Are you sure that your sunscreen works and is safe for your family’s skin? The Environmental Working Group’s brand new review of 1,572 products found that 3 out of 5 sunscreens offer inadequate protection from the sun or contain ingredients with significant safety concerns. And for the first time, they also review sun-protective lip balms […]
Kids
BPA-free Waterbottles
One of my Jazzercise friends approached me during class this morning wondering if her plastic Nalgene waterbottle was BPA-free and therefore safe to drink from. Nalgene makes a line of BPA-free water bottles, so as long as her water bottle came from that product line, I would consider it safe to use regularly. (More BPA-free […]
Don’t be fooled by BPA mis-information
Last weekend the Washington Post reported on a closed-door meeting where canned beverage and food industry executives brainstormed a public relations and lobbying strategy to counteract growing awareness of the dangers of bisphenol-A (BPA). Bisphenol A (BPA) is the chemical resin used in the linings of metal cans and lids as well as plastic bottles […]
Agave: A delicious natural sweetener
Even though I avoid artificial sugar substitutes like Splenda, I still like sweet things. Lately I’ve discovered Agave nectar as a natural sweetener, and I must say that it has won me over. Lighter than honey, Pure Organic Raw Agave Nectar is extracted from the core of a yucca-like cactus. It isn’t heated above 118 […]
Why Splenda (Sucralose) is Not So Splendid
This past weekend, my son set up a Cotton Candy stand during our neighborhood block party. Cotton Candy, of course, is spun sugar with food coloring. And I don’t have a problem with “sugar.” Yeah, you heard me right: I don’t have a problem with eating sugar! I don’t mean we should have all sugar, […]
