Health Blog

As we have been warning about for years, personal care and body care products produced by many large companies can contain compounds that are hazardous to your health—including substances linked to cancer. The recall of multiple aerosol deodorants by Procter & Gamble (P&G) is just one more example of why blind trust in large manufacturers is not a strategy for protecting your health. Continue reading

Only a few days ago, I found myself without power for almost 48 hours. While two days might not seem like a big deal, it turned out to be a bigger ordeal than I imagined. Now you might wonder what does a power outage have to do with health? Everything. We forget how convenient the electric grid makes our lives. Continue reading

It’s concerning that legislation governing personal care products has seen relatively little modernization in over 80 years. This becomes even more important when you consider that the highest users of these products are often women, including during pregnancy. As research continues to demonstrate that ingredients applied to the skin can be systemically absorbed into the body, understanding what’s actually in the products we use is no longer optional—it’s essential.1-3 Continue reading

Many people assume that washing with a scented product, layering deodorant and perfume, or using scented laundry sheets are harmless personal choices. What most people don’t recognize is that these habits release unknown chemicals into shared air  Continue reading