Healthy News

The federal government (Canadian, of course) declared bisphenol A a toxin today. This official declaration falls under the Canadian Enviromental Protection Act. Most of the big retailers (Sears Canada, Rexall Pharmacies and Hudson’s Bay Company just to name a few) have fallen in line and started to pull plastic products containing BPA off [...]

o, after much consumer and media attention, BPA continues to be around and not even the Canadian government has put it on the toxic list. It’s been about two years…
Complete article:
Bisphenol A continues off the toxic list

So, your mom was right, eat your greens!
As if we did not already know, greens are good for you, a new study has discovered that folate, which is found in dark green veggies and beans can counterattack the effects of BPA in our bodies.
That is great news, it is always handy to have a cure, [...]

The plastic vortex, also referred to as Great Eastern Pacific Garbage Patch, North Pacific Gyre, Eighth Continent or Great Garbage Patch is just a giant patch of garbage in the ocean whose size is unknown. Some estimate the extension of the floating debris to be the size of the state of Texas or more. This [...]

Interestingly enough, this subject is showing up in the “mainstream” press. According to an article in “U.S. News & World Report“, BPA might be a cause for erectile dysfunction in men. For those of you that don’t know, BPA is an essential ingredient of polycarbonates, epoxy resins and many types of plastics. [...]

Below are listed 6 principles that the EPA Administrator, Lisa P. Jackson, mentioned in a speech not long ago in San Francisco.
Principle #1: Chemicals Should Be Reviewed … on Sound Science.
Principle #2: Manufacturers Should Provide EPA with the Necessary Information… that New and Existing Chemicals are Safe.
Principle #3: Risk-Management Decisions Should Take into Account Sensitive [...]

Have you ever seen a product that made you say “Why didn’t I think of that?”
It’s called Blood Energy Drink. It even comes in its very own IV bag! As you can see in the photo, the blood type is B positive. I wonder if O negative taste any different?
Anyway, [...]

Have you noticed any really fat babies in the mall lately? I have. Infact since 1980 obesity in infants under 6 months had risen 73 percent according to a study released by the Harvard School of Public Health.
Furthermore, Japanese scientists have discovered that bisphenol A (the building block of hard, polycarbonate plastic, including [...]

If you’re like me, I’ll buy organic milk over the conventional stuff any day of the week. Even if it’s in a plastic bottle. Should I be buying cow’s milk in the first place? That’s a subject for another blog.
Anyway, make sure that the top is on tight and tip [...]

Can’t we trust the Swiss anymore? I mean Swiss banks over US banks any day. But eco-chic water bottles? It seems like the SIGG controversy is still alive and well on social networks. I wonder if CEO Steve Wasik has an account on Twitter? Before you go down to the post [...]