Recent Posts Tagged With 'environmental health'

• Cleaning Product Industry Going Green

  Posted on Tuesday January 22nd, 2008 at 14:07 in healthy home, toxins, environmental health, Air pollution, cleaning products

  When I was pregnant with my daughter, I made the wise decision to toss out my chemical cleaners and go natural. I wasn't thinking so much about the environment at large, but the air space in my home where I live and breath. Those harsh smelling produ...

• "Earth Friendly" Dry Cleaning Isn't Necessarily "Health Friendly"

  Posted on Thursday January 17th, 2008 at 14:19 in toxins, environmental health, Air pollution, dry cleaning

  If toxic chemicals in dry cleaning have convinced you to switch to a "greener" cleaner, you my be disappointed to learn that it may not be a healthier choice.According to Body + Soul, many of the so-called eco-friendly cleaners are still using perch...

• The Troubling Rise of Precocious Puberty

  Posted on Tuesday October 16th, 2007 at 13:00 in Cancer, hormones, environmental health, children's health, early puberty

  The other night over dinner with girlfriends one of them asked me why I give my two-year-old daughter milk and meat free of hormones--usually organic. One of the reasons I mentioned was that it might help prevent the start of early puberty. Suddenly,...