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Turkey Time. What’s the difference between turkey considered natural, organic, and pastured? Natural means no brining or injecting of flavors, as well as being minimally processed. Organic turkeys are raised without steroids and growth hormones and are...

Beginning With Halloween. Have you ever considered what kind of hidden toxins are lurking about in costumes and Halloween makeup? Case in point – years ago my mom dressed up in a full-body white rabbit costume which resulted in a horrific skin...

We Eat Plastic Now. In the 1970s, recording artist Peter Frampton sang about “plastic people” (yes, I’m aging myself.) Although the expression referred to people being phony, he was on to something. Today we are all becoming plastic people in a different...

You Should Be. We keep score in sports. Our credit has a score. Couples sometimes keep score to see who contributes more to the relationship. Even music has a score. But what about our food – shouldn’t it also have a score? If we allow food manufacturers...

Dys-meno-rrhea. It comes from the Greek words dys (which means painful, abnormal, or difficult), meno (meaning month) and rrhea (meaning to flow). So, in other words, menstruation that can really hurt. Relief is Just a Whiff and a Rub Away. Painful...

Pollution + Heat = Ozone Action. The Department of Environmental Quality monitors daily air quality. If conditions indicate that the temperature and pollution are high enough, it will create an elevated amount of ground-level ozone. PM 2.5 is Tiny, but So...

Here’s Where it Gets Interesting. The EPA oversees water quality in your home, while the FDA ensures the safety of bottled water. But the federal government doesn’t require bottled water to be safer than that from the tap. While larger cities...

Let’s start with seafood and sushi. There are 2 things to consider: Our waters are contaminated, and this affects the safety of the fish you are consuming; secondly, due to unsustainable fishing practices we need to make better choices for a healthier...

Is Bad for the Environment. Right from the start, I knew coffee pods were a bad idea for the health of our environment, and once I learned more about the chemicals used in manufacturing plastic it became even more apparent that coffee pods are also bad...

We Need to Wake Up. The European Union has either restricted or completely banned more than 1,300 chemicals used in personal care products. In the US? Only eleven. The Guardian reports “The pendulum has swung in an extreme way and it’s really going to...

Sunscreen is Killing the Coral. Scientists believe some of the chemicals found in sunscreens have a negative impact on corals. Those chemicals? Oxybenzone and octinoxate. Both Hawaii and Florida’s Key West have banned sunscreens with these two ingredients...

More than Dirt On Our Shoes. 74% of households in the US use an average of 3 to 4 different pesticides per home, with residues found even on surfaces that have never been treated. So how does that happen? First, think of workers in occupations involving...