Organic Living

City Of Orlando Orders Man To Dig Up Vegetable Garden

"The city of Orlando has ordered a College Park man to get rid of the vegetable garden in his front yard, calling it a code violation. Jason Helvenston said he never dreamed his garden would get him in trouble, and he is refusing to get rid of it. He said the garden saves his household hundreds of dollars in groceries, and it’s a source of pride. The city left a notice on Helvenston’s door saying the garden showed 'failure to maintain ground covers.' The notice said to dig up the garden by Nov. 7 or actions would be taken." Continue reading →

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Denmark to scrap world’s first fat tax

"Denmark said Saturday it would scrap a fat tax it introduced a little over a year ago in a world first, saying the measure was costly and failed to change Danes’ eating habits. 'The fat tax and the extension of the chocolate tax — the so-called sugar tax — has been criticised for increasing prices for consumers, increasing companies’ administrative costs and putting Danish jobs at risk,' the Danish tax ministry said in a statement. 'At the same time it is believed that the fat tax has, to a lesser extent, contributed to Danes travelling across the border to make purchases,' it added." Continue reading →

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Close monitoring of prostate tumors may make radiation, surgery unnecessary

"Close monitoring of prostate cancer tumours may make radiation and surgery — which can cause incontinence and impotence — unnecessary, a new study has shown. Prostate cancer is one of the slowest-growing forms of the disease, and many men with tumours may never develop symptoms during their lifetime, meaning that many are treated unnecessarily — often with serious side-effects. A study has now shown that many prostate cancer sufferers may dispense with treatment if they opt instead to undergo active surveillance." Continue reading →

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Paleo Diet Blogger Loses Round One of Free Speech Case

"A federal judge has thrown out Paleo-diet blogger Steve Cooksey’s lawsuit against the North Carolina state agency he claims censored his blog and violated his freedom of speech. U.S. District Court Judge Max Coburn agreed with the North Carolina Board of Dietetics/Nutrition that Cooksey has no grounds to sue because he has not been injured yet. Nearly 10 months ago, the board’s director Charla Burill told Cooksey he was under investigation for 'practicing nutrition' without a license. A week later she went through his website with a red pen telling him what he could and couldn’t say legally." Continue reading →

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