Tag: Tips
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How to Reduce Exposure to Toxic Dust Inside Your House
Sure, dust in your house is annoying. But did you know it could be toxic? One study by the Silent Spring Institute identified 67 hormone-disrupting compounds in household dust tests, including flame retardants, home-use pesticides and phthalates. [caption id="attachment_310854" align="alignnone" width="502"] Industrial chemicals like flame retardants, pesticides and heavy metals lurk in dust bunnies. Photo credit:…
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How to Reduce Exposure to Toxic Dust Inside Your House
Sure, dust in your house is annoying. But did you know it could be toxic? One study by the Silent Spring Institute identified 67 hormone-disrupting compounds in household dust tests, including flame retardants, home-use pesticides and phthalates. [caption id="attachment_310854" align="alignnone" width="502"] Industrial chemicals like flame retardants, pesticides and heavy metals lurk in dust bunnies. Photo credit:…
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How You Can Help Prevent Decline of Monarch Butterflies Due to Roundup-Ready Genetically Engineered Crops
Home gardeners can help offset the falling numbers of monarch butterflies due to herbicides and a new study shows U.S. citizens are willing to pay for it. Milkweed—the only plant on which monarchs lay their eggs—is being eradicated by the herbicide glyphosate, which is sprayed on roadsides, pastures and fields where genetically modified, Roundup-ready corn and soy…
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16 Eco-Friendly Ways to Clean With Baking Soda
You don’t need strong household cleaners with toxic chemicals to keep your house tidy. Try using baking soda instead. In its natural form, baking soda is called nahcolite, which is part of the natural mineral natron. Natron, which contains large amounts of sodium bicarbonate, has been used since ancient times to clean, according to mercola.com.…
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12 Ways to Avoid Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals in Everyday Products
A new list by Environmental Working Group (EWG) and the Keep A Breast Foundation identifies some of the most problematic hormone-altering, endocrine disrupting, chemicals to which people are routinely exposed. Hormone-disrupting chemicals are external substances that alter the functions of the endocrine system (the system of glands that produce secretions that help to control bodily activity). Hormone…