Archives for April 2012

Earth Day: A Closer Look Reveals the Human Race

Picture a bright blue ball, just spinning, spinnin free, Dizzy with eternity. Paint it with a skin of sky, Brush in some clouds and sea, Call it home for you and me. A peaceful place or so it looks from space, A closer look reveals the human race. Full of hope, full of … [Read more...]

Arsenic in Rice

Recently the use of organic brown rice syrup in health food came under scrutiny when a 2012 Dartmouth study revealed disturbing levels of arsenic in tested toddler formulas, cereal bars, and energy products. In the case of toddler formula, the total arsenic level was six times … [Read more...]

99% of American’s Contaminated with Toxic PFOA from Nonstick and Stain Resistant Products

99%! That is a rather convincing number when it comes to chemical contamination in the human population. I have never heard of such a large percentage with any other household chemical before. What is this abundant toxic chemical? PFOA found in non-stick cookware and stain … [Read more...]

Hank D and the Bee: Gardening Tip

More on Human Hair and Gardening From Wired: From Salon to Salad: Human Hair Makes Good Plant Fertilizer From eHow: How to Naturally Keep Unwanted Animals Out of Your Garden Follow the rest of the Hank D and the Bee series at JoeMohrToons.com. For cartoon updates and other … [Read more...]

April is Autism Month; New Studies Look for Causes

by Rachel Lincoln Sarnoff Executive Director and CEO Healthy Child Healthy World www.healthychild.org On the heels of last week’s CDC report that found higher rates of autism than ever before—now affecting 1 in 88 children and representing a 78% increase in the last 10 … [Read more...]