Consumer Protection and Toxic Chemicals

As someone who has switched over to glass water bottles and Kleen Kanteen products, I have made a personal decision to limit the amount of plastic I use. I choose to do this based on both environmental and health reasons, including an instinct that the somewhat “chemical” smell found in some plastic water bottles can’t […]

Dangerous Glossy Lips

Recently several leading dermatologists, including Dr. Christine Brown of Baylor University Medical Center, have begun to warn of the danger of shiny lip gloss without spf. Apparently the thicker and shinier the lip gloss, the deeper the sun’s light rays can penetrate into the lips. The skin on our lips normally provides a certain amount […]

A Good Sign for a Diabetes Cure

It was recently reported that scientists have essentially “cured” type I diabetes in mice, using a combination of  four drugs. Previously the same Harvard scientists had been able to stop the destruction of insulin producing cells with a mixture of three drugs. By adding a fourth ingredient they have now witnessed the growth of the […]

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