60 Minutes Asks: Are Phthalates Really Dangerous?

Phthalates are found in an extraordinary number of everyday products. While it’s proven that the chemicals leach out of these products in high amounts, there’s still a bit of gray area in tying them, beyond all question, to health consequences.  CBS News tackles these questions in the video below discusses.  And as always, there are [...]

TGI Tuesday Giveaway: Thinkbaby Safe Sunscreen

Last Summer we tested way too many safer sunscreens, only to find that they didn’t work, made us look like polar bears or smelled like antiseptic.  When we heard at the ABC Kid’s Expo that Thinkbaby had decided to tackle these issues, along with the unsettling problem of endocrine disruptors commonly found in mainstream sunscreens, [...]

BPA Exposure in Unborn Baby Girls May Cause Permanent Fertility Defects

Unborn baby girls exposed to bisphenol-a can suffer permanent uterine changes that may eventually result in cancer.  The process is thought to occur through alterations in their DNA. The findings by researchers at Yale School of Medicine were reported in the March issue of Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB [...]

Endocrine-Disrupting Obesogens: An Interview with Stephen Perrine

Last week we talked about the basics of a group of endocrine-disrupting chemicals called obesogens.  The whole thing sounded pretty bleak, but I promised to bring you some good news, so here we go! I had the opportunity to interview Steve Perrine, author of The New American Diet, Editor of Children’s Health and Editor-at-Large for [...]

Obesogens and The New American Diet

If you’ve been reading our blog for even a little while, you’ve heard terms like “hormone-mimicking” and “endocrine-disrupting” more than you probably care to admit.   And now I’m throwing another one at you. What are obesogens and where are they found? The term “obesogen” was recently coined in 2009 by researchers to describe the known [...]

Can Folate Correct the Effects of BPA Exposure?

Is there anyway to counteract the effects of BPA exposure? Over the last few years we’ve been smacked by so much information about the damage done to our endocrine systems by hormone-mimicking chemicals like BPA.  We’ve removed as many obvious sources as we can, and yet so  many are simply out of our control.  Canned [...]

Chemical Industry Lobbying Sways FDA Decision on BPA

While grassroots movements against endocrine-disrupting chemicals like BPA heat up, so do the American Chemical Industry’s attempts to undermine those efforts. Last week held some exciting action with supporters of chemical reform speaking out across the country.  The Safer Chemical Coalition chronicled the happenings with much excitement: U.S. Senate held hearings on Thursday February 4 [...]

Plastics: An Important Part of Your Healthy Diet

I came across this crazy advertisement today while reading through the growing list of chemicals implicated in hormone disrutpion on OurStolenFuture.org.  The ad was part of a series run widely in the 1990′s recommending that people think of plastic as “your sixth basic food group.”   It’s amazing to think about what the chemical industry spends to convince people of the safety of [...]

Bisphenol-a Manufacturers Switch to Fear Inducing Strategy

Beware the upcoming marketing campaign depicting a desperately concerned pregnant mommy warning you about the impending disappearance of canned foods. Save BPA – it’s not that harmful!  What about the moms who don’t have time to grow their own food and prepare it without the help of cans lined with BPA?! Who are the fear [...]

3 Steps to Help Avoid a Hormone-Mimicking Chemical by The Daily Green

New information has been released about phthalates in baby lotions and shampoos. It seems to be common practice for manufacturers to add phthalates to help bind fragrances. These products are readily absorbed through the skin and are adding to our children’s already heavy toxic burden. The Daily Green blog presented several steps to help you [...]