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Nearly Half of Older Adults Are Actually Improving With Age https://t.co/d7jhxGlM9w

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🍅 This week's Organic Bytes
https://t.co/fnldYKqTAa covers a lot of ground. We're making the case for getting ultra-processed food out of our schools, and out of our food supply entirely. Read the new research linking common preservatives in processed foods to heart disease and high blood pressure.

We also have the story of the USDA cancelling 49 out of 50 grants keeping the next generation of organic farmers on the land, a plastic chemical in children's toys that may be rewiring the developing brain, and a civil engineer making the case for why spreading sewage sludge on farmland has to stop.

But there is good news in here, too. Finnish kids who played in dirt for a month came back with stronger immune systems. Nearly half of adults over 65 are actually improving in cognitive function and physical ability with age. And two brothers in Mexico figured out how to rebuild degraded soil with a plant most farmers throw away.

There is a lot of new food, farming, and wellness news this week. 🌻

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What Is Hojicha? Why This Roasted Green Tea Is Quickly Becoming Popular Worldwide https://t.co/10ReK1DIB6

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As PFAS Concerns Grow, More Americans Turn to Blood Testing for Answers https://t.co/wXm0cZCoBm

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Organic Bytes Newsletter #945: Don't Let Congress Deregulate Pesticide-Producing GMOs - Organic Consumers https://t.co/8sqE1coDYm

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8 Of The Fastest Growing Vegetables For Your Garden https://t.co/427Xz8S7dQ

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Human Embryo Gene Editing Just Got More Precise https://t.co/G2BsXq0X4o

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“As convenient as restaurant delivery, takeout and prepared foods may be, there’s something to be said for the simple act of cooking at home. Beyond the nutrition benefits, preparing meals involves a surprising amount of physical, mental and social ability and engagement—from planning what to eat and grocery shopping to chopping ingredients, cooking and cleaning up afterward.

And while the various tasks associated with cooking may feel mundane—especially when we have the option to order a tasty meal straight to our doorstep—they’re exactly the kinds of everyday activities that help keep us engaged as we get older. Cooking requires decision-making, memory, coordination and movement, while grocery shopping can provide opportunities to socialize and stay physically active. Together, these small daily habits may offer benefits that extend far beyond the kitchen.”

New research published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health suggests that those everyday tasks may play an important role in healthy aging.

Read more: https://t.co/83CcMpNcLw

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TAKE ACTION: Tell Your State Legislators to Follow Vermont’s Lead and Ban Paraquat!

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🍅 This week's Organic Bytes gets into the connections between what we grow, how we grow it, and what it does to our bodies.
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Vermont just banned the deadliest chemical in U.S. agriculture. Lab-grown chocolate is threatening the livelihoods of millions of farming families.

A common pesticide is damaging nearly every organ system in the body. And top food researchers say the system is rigged.

🍃 Plus, new data from France shows regenerative farms weathered the drought at three times the rate of conventional ones.
🌻 A lot is at stake in our food system right now.

Stay up to date every week with the Organic Bytes Newsletter!

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Defending Our Consciousness Against the Algorithms https://t.co/XwPI05jswm

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🌱 The industrial food system is cracking and this week's Organic Bytes breaks down what that means for your grocery bill, your community, and what we can do about it.

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TAKE ACTION: Congress Is Using the Farm Bill to Increase Pesticide Use. Tell Them to Do the Opposite! https://t.co/E9E3ySPaQo

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Synthetic Milk and the Collapse of Food Safety: Why Children Must Not Become Experimental Subjects https://t.co/gllMZta9KH

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Vermont Becomes First U.S. State To Ban Paraquat Herbicide Over Parkinson’s Fears https://t.co/LvpwDLTDJX

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🍅 Birds, bats, and babies are paying the price for pesticide contamination, and Congress could fix it. Please use this week's Action Alert to demand a Farm Bill that protects life instead of poisoning it.

EPA is rolling back chemical safeguards after its appointees took millions from industry. The EU wants to deregulate GMOs. Synthetic milk is raising alarms.

There is good news, too: Vermont banned paraquat! Toni Farmer is teaching food resilience from a backyard, Indigenous communities are rebuilding their food traditions, and a new book shows us the richness of the Irish language, natural landscapes, and a more magical way of seeing the world.

Read about all this, and much more, in the Organic Bytes Newsletter. 🌻

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A new wave of travel goes beyond "eco-friendly," actively restoring ecosystems rather than just minimizing damage. The idea behind “regenerative tourism” is simple but radical: a destination should be more alive, more biodiverse, and more fertile because you visited.

Learn more and read all the latest regenerative news in this month's Regenerative Solutions Newsletter: https://t.co/ir7BVqrw72

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🦇🐦👶 Birds, bats, and babies are paying the price for pesticide contamination, and Congress could fix it. Please use this week's Action Alert to demand a Farm Bill that protects life instead of poisoning it.

Trump's EPA is rolling back chemical safeguards after its appointees took millions from industry. The EU wants to deregulate GMOs. Synthetic milk is raising alarms.

There is good news, too: Vermont banned paraquat! Toni Farmer is teaching food resilience from a backyard, Indigenous communities are rebuilding their food traditions, and a new book shows us the richness of the Irish language, natural landscapes, and a more magical way of seeing the world.

Read about all this, and much more, in the Organic Bytes Newsletter. https://t.co/tiI83WLBmE