How clean is the air inside your own home? As a country, we tend to focus on pollution from outside sources: smog, carbon emissions and industrial waste. From dust to toxic gases, indoor air quality can be a problem right in your own home. Here are some of the top sources of threats to having…
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We are so excited to announce Only Organic as one of our main sponsors for ShiftCon 2014. Only Organic is a group of people who are devoted to telling the story of organic agriculture and food production with the hope of instilling the peace of mind that going organic gives. They aim to create a better…
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We are excited to announce a swag bag sponsor for ShiftCon 2014, Manitoba Harvest. Manitoba Harvest is a company that focuses on promoting health and wellness, fostering positive chance for the community and environment, and love for Hemp foods. They offer Hemp based products including Hemp Hearts, Hemp Protein Powder, and Hemp Oil. All their…
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Food allergies and food intolerances are on the rise. THAT is a fact. A study released in JAMA Pediatrics found that children born in the U.S. are almost twice as likely to develop allergic diseases than children born in other countries. The study, which used health survey data with close to 80,000 children, revealed that…
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Did you know that your gut plays such a major role in your system that it has been dubbed “the second brain”? In 1998, Michael Gershon, chairman of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at New York–Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center wrote the book “The Second Brain,” which is what he calls the neurons…
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Six billion pounds. That’s the number of chemicals Americans use each year—in products that we put on our bodies and in our homes. But many of these chemicals are practically undetectable. Often, you can’t see, taste or even smell them. In fact, some of these chemicals are there specifically to mask the telltale smell of…
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In folklore, gremlins were mischievous imps that sabotaged machinery. These tricksters were the hidden culprits behind inexplicable problems. For pilots in World Wars I and II, gremlins were the little imaginary creatures that carried invisible scissors, tinkering with the machinery, cutting critical lines and causing mechanical failures and plane crashes. In real life, though, tiny…
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Shiftcon is excited to announce that Gary Hirshberg, the Chairman and Founding Partner of Just Label It and the Chairman and Co-Founder of Stonyfield Farm, will be speaking at our Thursday night reception sponsored by Only Organic. Gary serves on several corporate and nonprofit boards including Applegate, Honest Tea, Peak Organic Brewing, Late July, Quantum…
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We are excited to announce Farm Box LA as one of the main sponsors of ShiftCon 2014. Living in Los Angeles with hectic work and family schedules, not everyone has the time to visit the farmer’s market for their fresh and seasonal produce selections. Farm Box LA was created to help give even the busiest…
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Childhood brings to mind bright colors: colorful crafts, brightly dyed toys and multicolored foods like Jell-O, Ring Pops and birthday cakes. While we might have a hard time picturing childhood without all the dazzle of beautiful colors, studies have shown that all those foods containing artificial colors are toxic for children. Over the decades, the FDA has…
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