A newly released report in the medical journal, Pediatrics, links the use of pesticides to the occurrence of ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) in children. The study, conducted by Maryse F. Bouchard, a researcher at the University of Montreal in Quebec, shows that children with higher than average levels of 6 different chemicals were nearly [...]
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Back at the World’s Fair in 1939 when Dupont promised us “better living through chemistry” we had no idea how the onslaught of chemicals over the next few decades would actually end up killing some of us. In 1962, Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” was published. Carson was warning us of the negative effects of pesticides [...]
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Interesting conversation with my daughter and her friend, Jackson, on the way to school this morning. Kids have a way of saying the craziest things. A little knowledge can take them way over the top. My daughter is a Darwinist. Survival of the fittest is her mantra. The subject of fast food and processed, packaged [...]
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We just got back from Bloomingdale’s. We went to buy a new toaster oven. Carol, in the small appliances department, was very helpful. She asked what exactly we used our toaster oven for – I said, “Toast, mostly.” And to warm up foods rather than use a microwave. I was puzzled by the question. [...]
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