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Hand Sanitizers have chemicals too... by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living With the fears of Swine flu, there's more hand sanitizers out there than you can shake a stick at. I saw a huge wipe thing you're supposed to use on your grocery cart (or you ... Read on »

Prenatal Smoke Exposure can cause Behavioral Problems by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Don't know if this pertains to secondhand smoke as well, but I would assume any smoke isn't good. From Medscape: November 9, 2009 (Honolulu, Hawaii) — Prenatal tobacco ... Read on »

Off Label Marketing and DEADLY drugs by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Here's an article (rather long, but worth it) about off-label marketing schemes by major pharmaceutical companies. Our babysitter was put on neurontin off label even though i ... Read on »

BPA in your canned tomatoes and soup by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living If you saw my post on Sigg bottles, and are concerned about BPA and other plastic chemical leakage, put canned foods in that category. We only buy tomatoes if they are in gla ... Read on »

SSRIs may be bad for sperm by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Eeek, besides the disturbing fact that so many of those crazy shooters (now, Columbine, and back) have been on SSRIs, which of course affect the biochemistry of your brain, ap ... Read on »

Present Idea, bamboo + silk scares by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living You know I love organizations like Kiva that help people make a living, especially with green projects, folk medicines, etc. Well, it's present season and you might want to ... Read on »

UK Guardian by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living The Slate.com article was reprised in the UK Guardian. They had a more sober view of cannabis, but then the so-called "health editor" questioned whether the improve ... Read on »

NYtimes, Mammograms: "Just Skip It" by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Longtime readers know I've been ranting about the dubious value of mammos and myself have never had one (search the blog for older posts) much to the chagrin of my midwives. ... Read on »

Soft Drinks Hard on the Body by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Interestingly, there is a faction of Coke Connoisseurs who prefer Mexican Coke over any other...reason why? Mexico use real sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup. Sad t ... Read on »

Cell Phone use linked to Brain tumors by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living We all know there's probably SOMETHING up with cellphones and brain tumors, but here's another study. And check out this comment that was on it: MY FOUR YEAR OLD SON DIED.... ... Read on »

Children Can Greatly Reduce Abdominal Pain by Using Their Imagination by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I read somewhere that lots of powerful pharma drugs (esp. SSRIs/antidepressants) work largely on the placebo effect, but their side effects are unfortunately quite biologicall ... Read on »

Prenatal SSRIs Linked to Problems in Newborns by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Ok, I'm supposed to be working on my novel, but there's some news too important not to post. Given that so many people are on SSRIs, if you're planning to try to get pregnant ... Read on »

Heat Forms Potentially Harmful Substance in High-fructose Corn Syrup by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Ack! HFCS fed to bees? Another reason to ONLY BUY ORGANIC: Released:10/15/2009 9:00 PM EDTSource:American Chemical Society (ACS) Newswise — Researchers have establishe ... Read on »

Novel needs attention by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Hi, all, Kind of going on hiatus again...see you soon. Read on »

WSJ: Canada Halting Swine Flu Vaxxing by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I haven't been following this issue all too closely as I plan not to get a swine flu or any kind of flu vax (n.b. we haven't had the flu in the house for years, don't see too ... Read on »

Cover Story on Slate! by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Sorry, a bit tardy. I wrote the second part of my installment on organic medical marijuana and autism/inflammation/pain, etc. Cover story! Read it here. Read on »

Iodine for fertility and health by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living Iodine is so important for the healthy functioning of the thyroid, but soils are often depleted of this nutrient and chemicals such as flouride and bromine and chlorine can di ... Read on »

REVIEW: BrainToniq organic energy drink by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living You've probably been seeing all the energy drinks out there--Red Bull, etc.--and wondering if there's an organic way to go. Most of the commercial drinks are basically water, ... Read on »

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) could increase risks of obesity and dementia in adulthood by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living In a natural conception, the egg is surrounded by all these sperm...but only one (sometimes two at the same time) gets in. If you watch the real time movies of the process, i ... Read on »

RECALL of Tylenol by Marie L. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Green Living I'm not a big fan of Tylenol--it slows down Phae II liver detox (hey, look in the warnings, it's right there) and is a leading source of liver damage. If you want to offload ... Read on »

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