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Kids And WiFi

My two older kids, Zara and Oscar, just launched their first website! They are very concerned about the effects of microwave radiation on kids - and the fact that schools…
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Remove Toxins From Your Environment & Heal Faster

I have an entire chapter (Ch.4) in Listen To Your Gut devoted to guiding you through your whole house, clothes, eating, etc. showing you how to remove all those “hidden” toxins that are sabotaging your health and making it harder to heal.

This latest news report is just more confirmation of the importance of removing all these toxic chemicals from your environment. Researchers at the Department of Epidemiology at UCLA’s School of Public Health determined that:

“Women in the study with high levels of perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) took longer to get pregnant.

Recent animal studies have found these chemicals may have a variety of toxic effects on the liver, immune system and developmental and reproductive organs.

In addition, previous studies by the same researchers found that PFOA may affect the growth of fetuses. In addition, two other studies linked PFOA and PFOS to impaired fetal growth, Olsen said.”

These chemicals are pervasive in food packaging, pesticides, clothing, upholstery, carpets and personal care products.

As I say in Chapter Four of Listen To Your Gut, page 259:

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More Reasons To Eat Locally Grown Food

An article in the British newspaper this week, The Observer, highlights some sobering reasons why we need to eat locally and support our local farmers as much as we can.

Buying food from small, family-owned farms (hopefully organic, or, no spray) tends to be better for the animals, the soil, the environment and our health. Ayurvedic medicine holds that if you eat local foods, in season, this is most compatible with your body.

Here’s what’s wrong with eating commercial food from your local supermarket:

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Chlorine-Free Swimming Pools

Chlorine Free Swimming PoolFollowing on from my search for utopia post: If we stay year-round in White Rock, then my hubby would like to add an indoor pool to our house. An excellent idea since he and the kids swim every day when we’re near a pool or ocean. We also could combine my solarium idea with the indoor pool space. However, chlorine is a highly toxic, damaging substance – both for our bodies and the environment. So I’ve begun researching alternatives so we can have a chlorine free pool.

Dr. Joseph Mercola’s site is great for this since he has a feedback section where we can hear from actual pool owners. There’s no substitute for personal experience in my opinion. The following information is gleaned from the community feedback on Mercola’s site and some of the recommended websites themselves. Since most of the information below is quoted, rather than italicizing the quotes, I have italicized my comments instead. Mercola recommends Ozone as the best system, however in the comments section by pool owners, many say it is not ideal and that they have found better systems.

Here’s what some people say about salt water pools: