Despite the US EPA rollback of regulations on numerous pesticides, the evidence is overwhelming that pesticides are causing harm to people and wildlife of all kinds, from the soil creatures that make our soil healthy, to the insects that pollinate our crops, to the birds that sing in our backyards, to our pets that...
When learning about pesticides and their effects on our health and our environment, there’s just too much to master! Let’s start with the BOTTOM LINE: Pesticides are Poison! They harm us and they harm our environment. Why do we need to know any more than that? Because the mega-chemical companies are selling us down...
Image from: https://www.dc.com/characters/plastic-man What images come to mind when we think of plastic? These? Or, how about these? Plastic is EVERYWHERE. It’s getting harder and harder to avoid it. The grocery store is LOADED with plastic- excessive packaging, containers for leftovers, dispensers for shampoo, soap, kitchen cleaners…..I’ve been trying to avoid buying plastic and...
Most of us believe that if a product is for sale in this country, then it must be safe. Well, safe enough. If something isn’t safe, then it will have a warning label on it. We use, or eat, or handle, at our own risk, knowing the risks because the companies tell us the...
featured image courtesy of: https://www.allaboutsmilesde.com/what-is-oral-ph-and-how-does-it-affect-your-health/ If you’ve ever watched Breaking Bad, you remember how a murdered body was disposed of by dissolving it, even the bones, in a bathtub full of hydrofluoric acid (the bathtub itself was corroded/dissolved by the acid). Of course, MythBusters and others pointed out that this fictional, but nonetheless thrilling...
