Tag Archives | BPA

Plastic-Free Food Storage Solutions

Plastic-Free Food Storage Solutions

by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team Regardless of our cultural, family, or religious traditions, at this time of year we can all rely on one constant: food, and lots of it! But how are you going to store it, transport it, and keep it fresh, and above all, safe? The […]

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Protecting Our Kids from Chemical Exposures—Like a Girl

Protecting Our Kids from Chemical Exposures—Like a Girl

by guest blogger Deirdre Imus, author and environmental health advocate Puberty is awkward. Everything starts to change, and you feel like a foreigner in your own body. It’s not an easy transition no matter when it happens, but for a number of girls, puberty is starting earlier than ever before—sometimes as young as 7 years […]

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BPA's New Status: Reproductive Toxin

BPA’s New Status: Reproductive Toxin

By guest blogger Alex Formuzis. Study after study by scientists from around the globe has connected BPA with more than a dozen serious health problems, including reproductive system abnormalities, cancer, behavioral disorders, and diabetes. The list of states and localities across the U.S. that have 86ed baby bottles and sippy cups containing the substance has grown. Now California, the most populous state in the country, is poised to declare BPA toxic to the human reproductive system.

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The New BPA Controversy

The New BPA Controversy

by guest blogger Mark A. Moyad. Bisphenol A (also known as BPA), a chemical recently banned from baby bottles and children’s drinking cups by the Food and Drug Administration, is still found inside many commercial product containers. And there is enough evidence out there right now that I am starting to become a little concerned.

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