Program Highlights for 11/3/07

November 2, 2007

What are the real dangers that genetically engineered foods pose to your health, the environment, and farm communities? Andrew Kimbrell, Executive Director of the Center for Food Safety talks with Lempert about his new book, Your Right to Know: Genetic Engineering and the Secret Changes in Your Food, which provides all the tools you need to avoid GE foods at supermarkets and restaurants and eat healthily.

It's time to turn the clocks back and Green & Black's Chocolate is inviting consumers to "Appreciate the Darkness" by experiencing the intensity of Green & Black's cocoa-rich chocolate by logging on to www.appreciatethedarkness.com to receive complimentary samples of Green & Black's Dark 70% and Milk chocolate bars. Micah Carr-Hill, product development manager, joins Lempert with the details plus shares some insight on "From Bean to Bar" - how chocolate is made. www.appreciatethedarkness.com

Green is the buzz word these days, and this environmental program is focusing on the kids. Parents can help their child's elementary school win a $50,000 "greening" grant and a green iPod Shuffle with a solar charger for every student in the school. Kim Carlson, The Eco-Smart Consumer, talks with Lempert about the "Go Green and Small with all" contest sponsored by all small & mighty laundry detergent in search of the greenest elementary school kids in America. www.gogreenwithall.com

Back in 2006, Cornucopia Institute filed a legal complaint requesting a USDA investigation into dairies run by Dean Foods that produce Horizon brand organic milk, after Cornucopia visited the Idaho facility and found they had no functional pasture meeting legal requirements. But once again, USDA has sided with the operators of factory-farms, ignoring their impact on the reputaton of the organic label. Mark Kastel, co-director of Cornucopia joins Lempert with the details. www.cornucopia.org

What do Americans love (and hate) about their food-shopping experience? Mona Doyle, founder and director of Consumer Network Panel, joins Lempert with their latest research, "Profiles Of The U.S. Food Shopper," detailing U.S. food shopping trends, behavior and attitudes. What's the No. 1 irritant for supermarket shoppers? Listen in and find out! www.epmcom.com/food

In search of a healthier lifestyle, Kara Goldin, former AOL executive and 'mompreneur', asked herself why all the so-called "water beverages" were loaded with calories, artificial sweeteners or preservatives. So, with the help of a few friends and her husband, Theo, she set out to change the food environment with her first product, HINT WATER - light, refreshing water with just an essence of fruit - no calories, sweeteners, or any other junk. Goldin joins Lempert with the details. www.drinkhint.com

Little known fact: homeopathy has been the number one alternative healthcare system in Europe for over 200 years. 11 American presidents, 7 popes, Charles Darwin, J.D. Rockefeller, David Beckham, Tina Turner, and Mother Teresa - all advocates and users of homeopathy - may know something important about natural healing that we don't. Dana Ullman, author of THE HOMEOPATHIC REVOLUTION - Why Famous People and Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy, talks with Lempert about homeopathy and why it works.

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