obtain by genetic modification fifteen tons of wheat or rice per hectare and 200 tons of maize. We are entitled to doubt this promise because soils by loosing their organic matter and biological activity are becoming the most limiting factor of plant production " from the book " Regenerating the Soil "   

The search is on for energy-saving alternatives to the so called EU or CFL light-bulbs. Alternatives that don't harm the health of the producer or the user. Given time safer alternatives will naturally develop. Needless to say there are several alternatives in the pipe-line.