The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan whereby DuPont and other makers of Teflon-coated pans and consumer products will eliminate a dangerous chemical from consumer products by 2015. The chemical, perfluorooctanoic acid, is found in the blood of 95 percent of Americans, as well as in the blood of polar bears and marine animals….
My favorite article today comes from AlterNet, talking about how the average cashier at a Whole Foods Market would not be able to afford to shop there, assuming that person was the sole breadwinner for a family of three. The fact that wholesome, natural foods often cost more than junk food and lower-quality products is…
As if you needed anohter reason to try to drink more water, some scientists are pointing to mineral water as an important source of calcium. Getting enough calcium is one of the keys to preventing osteoporosis, a brittle-bone disease that is largely preventable and the cause of numerous broken bones in the elderly. It is…
The must-read article of the day is this one from the New York Times about diabetes reaching epidemic proportions in the city. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, which is usually related to obesity and lack of exercise, used to be called adult-onset diabetes, but the name was changed as now children as young…
New Year’s resolutions are horrible things. At least the way most people do them is horrible. Somehow at the beginning of the year we get the idea that we should be able to change our lives for the better in a sort of all or nothing way that makes no sense. If you’ve been living…
