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Headline	Author	Published	Section
Soy Meets Girl On the eco-relevance of health concerns	Umbra Fisk	07 Oct 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, As a practicing vegan for quite some time now, I take pride in my knowledge of nutrition and my ability to enrich my body through a varied diet with all the essentials. For the past five years or so, I have heavily relied on soy products for protein and other nutrients. Recently, however, I have heard that soy products increase estrogen levels, which in turn increase the risk of cancer (specifically brea ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, health (all these topics)

Vegging Out Advice on antioxidant-rich foods and why they cost so much	Umbra Fisk	21 Jun 2004	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Antioxidant foods are "the thing" right now, and I would love to be able to eat as many as I need. However, they are usually the most expensive fruits and vegetables. Would it not make sense for farmers or producers to grow these products in greater volume, so we could all afford them and be able to eat healthier more easily? How difficult would such an adjustment in crops be fo ...
Topics: advice, ag subsidies, Ask Umbra, business, food and agriculture, health, industrial ag (all these topics)

No Joshin': Keep Washin' On washing produce	Umbra Fisk	11 Dec 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, Does one really need to wash produce off the shelf or out of the bag? I've been eating vegetables as they are for years. Does it really do any good to wash them? If they are contaminated internally, then washing the outside won't help, will it? Jane Steubenville, Ohio Dearest Jane, Please wash your veggies. Internal contamination from pesticides, herbicides, waxes, and the wages of sin won't be washed away, but so ...
Topics: advice, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, health, local food, toxics (all these topics)

Puff the Toxic Dragon On green reasons to quit smoking	Umbra Fisk	15 May 2003	Ask Umbra
Dear Umbra, I want to quit smoking. As if the risks to my health weren't enough, could you help out by twisting that knife of guilt into my tree-hugging heart and give me some environmental reasons to stop supporting the tobacco industry? Cough, wheeze, Elaine Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada Dearest Elaine, I don't care whether you smoke or not. In fact, I think anti-smoking hype is often thinly disguised clas ...
Topics: advice, agriculture, Ask Umbra, food and agriculture, green living, health, toxics (all these topics)

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