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Exposure To Diesel Exhaust – What Parents Need to Know
1. Why should I worry about my kids breathing diesel exhaust from their school bus? After all, they ride inside the bus, not outside where the exhaust fumes are. The truth is that tailpipe exhaust often dirties the air inside school buses — sometimes in quantities far higher than are found outside the bus. And diesel exhaust is bad for your child: It contains … Read entire article »
Filed under: Health
Deodorant – Is There Danger Lurking Within?
You just got out of the shower and reached for your favorite deodorant. You like it because it smells nice and it keeps your underarms dry and odor free. You’ve used it for a long time. But did you ever read the ingredients on the label and wonder about the safety of the almost unpronounceable chemicals listed in the too tiny to read print? If not, you’re like most people. … Read entire article »
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Dangers Of Hydrogenated Oil
“After closely scrutinizing data from scientific studies and reviews, many European countries have either banned hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils altogether or have instituted future dates for elimination of their use in foods. These government actions concerning the trans fatty acids (hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils) is directly related to studies that link trans fatty acid (hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oil) consumption from processed foods to the development of diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.” The New England Journal of Medicine, June 24, 1999 If you go … Read entire article »
Genetic Engineering – What’s The Problem?
Food is central to life. How we grow it affects the land, water and wildlife around us, as well as farm animals, our health and rural communities. It’s hard to resist cheap food or ‘buy one get one free’ offers but the environmental cost of the culture of intensive farming, over-production and over-consumption is enormous. Genetic engineering enables scientists to create plants, animals … Read entire article »
Filed under: Consumer Products, Food, Health
The Real Cost of Free Plastic Bags
Well over a billion single-use plastic bags are given out for free each day. But as the old adage says, nothing comes for free. Here are some facts to illustrate the actual costs paid by our environment and society for the fleeting convenience of unlimited, free, single-use plastic bags. To see the real costs, we must look at the “cradle to grave” multiple impacts and the effects of each phase of a bag’s life. Phase 1: … Read entire article »
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Coffee With Cream And Pesticide?
By: Jayson Kroner, C.S.N. The television commercials are brilliantly-crafted fusions of dancing plum fairies waving wands of calorie-free pixie dust. The advertising slogan is legendary; a perfectly penned typeset tap-dance that’s been delicately dusted with the sweet, sweet overtones of sugary goodness for all those wise enough to jump on this now billion dollar bandwagon. You’ve got to hand it to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Food
Mass Stupidity & Government Abetted Corporate Crime: Toxic Chemicals In Food, Water & Cosmetics
By: Mike Adams The mass poisoning of humanity: an exploration of human stupidity As human beings, we’re the only species stupid enough to actually poison ourselves. As part of modern living, we create a wide variety of chemical toxins that go into the ecosystem through rivers and streams, the air, the soil and so on. Not only that, we actually synthesize toxic chemicals … Read entire article »
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The 5 Hidden Dangers In Toothpaste
By: Scott Baker A Must Read if You Have Children Would you allow your family to brush their teeth with engine degreaser or rat poison? The fact is, they probably are and you don’t even know it. Dental hygiene products that you and your children use every day may contain toxins that have been linked to cancer, blindness, and even death. Have you checked out the ingredients in your toothpaste or mouthwash … Read entire article »
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