Skin Cancer Awareness Month: DIY Suntan Lotion Recipes

May 7, 2013 6:55 AM0 comments
Skin Cancer Awareness Month: DIY Suntan Lotion Recipes

In the Northern Hemisphere, the recent calendar page turn from April to May marks the official start of the spring-summer season, the return of shorts and of sand-filled Saturdays. It is also skin cancer awareness month. The thinning ozone and rising temperatures mean it’s more important than ever this year [...]

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Yoga Isn’t for Sissies

May 6, 2013 7:40 PM0 comments
Yoga Isn’t for Sissies

I can’t even begin to count how many times someone has suggested to me that I incorporate yoga into my fitness routine. For some reason, I just couldn’t get my mind around it. All people do in yoga is learn how to contort themselves into weird pretzel shapes and practice [...]

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Chemicals In Chicago’s Air

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Chemicals In Chicago’s Air

Scientists have found that Chicago’s air is infested with chemicals courtesy of airborne compounds that are traveling as far as the Arctic. The chemicals, called cyclic siloxanes, are toxic to aquatic life. Where do they come from? From chemicals in deodorants, lotions and conditioners. “These chemicals are just everywhere,” said Keri Hornbuckle, [...]

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Whistleblowers: BP Knowingly Poisoned Oil Cleanup Crew

April 30, 2013 7:00 AM2 comments
Whistleblowers: BP Knowingly Poisoned Oil Cleanup Crew

Do you remember the Deepwater Horizon disaster of 2010? It was all over the news for months and months… and then seemed to simply disappear from the media once BP announced they’d stopped up the gushing oil well. Whistleblowers are claiming that’s no mistake — and in a recent report [...]

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New Study Links Traffic Pollution to Heart Disease

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New Study Links Traffic Pollution to Heart Disease

Scientists and doctors have been researching the effect traffic pollution has on the human body for years. Damning evidence against high pollution areas has already been collected, claiming that people who live by busy roads and in inner cities have poor health and a low life expectancy. A new study [...]

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Whatchu Know ‘Bout GMO? Apparently, Not Much.

April 16, 2013 7:30 AM3 comments
Whatchu Know ‘Bout GMO? Apparently, Not Much.

CBC News reported that affairs and currents of the expanding genetically-modified food system are “too far removed” from concerns of the average Canadian consumer. Despite the amount Monsanto is emblazoned across news pages and amidst frequent farmer and food group protests happening the entire world over, the average Canadian consumer [...]

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