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A Doctor’s Viewpoint: The Womb Cannot Protect Against Many Toxins
by Dr. Maida P. Galvez
With Permission from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Center for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research
Thursday, April 26, 2007
“A little kid goes from a single cell to a laughing, sociable, intelligent, friendly human being over a course of two years; that’s dramatic growth and development,” stated Ken Olden, Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. The baby in the womb is at a critical window of vulnerability.
Antibiotics in Our Food: How to Resist Resistance
Kathryn Perrotti Leavitt
Healthy Child Healthy World
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
Choose 100% certified organic meat, milk and produce.
Organic crops are grown without the use of synthetic pesticides, while cows and poultry are fed only 100% certified organic feed that is antibiotic- and hormone-free. Look for labels that say "Certified Organic," your guarantee that the grower adheres to specific organic production standards and is monitored by an independent certification agency. Many major supermarket chains have organic sections.
Where to Find Organic Foods
Healthy Child Healthy World
Excerpted with permission from Mothers & Others for a Livable Planet
Monday, April 23, 2007
Besides local supermarkets and farmers markets, where else can you buy organic? We have suggestions for you.
Reduce Toxicity, Fight Fat
Janelle Sorensen
Healthy Child Healthy World
Tuesday, April 17, 2007
Americans are getting fatter and fatter. Since the mid-seventies, the number of people who are overweight or obese has more than doubled.
Good Policy Equals a Healthy Future for California and Beyond
Natalie Cadranel
Saturday, April 14, 2007
Weather and Well-Being: How Climate Change is Impacting Health
Janelle Sorensen
Healthy Child Healthy World
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
What is climate?
“Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get”1 seems an adequately simple explanation. Ironically, this definition is from a 1973 science fiction novel and today, climate patterns and weather are becoming increasingly unbelievable.
An Unacceptable Risk – Lawn Pesticides. Solutions to stay healthy, and keep lawns green.
Christopher Gavigan
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Exposure to common lawn care pesticides is an unacceptable danger for pets, wildlife, gardeners, and adults, and especially children.
Breakfast Boosts Brainpower
Nicole Meadow, Registered Dietician
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Breakfast is an important part of a healthful diet, yet tends to be the meal that is most often neglected or skipped. Research has shown that children who eat breakfast perform better academically than children who do not eat breakfast. Why, you ask?
Washington State moves to Keep Toxic Flame Retardants OUT - First-in-the-Nation Ban
Christopher Gavigan
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Olympia-The Washington State Legislature has passed the nation's first ban on all forms of the toxic flame retardants known as PBDEs.
