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April 5, 2012
by Denise
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Keep Your Family Safe with a Chemical-Free Yard

You want to give your pet [or child] a lush outdoor space to run and roam, but many fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides use harmful chemicals. Almost all chemical yard treatments have a natural alternative. If you or your neighbors must use them, understanding the chemical composition of fertilizers, weed killers or herbicides and pesticides could save or prolong your pet’s life.

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March 14, 2012
by Denise
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Health alert: Avoiding synthetic fragrances

Avoid irritating and hazardous VOCs (volatile organic compounds) and phthalates and protect your (and others’!) health by sticking to pure essential oils only. If the label just says “fragrance” — stay away.

Photo By M@rg (cc by 2.0)

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March 12, 2012
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Good News: As FDA Decision on Ban Nears, Campbells Soup to Remove BPA from Canned Soup

The FDA decision is expected by March 31, thanks to a settlement with the Natural Resources Defense Council, which petitioned in 2008 to ask the FDA to ban BPA.

Studies, mostly in laboratories, but some in humans, suggest BPAs similarity to the human hormone estrogen could make it a surprisingly potent health risk even at low doses. Just as hormones, the bodys chemical messengers, act on the bodys organs and systems at low doses, the argument goes, so do so-called endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA. Studies have linked exposure to a range of health problems ranging from obesity to reproductive problems.

via Campbells Soup to Remove BPA from Canned Soup – The Daily Green.

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