Eco-Nutrition Blog for EatWellBeFit.com

The connection between alternative fuel sources, our environment and our food supply. As much as I agree that we need to decrease our dependence on petroleum based fuel, the rush to find alternative fuel sources may generate problems within our food supply.  The uses of corn for ethanol and palm oil for biodiesel fuels have [...]

Agricultural Antibiotics – Save the cow, kill the human? Our government is preparing to approve a new antibiotic for cattle.  This new antibiotic called ceqfquinome is used to treat a pneumonialike disease in cattle.  The huge concern with use of antibiotics in animal farming is the emergence of antibiotic resistance in the human population.  Ceqfquinome [...]