Kids who eat bacon and other meats containing nitrites more than once a week have a 74 percent increased risk of leukemia than children who did not eat these foods. Conversely, children whose ate veggies and soy regularly have more protection against cancer. … [Read more...]
Rubber Duckies Cause Lower Sperm Count
Rubber ducky, you're gonna have to be the one! A new study links phthalates to lower estrogen and testosterone in men, hormones which are necessary for sperm. It's the first study to show a relationship between the plasticizer and hormones in adult men. … [Read more...]
Women Who Breastfeed are Less Likely to Neglect
A large scale study shows that women who breastfeed their infants are less likely to neglect them. The fifteen-year study included 7,223 Australian children. The mothers, of an average age of 25, were separated into three groups: 40 percent breastfed for four months, 40 percent … [Read more...]
Child's Guide to Tree Hugging
I've been up till all hours, saving the planet on our street. Lauren Child gives us a taste of "How to be an Ecowarrior" with her charming book, What Planet are You From, Clarice Bean? I gotta admit, for a mom, I got turned on to Lauren Child mighty late. Late, as in, the … [Read more...]
Pop-Up Lactivism
A California ad campaign may have onlookers doing the double take. Why in the world has that woman been there all day nursing her child? That blonde with the baby? You'll see quite a bit of her if you live in Marin County She and two of her friends will hang in public places … [Read more...]