The holidays, meant to be a time of peace, reflection, and celebration, too often exhaust rather than uplift us. If you sometimes feel trapped by the shopping, spending, and frenzied preparations, you aren’t alone. Do you want more of what matters, not just more stuff? This year, you don’t have to rack up credit card… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Conscious Consumer
GMO OMG
GMOs — genetically modified organisms — pervade as much as 80% of conventional processed food in the United States. How do these miracle seeds, propagandized as the seeds to feed world, affect our children, the health of our planet, and our freedom of choice? These and other questions take filmmaker Jeremy Seifert to Haiti, Paris,… Read more »
The Non-GMO Project
You have the right to know what’s in the food you eat. The most common genetically engineered ingredients — corn, soy and canola oil — find their way into 70 percent of popular processed foods like breakfast cereal, cookies, chips, soda and frozen meals. Get the facts and find non-GMO choices at the Non-GMO Project…. Read more »
Good Food on a Tight Budget
Stretching your dollars to get a month’s worth of healthy, filling food is a challenge. The Environmental Working Group assessed nearly 1,200 foods and hand-picked the best 100 or so that pack in nutrients at a good price, with the fewest pesticides, contaminants and artificial ingredients. In this video, DC chef Alli Sosna, EWG nutritionist… Read more »
Bleach Alternative
This video demonstrates a simple bleach substitute that only takes three ingredients to make.
Find Non-GMO Choices
On election day next month, a voter initiative in California puts mandatory GMO labeling on the ballot. The vote will determine whether to require, or not, the labeling of food products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Although recent polls show that more than 90% of Americans want to know whether or not their food contains… Read more »
What’s the Truth About Bottled Water?
The labels on those expensive bottles may lead us to think the water inside comes from pristine springs or has amazing healing powers. But bottled water companies don’t have to tell us what’s actually in those bottles. EWG’s 2011 Bottled Water Scorecard grades more than 170 bottled water labels. > Download the Bottled Water Scorecard… Read more »
Is Your Shampoo Organic?
If you’ve shopped for organic shampoo, body wash or make-up, you’ve probably noticed that there are a lot of brands that call themselves “organic,” but don’t carry the “USDA Organic” seal. Contrary to popular belief, the U.S. government doesn’t regulate cosmetics for safety, long-term health impacts or environmental damage. Many common cosmetics ingredients are harmful… Read more »
Household Cleaners “Hall of Shame”
“Will burn skin and eyes.” “Will penetrate skin and attack underlying tissues and bone.” “Suspected of damaging the unborn child.” You’d expect to see these warnings on a barrel of hazardous waste. In fact, they’re in the fine print of labels of everyday household cleaners or on their websites and obscure technical disclosures. These nasty… Read more »
The Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen: 2012
The Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) eighth edition of its Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce™ has updated information on 45 popular fruits and vegetables and their total pesticide loads. EWG highlights the worst offenders with its new Dirty Dozen Plus™ list and the cleanest conventional produce with its list of the Clean Fifteen™. “The explosive… Read more »
