Eat your words, all who scoff at organic food (Times Online) ITS unassuming location belies its importance. Sandwiched between Hadrian’s Wall and the busy A69 road to Newcastle upon Tyne is a 725-acre farm that will help to determine the nation’s future eating habits. [News Source]

Fitness experts suggest a break from workouts in California. In San Diego County, normally a paradise for outdoor workout warriors, conditions are especially deceptive because the sun still shines through blue skies. [News Source]

Berkeley eateries promote health. City department awards special logos, certificates to restaurants meeting 10 criteria. [News Source]

Beef business going bust. Before the arrival in Alberta of mad cow disease or BSE, a cow could sell for as much as $1,500. Now thousands of ranchers are quitting or drastically cutting their herds because of rock-bottom cattle prices. [News Source]

Where did all the bees go? Honeybees are disappearing - by the hundreds of thousands - here, there, seemingly everywhere. And if they go extinct, humans can say goodbye to fruits and vegetables, a third of the food produced in the United States. [News Source]

Lead in houses bigger threat than in toys. Georgia's old housing stock exposes kids to a risk that can't be recalled. [News Source]

Cleaning up misconceptions about colon cleansing. Laxative tea, salt water, and cayenne-spiked lemonade. Vinegar, water, and a proprietary powder. Nothing but gallons of carrot, apple, and cantaloupe juice. [News Source]

Adult weight gain ups breast cancer risk in non-hormone users. Weight gain during any stage of adulthood is associated with an increased risk of postmenopausal breast cancer among women not using hormone therapy, according to a report in the October 22nd issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. [News Source]

Troubling meaty ‘estrogen’. Researchers find that a chemical that forms in overcooked meat is a potent mimic of estrogen. That's anything but appetizing, since studies have linked a higher lifetime cumulative exposure to estrogen in women with an elevated risk of breast cancer. [News Source]

How to preserve pumpkin and winter squash (Belleville News-Democrat) The deep-orange color of pumpkin flesh is a sure sign that pumpkin is a good source of vitamin A. In fact, a half-cup serving of cooked pumpkin contains more than 100 percent of the required vitamin A and 26 calories. [News Source]