Sunday, November 30, 2008

Safe(r) Shopping Options

Nirvana Safe Haven
http://www.nontoxic.com/

News Items - 11/30/08 - Lyme Disease

Tiny Homes-

Saturday, November 22, 2008

The Reality of Disputed Medical Maladies

The Reality of Disputed Medical Maladies
http://www.livescience.com/health/081120-bad-syndromes.html

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Tips For Choosing Toxic-Free Cookware

Lifting the "Body Burden":

How to Fight Toxic Exposure and Keep Chemicals Out of Your Home
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/simran-sethi/lifting-the-body-burden-h_b_141779.html

Sunday, November 9, 2008

Chemical Management Plan?

Call for ban on chemicals in cosmetics, cleaners. Twelve national health and environmental organizations are calling on Health Canada to speed up the process it uses to deal with toxins under the Chemical Management Plan and promote safer alternative products.
http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/article/533204

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

How to Read a UPC Code

In order to avoid products from China , it is your "right" to know
how the international UPC system works. You can check a product the
next time you are in the supermarket. In general, the first three
numbers are the country code and the numbers 690, 691, and 692
indicate China, 471 is Taiwan and 880 ( South Korea ) or 49 (Japan).
Using the link in blue below, you can check out other country codes.

To learn more click here: http://www.barcodeisland.com/ean13.phtml