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BPA on Receipts, Even Whole Foods is Guilty
The endocrine disruptor that everyone wants to avoid these days seems more and more unavoidable. Bisphenol A (BPA) has been discovered through lab tests to be lurking inside 40 percent of receipts from major US businesses like Walmart, CVS, McDonald’s, Safeway, KFC, the US Postal Service and even Whole Foods. The levels of BPA found…
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Less Meaty, More Skinny!
So, you may know already that eating less meat is healthier for the environment, but have you really dug into the facts about what meat does to your waistline? No? To put it simply, researchers say that eating more meat makes you heavier. You can get the skinny on this meat and weight study at…
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New is Not Always Better: the iPhone 4 Problem
So, your iPhone 3G or 3GS worked just fine, but you were lured into buying the sleek, ultra-trim iPhone 4. And, guess what? It drops calls. What is Apple’s fix for this? They are giving away free bumper cases (made of rubber and plastic) to help combat the issue. Am I the only one who…
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Put a Lid on BPA
You may think that canning your own food in glass jars means you’re totally safe from BPA exposure. Nope. Umbra at Grist has written about BPA in the lining of mason jar lids. I would have never suspected it, but I guess BPA really is everywhere. If you want your canning to be totally BPA…
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