Blogs the ‘health’ Category
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Not only does it save families money, but one study shows that if 90% of new moms in the US breastfed exclusively for the recommended 6 months, the US could save around 13 billion dollars a year, and prevent nearly a thousand deaths annually. Check out the story.
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Part of my renewed interest in replacing my commercial deodorant with an all-natural one is the dangers posed by artificial fragrances. Fragrances contain many ingredients which are untested for safety -- the FDA doesn't test them; it doesn't have to by law. One ingredient in artificial fragrances, pthalates, have been ...
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Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
I've tried all-natural deodorants in the past, and always been very disappointed in their performance. So for a while now (I hate to admit it) I have just been using regular old Dove. But I was doing some reading about aluminum and other ingredients in commercial deodorant/antiperspirant products, which include ...
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Thursday, April 23rd, 2009
Osteoporosis has been a major topic of discussion in my classes this semester. As a vegan, I have felt the heat, and mostly kept my mouth shut. But this Bronwyn lady is my hero(ine). She tell' it straight. Check out her post on the real cause of osteoporosis.
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