The book Slow Death by Rubber Duck doesn’t sound like a pleasurable read, but it is! Well, at least as much as could be given the subject matter of toxins that are slowly poisoning us and our environment. The two Canadian authors, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie, decide to experiment with phthalates, BPA, mercury, and [...]
Archive for September, 2010
23 Sep
Home cooking tips
We have always made time for home-cooked meals, but lately with 3 boys, I find it nearly impossible to cook in the evenings of weeknights. Rather than resort to frozen pizzas all the time, we’ve tried some of these tricks to make it work: We double every meal we make and eat the leftovers the [...]
20 Sep
Muir Glen canned tomatoes will soon no longer have BPA
A September 2010 letter from the Customer Service department of Muir Glen: Bisphenol-A is a component of protective coatings in metal food packaging, and provides an important food safety and quality function in canned foods. Scientific and governmental bodies worldwide have examined the science many times and have concluded that the weight of evidence supports [...]
16 Sep
BPA in receipts
It is increasingly difficult to avoid chemicals in our environment! I have tried to eliminate BPA from my home, but the darn thing keeps cropping up everywhere. A new (to me, at least), potent source of exposure? Cash register receipts. The ones you touch on a regular basis may be printed on paper that contains [...]
12 Sep
Natural oral care
I want to highlight a few oral products I’ve been using recently, including a new toothpaste I absolutely love. It’s from Weleda and it’s their salt toothpaste. The sodium chloride makes you salivate, which helps clean your mouth. There are also no nasty chemicals and a strong dose of menthol (peppermint oil) which is very [...]
2 Sep
Happy hens make healthy, safe eggs
On August 13, 228 million salmonella-tainted eggs were recalled. That recall has been expanded to now include more than half a billion eggs produced by two Iowa companies. This is the biggest recall in U.S. history and it certainly makes me glad that I get my eggs from a farm 2 hours from my house. [...]
