Last week I had a delightful chat with Betsy Keratnick of “Everyday Food” on Martha Stewart Living radio, a Sirius Satellite Radio station. We talked about everything from planning ahead for meals to last-minute cooking with frozen chicken (my specialty!). Don’t worry if you missed it because you can listen to the entire 22 minutes [...]
I know, I know; it’s heresy to say that cholesterol might actually be good for you. That cholesterol might be something you really want to have running around in your bloodstream. Heavens to mercy, save us all! Did she mean to say that cholesterol is good? Sigh. I got into this discussion on a recent [...]
The Safer Chemicals Healthy Families consumer advocacy group “leaked” this graphic video galvanize public support for Congressional action to make sure the products we reach for, sleep on, and eat from every day aren’t loaded with toxic chemicals. The characters you meet in this quick video are cartoons, but the plot is ripped straight from [...]
I love it when a company goes out of its way to right deceptive practices, especially when profits up against consumer health. Whole Foods Marketplace Inc. announced that it is raising the bar on organic skin care products, meaning that it will only carry items claiming to be organic that are actually organic and contain [...]
Fragrances are designed to make you smell good, but is that all they are doing? In a recently released study of 17 name-brand fragrances co-authored by the Environmental Working Group and the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, they found that they contain secret ingredients – chemicals not listed on the label – with troubling hazardous properties. [...]
On Monday this week the American Academy of Pediatrics published a study linking high concentrations of pesticides in urine to ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). The contaminated children may have eaten food treated with pesticides, breathed it in the air, or swallowed it in their drinking water. The study didn’t determine how they were exposed. While [...]
