Added May 16, 2013, Under: Pregnancy, Technology, Women's Health
Lipstick has been getting a lot of bad press lately. But if you are a woman who enjoys wearing make up and feels more attractive and confident when doing so, giving up lipstick may not be an easy step to take.
What is the problem with commercial lipsticks?
Basically, heavy metals.
Many well known commercial lipsticks and lip glosses contain lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other metals according to a very recently published study by researchers at UC Berkeley’s School of Public Health. Earlier studies, ...
Added March 13, 2013, Under: Environment, Nutrition, Technology, Top 10
Growing your own vegetables is one of the fastest growing pastimes in the USA and what could be more healthy for you and your family? It is such good news that vegetable gardens have made a come back with even the White House joining in and web sites and YouTube tutorials devoted to this subject. We have written about the dark side before but...
Here are the top 10 good reasons to grow your own
1. GET THE NUTRITION YOU NEED AND ...
Added February 13, 2013, Under: Environment, Skin Conditions, Technology
I was talking to a friend who told me about her young brother who works as a pilot for Air France. Not yet 40, he has already had skin cancer and he is facing up to the very real possibility that he can expect a shorter lifetime than average because of his career.
Many passengers may not realize the very real dangers to their health that airline pilots and crew face when they keep on flying across the world. If you ...
Added January 24, 2013, Under: Technology
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A friend shared this suggestion with me the other day and I thought it was very worth while to turn the information into a blog bite because it is short, instructive, easy to put into practice and could save a life or at the very least prevent some anxious moments.
Unless you are like me and not a fan of cell phones, then you are almost 100% going to be carrying your phone with you wherever you go, complete with your ...
Added December 10, 2012, Under: Technology
Do you ever give a second thought about using your cell phone? Have you ever considered it might be causing you harm or even worse very detrimental to your children's health? Shouldn't you stop and show some concern about these possibilities because there is plenty of disturbing evidence already available even though cell phones have been popular for less than a couple of decades.
Science has shown an increased risk of brain tumors from the use of cell phones, as well ...
Added November 21, 2012, Under: Nutrition, Technology
Over recent years, we have slowly been educated about reading labels on food – especially packaged and processed foods – so that we know what the ingredients are. This is very important when it comes to knowing how much sugar or sodium the product contains or whether it is artificially flavored, sweetened, colored or preserved. We are becoming more fussy, and with good reason, about organic free range poultry, pork and eggs; about grass fed beef and dairy products; and ...
Added October 22, 2012, Under: Technology
A friend of Healing Natural Oils called Katee has agreed that I can share her "Long Opinion Piece on California's Prop 37". She has obviously put a lot of thought and research into this subject and I think we can all learn from what she has to say...
Most of the country is aware that California will be voting on Proposition 37 in the coming election. It is a little unusual for other states to be so aware of a proposition ...
Added August 20, 2012, Under: Environment, Technology
Up until the middle of the 19th century, everything was natural and nothing was synthetic. The world was probably better off without synthetics but of course novelty and new are always exciting and when a vast array of synthetic materials hit the market place in the early to mid twentieth century, they caused great interest and enthusiasm that lasted for many decades.
More recently there has been a nostalgic and more healthy return to many natural versions
Synthetics cover a wide range ...
Added May 21, 2012, Under: Technology
In much the same way as parents are questioning the necessity for so many multiple vaccination shots for their children (or whether they should vaccinate at all), so pet owners are starting to think along the same lines for their dogs and cats.
And unlike children where vaccinations stop with childhood, pet owners are encouraged to vaccinate their pets for the duration of their lives.
In a recent article on their website, preventdisease.com asks the question: Are we over vaccinating our ...
Added February 27, 2012, Under: Environment, Technology
According to the site opposingviews.com, three of some of the best known cosmetic companies have done an about-turn on their animal testing policies. After claiming for the past two decades that they did not test on animals, they have now reverted to their former bad habits and all because China has insisted they do so if they wish to sell their products in that fastest growing economy.
Originally, Avon, Estee Lauder and Mary Kay showed the way by banning such tests on ...
