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Ugly Truth About Commercial Cosmetics
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to the Natural Living RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!There are many hidden dangers in commercial cosmetics. The products are simply unregulated and full of toxic and harmful chemicals and made man products which can, over time lead to a host of health problems. [...]
Pesticides in Our Food
Pesticides do more than kill little tiny bugs. They permanently harm human beings in countless ways. It is foolish to assume that something capable of killing a beetle will not harm your sperm, egg or fetus. According to an article found at NYTimes.com, ‘One study found that the incidence of leukemia in [...]
Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products
There is an overwhelming attitude of American citizens of unwavering trust in the US government to protect them from harm. Americans in general believe that all those three letter acronym government agencies exist, simply to protect the health and well being of its citizens. A new book by Mark Shapiro, Exposed: The Toxic [...]
BPA and Canned Foods
Many of us are aware of the dangers of BPA in our water bottles and baby bottles, but for some reason we overlook the danger of BPA and canned foods. BPA was originally developed in the 1930s to be used as an estrogen replacing drug for women but was replaced by the stronger DES. [...]
Is Your Carpet Toxic?
Many people love their indoor carpeting and look forward to having brand new wall to wall carpeting installed. Did you realize however, that no matter how clean you keep your rug, even if you steam clean it weekly, it is still highly toxic to you, your family and your pets?
Over 60% of homes in [...]
Are Your Cleaners Poisoning Your Family?
“Many common household cleaners today contain potentially dangerous toxins that can lead to illness, fatigue, and disease. Businesses, hospitals, and schools are switching to our environmentally safe, effective [...]
Is Your Pet More Toxic Than You?
Apparently so. According to a recent study by the Environmental Working Group, our pets actually have higher concentrations of common toxins than we do. 60 dogs and cats were tested for toxins frequently found in humans and not only did their little bodies contain the chemicals, but they had higher concentrations than humans of [...]
Is Ethanol The Answer to Our Fuel Problems?
Have you ever driven across the midwest? While farmers seem very proud of their “heartland” and they exude patriotism while overlooking their “amber waves of grain”, others see is a vast wasteland, where pesticides have replaced the oxygen giving trees and forests that used to blanket entire states.
This might be acceptable if the [...]
Drugs Are Not The Only Nasty Thing in Your Tap Water
According to a recent Associated Press Investigation, residues from pharmaceutical drugs have been found in the tap water of over 41 million Americans across the US. The drugs include sex hormones, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and antibiotics. No tests or studies have been performed to see what even trace amounts of this [...]
A Floating, Plastic Garbage Dump
“We haven’t yet learned how to factor the health of the environment into our economic paradigm. We need to get to work on this calculus quickly, for a stock market crash will pale by comparison to an ecological crash on an oceanic scale.” Charles Moore
Did you know that there is a body of garbage floating [...]
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