This  October, brands, non-profits, retailers and shoppers are celebrating Fair Trade Month and Non-GMO Month. The harvest month of October has become a time when more attention is focused on food quality and sustainability as people begin to prepare for holiday cooking and family gatherings. Together, Fairtrade and Non-GMO Project certifications represent consumers’ rejection of industrial agriculture and the heavy cost it has had on both our planet and our people.

I was asked on a popular social media platform about my thoughts on frequent microwave usage.

Friend’s Question: “Good evening Claudia, I am wondering what your feelings are on the long term effects of daily microwave use in the home? Would one or two times a day to make tea effect my health negatively in any way?”

My response: I’m personally not a fan of microwaves and have never owned one or used one. I think the radiation they emit is a problem for what ever is exposed to them…the food, the water and people around them. Several years ago a customer’s daughter entered the Science Fair and did an experiment on plants using tap water, spring water, microwaved public water and microwaved spring water and the plants watered with either microwaved water died and that was pretty telling for me. I also have a dear friend that many years ago worked on one of the original microwaves produced by the military and he told me that he would never have one in his home and still encourages others not to either. So I think making your tea the old fashion way on the stove is best. It only takes a few minutes for the water to heat and definitely worth it.

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