If you’re anything like me, you probably avoid most plastic stuff because it’s not only awful for the environment, but can leach hormone disruptors into our water, food, and ultimately, our bodies. Many of these issues have been blamed on a chemical called bisphenol-A (BPA) which can be found in plastic food containers, linings of metal
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How I Finally Lost the Baby Weight (And You Can Too)
Note: I’ve gotta confess that it feels pretty vulnerable posting a story about my own weight loss and body image issues, and I’ve been blogging long enough to know that not everyone will agree with or appreciate my experience that I’ve shared below. To those readers, I wish you the best, and I hope you’ll
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All-Purpose Citrus Splash Spray For DIY Cleaning
When I was a pre-teen, my best friend, Jes, and I figured out the way to my mom’s heart (and how to get her to agree to just about anything). We would go gang-busters cleaning the house. We’d start with the kitchen, and dumped Soft-Scrub with bleach on every surface, wiping until they came up
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Flexibility in Yoga – A Potential Liability for Women
When I started doing yoga in Philadelphia in the 90’s there were no special outfits and way fewer gurus. We got together in converted garages and living rooms wearing old clothes to sweat, breathe, and find some inner peace. It was during this time I learned how to stand up straight and quiet my mind
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Protect Yourself from Radiation Exposure With One Commonsense Step
Worried about radiation exposure? Accidents at nuclear powder plants – like the one in Fukushima – might have you avoiding seafood from the West coast. But before you put on your radiation suit, it’s important to understand what radiation is and how it affects you. Nuclear Radiation 101 Before you put on your radiation suit, it’s important to understand what
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Drugs in Drinking Water – How to Protect Yourself
You may have noticed, I’m a bit of a freak about real food and holistic health. We get pastured meat direct from our farmer; I avoid additives and mystery ingredients like the plague; I even make my own body products when I can ‘t find ones that are ‘clean’ enough. It’s my thing. So you
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Do You Need An Eczema Cure?
Do you – or someone you love – suffer from dry, itchy, cracked and painful skin? If so, you’re not alone. It is estimated that over 30 million people in the U.S. alone deal with eczema. So what’s there to do? Why dermatologists can’t cure eczema The conventional treatments for eczema include: steroid creams, non-steroid petroleum
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8 Easy Ways to Reduce EMF Exposure
Readers ask me all the time about the health risks from wi-fi, cell phones, and electrical devices. Being a lover of technology and convenience, I’ve mostly plugged my ears and hummed a happy tune. Slowly though, I started to look around and realized that I am surrounded by electro-magnetic fields (EMFs). I began to wonder
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Why and How to Avoid a Root Canal
After the birth of my first child, I got my first cavity in my back left molar. Having escaped over 30 years of dental decay, I got it filled and didn’t think much about it. After my second baby though, that same tooth developed another cavity – and my dentist threatened a root canal. Suddenly,
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How to Make Homemade Deodorant
Up until about a year ago, I was pretty darn frustrated by the host of weird and in most cases toxic ingredients in commercial deodorants. And though I’ve tried just about every natural deodorant I could lay my hands on, none of them were very effective or practical. Most of the natural choices sport such
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The Great Crock Pot Lead Mystery: Solved
I get lots of concerned questions from readers worried that they are poisoning themselves and their families with lead leaching from crock pots. There are plenty of vague answers online from manufacturers saying that any lead in the cookware glaze is within government regulations and is otherwise harmless unless the glaze is cracked. Hmm. Not
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Natural Remedies for Keratosis Pilaris
I get reader questions nearly every week looking for natural remedies for keratosis pilaris. If you don’t have keratosis pilaris (KP), then chances are good that someone you know does: apparently, this skin condition affects about 50% of the world population. Keratosis pilaris usually manifests as red, brown or flesh-colored goose flesh bumps usually on the upper
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