Is Your Organic Beauty Product Really Organic?
Many personal care products claiming to be “organic” aren’t. So the National Organic Standards Board is asking the USDA to enforce the same organic standard on beauty products as it does on food. The Organic Consumer’s Association has the story and a list of brands perpetuating the fraud. Visit Skin Deep’s searchable database to find almost any beauty product’s toxicity level.
Why Is Bottled Water Evil?
“Evil“, you may say, is too strong a word to describe an inanimate object. Well, maybe yes. But when you consider the systems that produce it and even the psychology of why we want it, I think it’s not far-fetched to say bottled water is a moral issue. See this infographic for reasons why.
Man Succumbs To 7-Year Battle With Health Insurance
The Onion, while not always my fave, nailed it in this story. Satire is a feisty weapon.
Dr. Mercola on the Rise of Gluten-Intolerance
If you’ve noticed more people complaining of food allergies in recent years, it’s not just because of mass hypochondriasis. Naturopathic guru Dr. Mercola blames the Standard American Diet. As a person with a significant gluten-intolerance, I can definitely attest to the woes of thoughtlessly eating grain rich foods. It doesn’t just cause digestive trouble, it DESTROYS my immune system.
Natural Remedies for Allergies & Infections
Behold the healing powers of nature. I can tell you from personal experience that these remedies REALLY help.
