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79Are There Safe Plastics?
As a nutritional coach who cares about health issues, I get asked all the time about which plastics are safe. It is definitely a controversial subject. Almost everything is made of plastic these days. Are there safe plastics? The answer depends on where they are: on the shelf, or in your body!
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75Recycled plastic water bottles help Monarch Butterfly conservation
Monarch Butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have been having a hard time of it in many areas of the world. Habitat destruction, pesticides and lack of their foodplants have all taken a heavy toll, and even pollen...
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71The Art Of Selecting A Safe Water Bottle
Most of us don’t put too much thought into the bottles that house our store-bought water. But not all water bottles are created equally. You should take the time to make sure that you select only safe water...
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73How Safe Is Your Water Bottle?
In 2006, a research study described something quite extraordinary. A third of male fish in English rivers were in the process of changing sex, from male to female. Such reproductive anomalies are not just...
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73Ten Health-Related Urban Legends
TEN HEALTH-RELATED URBAN LEGENDS THAT YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN E-MAILED ABOUT AT SOME POINT, AND WHETHER THEY'RE TRUE, OR JUST SOME OLD WIVES' TALES. 1) Disposable wooden chopsticks contain bleach in their...
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66The Controversy Surrounding BPA
BPA, or Bisphenol-A, has been shown to lead to all sorts of health problems in laboratory mice and rats. It can cause chromosomal abnormalities, birth defects, and many other issues. Some researchers have...
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67One-Handed Reusable Water Bottles
Thinking of purchasing a one-handed reusable water bottle? Make sure and get one without BPA! Why? BPA, or bisphenol-A, is a dangerous chemical that is found in many types of polycarbonate plastics. BPA was...
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64The Best Reusable Water Bottle
Most of us are doing well just to get in our 8 glasses of water a day. But if you care about both your health and the environment, you need to know the facts about the water bottles that keep your H20 close...
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66What to Pack on Your Biking Adventure
Transport cycling is the most common form of biking in the world. This is the type of biking that’s used just to get people from one place to another. But this isn’t really adventurous, and you don’t...
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65Are Plastic Water Bottles Safe?
You may have heard that plastic water bottles can be harmful to your health. But if you’ve only heard this through casual conversation or while refilling your bottle at the gym, you may not even know why. ...
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