When It Comes to Cancer; I Say Why Take the Chance

Jennae Petersen In January 2010, my 4 year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer (leukemia, to be specific). I still don’t like to use that word. In fact, I almost never say it. I don’t believe my daughter has ever said it, and she’s probably heard it only once or twice when … [Read more...]

Why Did the Chicken Take a Bath in Chlorine?

Janelle Sorensen, Healthy Child Healthy World: Unfortunately, this question is not the set up for a joke. It’s a common practice in the United States to disinfect chickens in chlorine baths. According to the new book, Planet Home, by Jeffrey Hollender and Alexandra … [Read more...]

Are Mothballs Safe? A Baby’s Death Prompts a Call for a Ban

Janelle Sorensen, Healthy Child Healthy World: Last week, pediatricians in Australia called for a ban on a common ingredient in mothballs after it was linked to one baby’s death and brain damage in two others. The primary ingredient of concern is naphthalene, which causes a … [Read more...]

Toxics Leaching from Plastic Food Packaging & What You Can Do

Janelle Sorensen, Healthy Child Healthy World: Plastic bags, plastic bottles, plastic-lined cans – it’s tough to find a food that isn’t packaged in plastic. Yet, what leaches out of the packaging and into our food is often an overlooked component of food safety. According … [Read more...]

What’s In Your Bottled Water – Besides Water?  

A survey of websites and labels of more than 170 bottled waters sold in the U.S. found only three – and only one of the top 10 domestic brands – that give customers information about the water’s source, the method of purification and any chemical pollutants that remained after … [Read more...]