Posts Tagged ‘toxic’

Corporations Should be Investing in Safer Products Instead of Spin Doc
Corporations Should be Investing in Safer Products Instead of Spin Doctors

What do climate-science deniers and “spin doctors” who attack environmental health protections have in common?  They’re like moths to the flame of an

Ingredient Intelligence:
What You Need to Know about Fragrance...
Ingredient Intelligence: <br/>What You Need to Know about Fragrance

  Fragrance is the problem child ingredient of traditional beauty products. Wild and wily, these molecules of scent can wreak havoc on your skin by cau

The Danger of Toxic Consumer Products, Fragrances...
The Danger of Toxic Consumer Products, Fragrances

Perfumes and fragrances are the single largest category of cosmetic and personal care products, especially hair, facial, and eye. These products represent n

Bringing up Healthy Children...
Bringing up Healthy Children

People ask me all the time when I started getting interested in the environment and organics, health, toxins etc. I really don’t know the answer…

6 Ways to Lighten Your Toxic Load Right Now...
6 Ways to Lighten Your Toxic Load Right Now

Safe to say, everyone wants to be healthy. In addition to the classics like diet and exercise, another way to enhance health is by decreasing your daily tox

How to Sunbathe Safely...
How to Sunbathe Safely

You have all heard — and probably warned your children — what will happen if they don’t use sunscreens. Not only will they get sunburned,

Plastics: Live Better Without ‘Em...
Plastics: Live Better Without ‘Em

By now, most of us have gotten the message that the less plastic we use, the better off our planet and bodies will be. By using less plastic, particularly i

Genetically Modified Foods: Give Them the Boot...
Genetically Modified Foods: Give Them the Boot

As my life’s work is dedicated to sustainable wellness, it goes without saying that I’m a passionate opponent of genetically modified foods. For me the

Cetaphil: Why the Popular Cleanser Isn’t Doing Your Skin Any Fav
Cetaphil: Why the Popular Cleanser Isn’t Doing Your Skin Any Favors

Cetaphil probably has the best PR of any facial soap. Beauty magazines gush over it as a no-frills $8 must-have. Dermatologists love to recommend it as a mi

Is Fructose Like Alcohol?...
Is Fructose Like Alcohol?

Here is a great lecture from UCSF’s Robert Lustig who specializes in child obesity. He basically discusses/shows how fructose is just like alcohol with