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Cautious or paranoid? Finding balance with green living

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If you use a microwave, do you stand ten feet away when its on because of the radiation?  Do you avoid using sponges at all cost because of germs? Do you avoid eating certain foods or produce if you don’t know for sure if its organic or not to avoid pesticides?

On this blog, I do write a great deal about toxic substances that are used in our day-to-day lives, but also want to keep it light and (hopefully) fun.  Baring allergies, intolerance’s or illness you or your family members may have, sometimes we can get too caught up up in whats “deadly” .The question is, how do you find that balance once you become aware that certain habits you’re used to may not be healthy for you and your family?

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Plastics in the news – again

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Between being bombarded by news of the economy and the election coverage, you may or may not have heard the latest news reports about the health risks of plastics and the rebuttal by the FDA claiming that they are indeed safe:

Study: Plastic Bottles Present Health Risks
http://www.channel3000.com/health/17500416/detail.html
MADISON, Wis. — The Food and Drug Administration is looking closely at a chemical commonly used in plastic products.


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Fire retardant chemicals found in toddlers’ blood

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The title says it all.

“A new study finds that young children have high levels of chemical fire retardants in their blood.”

Read about it in USA Today and watch video from NBC Today Show

What do you think?  Do you think that fire retardant chemicals really pose a risk in humans, particularly children? What can we do as individuals to reduce exposure and health issues from theses chemicals?

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