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A Guide for Safer Summer Grilling

A Guide for Safer Summer Grilling

by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team Blooming flowers are pretty and soil on our hands is heavenly, but the most delicious marker of warm-weather fun is backyard grilling. As you prepare for your own outdoor feasts, you need to keep safety in mind. Here’s our guide highlighting some potential grilling […]

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Fire Safety: "Dumb Stuff" that Typically Smart People Actually Do

Fire Safety: “Dumb Stuff” that Typically Smart People Actually Do

by guest blogger George DeVault, author of FIRE CALL!, a volunteer firefighter’s memoir The blue minivan was a huge ball of fire when our pumper truck pulled into the parking lot. Orange flames licked the front wall of the dry cleaners and curled onto the roof. Our hose team knocked the fire out before it […]

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Sharpen Your Sunscreen Savvy

Sharpen Your Sunscreen Savvy

Guest blog by Laura Klein, publisher of OrganicAuthority.com. There’s so much to say about sunscreen—beyond how essential it is. That’s because the ingredients in countless conventional sunscreen products are astonishingly bad for our health. All you have to do is read Environmental Working Group’s report and guides on sunscreens to uncover the truth. In fact, […]

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