Fresh, pure, premium, and safe are some of the words that come to mind when we think about bottled water. But the question remains: is bottled water really better than tap water? At first glance, it’s easy to assume so. But when we take a closer look, it turns out bottled water isn’t really all that it’s tapped out to be…

Americans spent about $15 billion dollars on bottled water last year, and bottled water sells for at least 300 times the cost of tap water. Bling H2O sells individual bottles for $40. They justify the price with their “9 step purification process” and an aesthetic crystal-infused lining of the bottle. Bling H2O represents the zenith of ultra premium market of bottled water. How did we get here?

According to New Scientist Magazine some fish that the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), the largest independent certifier of sustainable fisheries, have certified as sustainable with their eco- label may not be in fact sustainable. It turns out that a study from Clemson University in South Carolina found that some fish that carry the MSC-certified eco-label come from unsustainable fisheries or are the wrong species altogether.

Jane Austen was onto something when she wrote, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that most people hate going to the dentist.”

No matter what you put on your hair, if you’re not getting proper nutrition, it’s not going to look as good as you want it to.

A newly published 10-year study by Dutch researchers found that people who ate a lot of white-fleshed fruits and vegetables, like apples and pears, had a 52% lower risk of stroke. The study was published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association and included 20,069 people between the age 20 and 65.

Jane Austen was onto something when she wrote, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that most people hate going to the dentist.”

Here is another solid reason to add walnuts to your daily diet.

Organic Arugula & Pear Pizza

What is Sensa?

Sensa supposedly works with your sense of smell to stimulate the “satiety center” of your brain, telling you to stop eating; thus, you’ll take in fewer calories.

As Ken Roseboro wrote earlier today, Monsanto GM sweet corn is about to be much more ubiquitous in the U.S. Interestingly, this announcement comes at about the same time as the release of a new study out of Iowa State University showing that some organisms — Western corn rootworm — that are supposed to be repelled by this GM corn are becoming resistant to it (and passing on that resistance to their offspring).

I’ve been in a salad mood lately and have been trying to get creative with my produce combinations. Strawberries are not new to salads, but you should still definitely check this recipe out!

Garlic is good. So good. And yet it can be bad…really bad, unless you want to ward of vampires.