Raise Your BPA Level 60 Percent!

For the first time, a study proved that using polycarbonate plastic increases your blood levels of bisphenol-A. And not just a little bit, either. After a week of using these materials for beverages, study participants had a 60 percent increase in the level of BPA in their … [Read more...]

Fast Food Makes Kids Stupid

Fast food isn't only a dumb choice environmentally, it can actually harm kids' test scores, too. Factory-farmed meat? All that packaging? No thanks. But if living a greener life isn't a good enough reason for you and your family to avoid the junk, perhaps this is: kids who … [Read more...]

The 66-Year-Old First Time Mom

A 66-year-old UK woman has undergone IVF treatment in the Ukraine and is 8 months pregnant with what is thought to be her first child. Elizabeth Adeney had gone through a difficult divorce but always wanted to be a mother. Her friends say the the wealthy future single mom is … [Read more...]

The Flu Shot: Kids Who Get It Are MORE Likely to be Hospitalized

A Mayo Clinic study shows that kids who got the flu shot--especially those with asthma-- are 3 times as likely to require hospitalization as those who did not receive the shot. All kids in the study had lab-confirmed influenza, but the ones who got the shot ended up at the … [Read more...]

Breastfeed In Our Lovely Closet! The Use of the Symbol

I’ve used this Universal Breastfeeding Symbol before. But I didn't even realize I was a "lactivist" until I started getting frustrated about the breastfeeding in public issue. Who knew that an infant eating the food that was made for it could be an issue?! But I didn’t stop to … [Read more...]