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Toxic active ingredient in mosquito and insect repellants

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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With a toxic active ingredients called DEET, insect repellant is a must-have for many people during summer. Thanks to some drought-breaking rainfall there is plenty of water laying around providing perfect breeding conditions for insects and mosquitos.

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Are banana chips a healthy children’s snack food?

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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Healthy snack foods are high on most parents’ list of ‘must-have-at-the-ready’ items. Fruit in its natural form is always preferable but when a child wants chips and only chips, I have found banana chips can satisfy kiddy cravings and provide a healthy option. So I was curious to find out how banana chips are made […]

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Ammonia free – the best hair colouring option

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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A hair colour at the salon should be a pampering treat but did you know the ammonia used as an active ingredient in most commercial hair color preparations is also used in explosives manufacturing, toilet cleaners and cigarettes? Ammonia hydroxide has been linked to asthma, bronchitis and skin irritations. It also causes havoc in the […]

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Toxic but ‘Natural’ Baby Shampoo

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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A leading brand of baby shampoo claims to be 98% derived from natural ingredients. On the surface that sounds good to me but I couldn’t help but wonder what the 2% ingredients that were ‘non-natural’ (ie synthetic and potentially toxic) might be.

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Preservative labelling a ‘trick-of-trade’ for advertising

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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Preservative labelling is not always what it seems. At the supermarket recently, I reviewed several brands of lemonade to see if there was one that was a better choice for the punch recipe my family has had at celebrations since I was a child.

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BPA free plastic fantastic

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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Is your plastic water bottle BPA free? Look on the underside for a triangle with a number in it. Hopefully, it is #2, #4 or #5. That means it?s made from a ‘safe’ plastic designed for re-use such as hi or low-density polyethylene or polypropylene.

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Autism, environmental contaminants and horses

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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Autism research is clearly indicating that both genes and the presence of environmental contaminants, or heavy metals, both in utero and after birth, can impact on the potential development of autism in babies and young children.

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Asthma and diet in children – Links proven in new research

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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An asthmatic child benefits greatly from the removal of fast food in the diet. A ten year international study (ISAAC 2010) that tracked 50,000 children (aged 8-12 years) across 20 countries has shown fast food burgers increase the risk of childhood asthma and allergy.

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Instant health claims not so dandy

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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It seems even the health food industry feels the pressure to offer consumers convenient, time saving alternatives. Today I went looking for dandelion root beverage, an excellent liver support and detoxification brew provided to us typically in a jar, but direct from nature.

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Avoiding MSG in Pregnancy

Posted on 18 July 2011 in Blog by L. Schneider
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Pregnancy cravings can be instant and while ‘gherkins and ice-cream’ were never on my list of desirable foods when I was pregnant, the urgent need to eat often had me circling a food court looking for healthy options. By the time you eliminate the fried food, the ‘sitting in the bain-marie all day’ food, the […]

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