by guest blogger Coach Mark Smallwood. A crib rail pinches a finger and in short order the product is recalled. Why isn’t it the same true for 2,4-D or glyphosate? Why don’t we hold toxic, man-made chemicals to the same sort of standard we hold other products?
Tag Archives | Health
How to Pick Up The Pieces
Of Your Life
Every so often, whether it’s after a long hard spate of work, finishing a big project, ending a relationship or recovering from a crisis (big or small) I find myself repeating the same rituals of recovery. Maybe they’ll work for you, too?
9 Natural Ways to Love Your Skin
by guest blogger Isaac Eliaz. You do your best to protect your skin, but it’s out in the open, exposed to sun, wind and environmental pollutants. Healthy skin is a vital component to wellness and vice versa. Here are some recommended ways to love your skin and promote overall health.
Do You Believe in Chakras?
I’d heard about chakras way back when I was a teenager, and associated them with “New Age” woo-woo nonsense, or perhaps a reason to collect multicolored crystals. However, I also consider myself a health adventurer…
Chemical Agriculture’s Dirty Fight
by guest blogger Alex Formuzis. The Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) requires the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to implement health-based standards for all pesticides used in food, with special safeguards for infants and babies. But chemical agribusiness has been fighting to try to block any action by EPA every step of the way.
What Are We Going to Tell Them?
by guest blogger Coach Mark Smallwood. The simplest of our children’s (and their children’s) basic human needs are being threatened every day. What are we going to tell them?
Urban Air Pollutant Linked to Obesity
by guest blogger Wendy Gordon. A common urban air pollutant, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, PAHs for short, could be playing in our obesity epidemic. PAHs are released into the air from the burning of coal, diesel, oil and gas, and other organic substances.
The Importance of Trees
by guest blogger, Maya K. van Rossum. Trees have value beyond measure. Every aspect of our lives is touched and enhanced by trees. Here are just a few reasons why trees are so important. Help spread the word for Earth Day.
Scratch
Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
Order NowOrganic Manifesto
Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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