I’m very excited about this soon-to-be released documentary entitled Unacceptable Levels which discusses the fact that thousands of chemicals abound in products we use, yet none of them are regulated. This isn’t new to me, however, I fully support any film or organization willing to bring light to the dangerous state of health in our […]
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Don’t Fear the Sun
In an effort to update my post about seasonal allergy relief, I began researching Vitamin D supplements, remembering that I once read that an increased amount of Vitamin D can alleviate allergy and asthma symptoms. I came across this report in my search, which discusses a study that found Vitamin D supplements to benefit allergy […]
#Autism Rates Have Risen Again: My Gut Reaction
A friend just linked me to this disturbing news from the site Autism Speaks: the prevalence of autism is now at 1 in 88 children (1 in 54 boys, 1 in 252 girls). According to the article, “By comparison, this is more children than are affected by diabetes, AIDS, cancer, cerebral palsy, cystic fibrosis, muscular […]
Zing! An Alternative to Common Caffeine
I had always liked coffee. But when I became a teacher I SWORE that I’d never be the teacher with the stale coffee breath (how many of us had one of those?) and I had never been a morning coffee addict, anyway. But with teaching came late nights of grading papers and early mornings full […]
Arsenic and Old Rice: A Comedy of Errors (that isn’t very funny)
I’ll never forget when an English teacher introduced me to the film, Arsenic and Old Lace, featuring Cary Grant. Not only did I learn about the intricacies of staged comedy, but the dangers of arsenic were burned into my brain. (How else would a 14 year old be introduced to the word arsenic?) The word […]
The Latest in Health & Nutrition 3/5-3/9/12
Pink Slime, anyone? New information about what the USDA considers “food” is brought to light. Read More: ABC News Weighing the risk factors of taking antidepressants in pregnancy versus NOT taking them is discussed. Read More: The Huffington Post Do you know the facts about childhood cancer? I sure didn’t. Watch the Video: Team Shaving […]