They work hard to gain your trust..…then they know they can screw you. Johnson & Johnson has spent billions building the name of “family trusted products” for babies and adults, so it may surprise you to learn that a court… Read More ›
child safety
New worldwide guidelines on cancer-causing arsenic in rice
Brown rice healthier than white? Not when it comes to arsenic levels. On July 18, 2014 The Codex Alimentarius Commission (in charge of all the alimentary canals in the world I guess) issued a statement that it has set a… Read More ›
Aluminum…great for cans…bad for humans
Aluminum surrounds us. Aluminum is one of the most common elements found on the earth. But it belongs outside your body, not in it, and even though our bodies do a good job of filtering out the aluminum that does… Read More ›
iWhat’s in your “naturally derived” hand soap?
The ingredients in “naturally derived” soaps aren’t. One such case: Method hand soap. So I am in a rush and I pick up some hand soap at the market. I make sure it doesn’t contain triclosan, an anti-bacterial chemical that… Read More ›
Harvard Study Shows Soup May Be Harmful
Canned soup that is, because of the high levels of BPA in the soup and the high levels that were measured in the soup eaters urine. According to the study performed by the researchers from the Harvard School of Public… Read More ›
Which do you want…..seizures or a mosquito bite?
OK…I’m being dramatic. For most of us, the summer is upon us or is fast approaching. That means sun, fun, and bugs. No one likes to get bitten or pestered by those pesky pests, but before you reach for the… Read More ›
This one’s got me fired up!!!!!
I started to compose a different blog, but my eye was drawn to a story that really enraged me for several reasons that I will explain. Abercrombie & Fitch, a clothes manufacturer that is extremely popular with teens, and now… Read More ›
Paper or High Density Polyethelyne?
Plastic safety Ah..plastic! The triumph of the 20th century! It’s all around us and found in places it shouldn’t be. (Like your urine…more on that later) Just look around you…..pretty much everything you see is made of some form of plastic. … Read More ›
The Savvy Sister 