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Healthy & Natural Eating: A Guide
This is a working guide, it is periodically updated. Last Updated 07/09/10. Eating a healthy and natural diet can be extremely difficult in America. The typical supermarket carries 50,000 products, which is triple the number in 1980. However, the vast majority of those products would not meet our standards for health and natural content. This [...]
Is Tesla the Future of Autos? We Sure Hope So
Tesla, the Palo Alto, CA electric car start up is about one week past its debut on the stock market and even though the hype is dying down, there is much to be hopeful about. Tesla currently only produces their Roadster model which is basically a modified Lotus Elite with no tailpipe or combustion engine, [...]
Safe Chemical Legislation Introduced in Congress
Under proposed new legislation introduced by Senator Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) the US EPA would gain far greater control over industrial chemicals. The bill, called the “Safe Chemicals Act”, would require industry to prove chemicals are safe for human exposure before they could be used. This is in contrast to the current system where the EPA [...]
Find a Passion for Wellness – A Personal Story: Skiing
(Written Oct. 2005) Snow covered mountains, rolling hills, and small lakes are endless in sight, as I look off into the horizon. The feeling of independence and peacefulness is indescribable. Pushing off, I peer down the steep slope in front of me as adrenaline runs through my body. I drop into the trail, carving in [...]
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FDA to Reconsider BPA Safety
After the controversial decision by the FDA in 2008 declaring bisphenol-A or BPA completely safe, the agency will now take another look at the substance, according to a report by the New York Times. The FDA said it had “some concern about the potential effects of BPA on the brain, behavior and prostate gland of [...]
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The World’s Resources: An Infographic
Here is an infographic of where the world’s resources reside by country. Click the graphic for a larger and more readable size. For more personal finance images visit Mint.com’s Financial Blog.
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Male Breast Growth Linked to Chemical In Plastics
Preliminary research indicates that phthalates, a common chemical in plastics, may be a causing the abnormal growth of breasts in males. The study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, in which boys with abnormally enlarged breasts were found to have 2.8 to 25 times the levels of phthalates in their blood than those with [...]
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year! How about making a New Years resolution to live a little more naturally to improve your health, the health of others, and the environment.
