Being in good health comes down to MANY things. One of those obviously is what fuel or food we put into our body. Another aspect is what we expose ourselves to... cleaners, home furnishings that off-gas, chemical air fresheners, etc. Yet another aspect that many often overlook is the beauty products that we may use on our bodies. What we choose in this regard is just as important as what food we choose to eat. It's not enough to simply use an organic shampoo or homemade soap only to turn around … [Read more...]
Shopping At Farmer’s Markets with Food Stamps
An article on the NY Daily News caught my eye today about young adults without kids using their food stamps at local farmer's markets to buy farm fresh veggies, local honey, baked goods, and wild caught rabbit meat and salmon. Surprisingly the article did not insinuate that somehow accepting food stamps makes you only deserving of Twinkies and Ramen noodles like I thought it would... of course the comments are a different story. I liked this article because I think allowing people to use … [Read more...]
Cancer – Can You Get it From Your Environment?
Cancer to me was mostly an obscure disease... something people get when they get old or perhaps when they are unlucky enough to have genes that carry a predisposition to cancer. It was something mysterious and I felt it was the luck of the draw if you faced it down or not... it was not, in my mind, something I could prevent if I wanted to and it was not something I could get from my environment or my poor choices, save perhaps cancer from tobacco products. But then cancer hit home for me all … [Read more...]
Does Food Really Matter?
This morning I watched an incredible documentary called Food Matters. I was enthralled from the first few opening seconds and hooked until the credits. I even watched the credits because they had some background music lyrics that were interesting too. This film is all about the “you are what you eat” concept. Doctors today don’t receive very much training in nutrition and most patients believe there is a pill that cures everything. IMO and the opinion of the makers of this film…that is … [Read more...]
Friday Eco Wrap – Growing Kids Green
TGIF! Have an awesome weekend everyone! More on BPA - I have discussed it several times on this blog already but something interesting happened yesterday. Dozens of state and national environmental health organizations in the U.S. and Canada have called for an immediate moratorium on the use of BPA in baby bottles and food and beverage containers. The report they released called "Baby's Toxic Bottle" discusses how something designed as a synthetic sex hormone has ended up in polycarbonate … [Read more...]
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