Tag: pollutants
H20: All Tapped Out
Water, water, everywhere. But how much do we pay attention to how we drink or shower or wash our cars? Do you refill your water from the water cooler at the office and think you’re safe from BPA because you use a recyclable, aluminum water bottle? We’ve written about water for last year’s Blog Action [...]
TidBit of the Day: GreenOn!
You know those great sites offering special deals – I have definitely gotten some great deals in my area (i.e. spa treatment for 50%, yoga classes for $2 each). Here is a great one for those wanting to “green” their life even more. Sign up on GreenDeals and get some great deals that are eco-friendly [...]
TidBit of the Day: A Wake-Up Story
How to raise healthy children in an age of toxicity? Beanie Baby’s Zomppa debut! Join the movement at Healthy Child Healthy World, a great website with lots of information and resources. Watch this Wake-Up Story and sign up! A Wake-Up Story from Healthy Child Healthy World on Vimeo.
TidBit of the Day: The LD on the BPA
BPA, PBDE…WTF? Can’t figure out what chemical is what? GiveThemRoots has a great simple list of what these abbreviations mean – and why you should know them. Did you know Canada quietly declared BPA toxic back in October? Findings that BPA causes neurological and behavior development issues in rodents and likely sensitively to pregnant women [...]
Guest/Harmburger
We are excited to introduce our newest guest, Leva, who hails from the Land Down Under (Melbourne, Australia). We might even be able to convince her to become a regular contributor! Leva is a nutritionist. She’s also kind of vegetarian. Kind of, in that on the day she decided to become vegetarian she ate a huge [...]
Contemplating Meat on a NC Beach
This past weekend was the annual trip to the Wilmington beaches, where I got sunburned (always forget that spot) and thought I broke my toes (I didn’t) and the ocean took my sunglasses (bye, bye, Calvin Kleins). I also was the entertainment of the day as I managed to capsize a kayak carrying a 300-pound [...]
Got (Drugstore Cow) Milk?
Got milk? While there is debate out there (i.e. T. Colin Campbell’s The China Study – good read if you haven’t yet) about cow’s milk and its benefits and dangers, a lot of us drink milk or at least give it to our children. But do you know where your milk comes from? If you [...]
Skin Deep
Don’t eat too many chips or you’ll break out, right? We’ve all heard that drinking gallons of water can not only keep your insides running right, but also help you with clear skin. So it’s no surprise to any of us that what you eat and drink can impact not just your weight and love [...]
Canned…Good?
Many of you probably have heard about BPA and its potential harmful effects on humans. If BPA is so bad for you, why did it take the FDA 80 years to say something? WTF? BPA, or Bisphenol A, is an organic compound, a chemical that is used in many food packages, such as the lining [...]
Carbon Foodprint: To Meat or Not to Meat
I love my vegetarian friends. But I love my meat too. This is definitely a dilemma for me. I love animals. I love dogs. I think pigs are really smart animals. I care about the environment. I recycle. I reuse bags. I pay extra for the recycled business cards. Am I a hypocrite? For those [...]
