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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008In an earlier post, I gave you 25 different ways of “greening” your life. Here is a great little pamphlet on how to lower your carbon footprint from the Fight Global Warming website from Environmental Defense . Here is one for your kids to get involved, and a discussion on what the real science says […]
Combinational Toxicity – The Toxic Soup Within Our Bodies
Monday, March 3rd, 2008In an article published in the British journal, New Scientist, author Bijal Trivedi reports on how combinations of the toxic effects of the toxins within our bodies can be far greater than the sum of the toxins. Say if the lethality of each of 8 chemical toxicant by themselves was .01 on a scale of 0-5, […]
Chemicals Found In Children – No Problem If You Believe Professional Denier
Friday, February 29th, 2008Elizabeth Whelan, the President of the American Council on Science and Health said in response to a report by CNN about levels of dangerous chemicals being found in children “My concern about this trend about measuring chemicals in the blood is it’s leading people to believe that the mere ability to detect chemicals is the […]
Don’t Use Nalgene Bottles
Thursday, February 28th, 2008According to researchers at the University of Cincinnati, Nalgene bottles will leach the chemical bisphenol A into water at room temperature. I had previously warned people at my lectures to avoid hot water and Nalgene but now it looks like even normal water temperatures will cause leakage. Read this report from the Environmental Working Group.
Prozac – A Failure to Heal
Tuesday, February 26th, 2008In an article published in PLoS Medicine by Drs. Kirsch and colleagues shows that the drug Prozac is no better than placebo in treating depression. Given that placebo has no side-effects, this means that Prozac is not only worthless, but dangerous. By including unpublished, negative studies, the authors found out that the drug is a […]
Change the World, a Little Step at a Time – Part Five
Sunday, February 24th, 2008Last in a series of tips to help change the world. Remember, we do not need to do big things everyday, small ones done often will make as big of an affect than the occasional big change. The key is to do something. Tip #21 – Buy organic whenever possible. In the ’60s, the world […]
Change the World, a Little Step at a Time – Part Four
Friday, February 22nd, 2008More tips to make your world greener. And happier! Tip #16- Dump the gas powered lawnmower. Gasoline powered mowers generate as much pollution per hour as 40 cars. Switch to an electric or better yet, get a manual reel mower. Xeriscape if you can. Smaller lawns equals less water use. Tip #17- Plant a tree. […]
Change the World, a Little Step at a Time – Part Three
Thursday, February 21st, 2008Here are more of my favorite ways to change our world. Remember, pick one or two here and there and start the process. Tip #11 – Invest in the rainforest. The United States is the richest country in the world and I am proud to say, the most giving. Still, every year we give gifts […]
Change the World, a Little Step at a Time – Part Two
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Here is part two of my multi-part series on changing the world by lowering your environmental footprint. Tip #6 – Don’t shave on weekends. Doesn’t seem like much but if you think about it, all we need to do are a number of small things to make a big difference. Tip #7 – Recycle newspaper. […]
Change the World, a Little Step at a Time
Tuesday, February 19th, 2008Now with the release of my book “Achieving Victory Over a Toxic World”, I thought it’s time to start giving my readers tips on how you can make a difference when it comes to our environment. We tend to think that our footprint compared to big companies and governments are so small that any change […]
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