When you head to the grocery store, shopping for products like eggs, meat, fish, milk, and produce can be very tricky. Signs are posted everywhere labeling food as natural, organic, and a number of other things—but what’s the difference, really? Learning what specific names mean can help you decide if you should shell out extra [...] [...]
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Every year, thousand of chemicals are poured into the environment and millions of gallons of water are needlessly wasted. How? By growing plants. Sure, most of this is done by large agricultural producers, but some of it is still done in personal gardens. And that means that you can make a difference by changing your [...] [...] Nature is the newest trend in skin and hair care. For years, we’ve been putting toxic chemicals into our bodies that build up and make us feel tired and sick, regardless of whether we eat them or if they seep though our pores. And people are finally catching on that natural is better. Most stores now [...] [...] The Hidden Hazards Of Microwave Cooking by Anthony Wayne and Lawrence Newell Is it possible that millions of people are ignorantly sacrificing their health in exchange for the convenience of microwave ovens? Why did the Soviet Union ban the use of microwave ovens in 1976? Who invented microwave ovens, and why? The answers to these questions [...] [...] The Safety of Calorie-Free Sweeteners Acesulfame-potassium. Tests conducted in the 1970s were of mediocre quality and suggested an increased cancer risk in female rats. Aspertame (NutraSweet, Equal). Two recent rat studies show a slight increase in cancer risk. Saccharin (Sweet’n Low). In animal studies, it has caused cancer of the urinary bladder, uterus, [...] [...] If we recycled all of of our plastic bowls and only used glass bowl in the microwave we would remove all the risk for us and our families. Keep Gabbing, Please Pass It On!:emailAdd to favoritesFacebookTwitterGoogle BuzzYahoo! BuzzDigg [...] Green choices are always around us – everyday decisions will make a difference. Even today I took my kids to Home Depot to pick out carpet for our basement (the never-ending remodeling project). There I bought a carpet that is made from mostly natural fibers. There is some polyester, which I don’t know what that [...] [...] |
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