By Christina Wyle. I have often wondered whether pollutants in the environment contributed to my family’s deadly health history. My mom died of lung cancer at the age of 56, my father died of a blood disease thought to be caused by benzene at 72, and my youngest sister was diagnosed with stage 4 breast […]
View Post Breast Cancer, Children's Health, Environmental Health, Green Chemistry, SustainabilityBy, Florence Williams. Have you ever wondered why estrogenic substances are common in household plastics and personal care products? And why government regulators aren’t doing a better job of protecting us from endocrine disruptors? They seem like simple questions but the answers are incredibly complicated. Last week I had the privilege of participating in a […]
View Post Breast Cancer, Chemicals, Environmental Health, Infertility, ToxinsBy, Barbara Sobel My oldest son came from school one day this fall and asked if horchota, a sweet Mexican rice drink, or soda was healthier. He started high school this year and is allowed to go off campus for lunch. While my first choice of lunch for him wouldn’t be tortilla chips and a […]
View Post Environmental Health, GMOs, Healthy Eating, Kids and Food, Sustainable AgricultureIn my house growing up, Thanksgiving centered on football and a huge family meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, pumpkin pie, and of course, the cranberry sauce that retained the shape of the can. It’s easy to forget that historically, Thanksgiving began as a tradition of celebrating the harvest of the year. It’s a […]
View Post BPA, Children's Health, ThanksgivingThe issue of low-level exposure to arsenic has been in the news recently. The discovery that brown rice syrup (even when free of pesticides) had significant levels of arsenic alarmed users of baby formula containing brown rice syrup, and energy bars with the ingredient. While one baby formula company determined to sell safe formula is […]
View Post arsenic, Children's HealthMOMS Advocating Sustainability (MOMAS) supports voting YES on Proposition 37 for the upcoming election on Tuesday, November 6th. Proposition 37 requires companies to put a label on their food product if genetically modified organisms (GMO’s) are used in the ingredients. It comes down to giving the consumer the opportunity to make an informed decision about […]
View Post Children's Health, GMO, pesticides, Prop 37