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Fluoride: Friend or Fraud?
Question: What is a major industrial pollutant, lies between lead and arsenic on the toxicity scale, and yet is continually promoted as being good for us?
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Clean, but caustic
HOME, sweet, home — or home, toxic home?
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Warning: Toxic chemical triclosan can turn your toothpaste into chloroform
Researchers that have found that the chemical triclosan, which is found in a lot of antimicrobial soaps and toothpaste products, can react with chlorine in the tap water. Guess what you get?
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Germ Warfare - What's Lurking in Your Hockey Bag?
Aside from causing your teammates to pass out from the noxious fumes, dirty hockey equipment can be a breeding ground for viruses such as hepatitis B. So what exactly is lurking in your hockey bag?
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Natural Born Mold Killers
A reader asks The Green Guide:
After a really rainy spring, I've had serious problems with mold inside my house. Is there an easy way to get rid of it without having to revert to chlorine-based cleaners?
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TOP "10" HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS
What you don't know about household chemicals could kill you!
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Are You Poisoning Your Children?
It's pretty scary when you think of all those people who use toxic chemicals to clean their home and don't know the dangers.
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Fresh smell of anti-stink technology
As much of Canada swelters, those still brave enough to exercise outdoors might benefit from Lululemon's latest contribution to technical exercise wear -- a garment that doesn't absorb the unpleasant smell of sweat.
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Why Silver Kills Germs and Heals Wounds
People have known for centuries that silver kills germs, but only recently have scientists discovered how the white metal does its work.
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Silver in Your Washing Machine?
No, Kim is not running the company laundromat. As chief of Samsung's Washing & Cleaning Technology Group, he's the man behind a new washing machine that deposits tiny silver particles — about 1/10,000 the thickness of a human hair — onto clothes to make them bacteria- and odor-free without the need for hot water.
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A Wake-up Call on Cosmetic Preservative Safety
Two recent reports raise disturbing questions about the safety of commonly used cosmetic preservatives. They also make very clear why smart consumers are seeking safe and natural preservative systems.
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Poisons In Our Home - Several Reasons to Go Chemical-Free
Studies have shown that our indoor environments are five times more polluted than outdoors and three times more likely to cause cancer.
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Eczema Treatments - What's Available?
Perhaps the simplest treatments for eczema involve simple lifestyle changes.
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Is Your House Making You Sick? Indoor Chemicals and the Depression Link
More and more health professionals are acknowledging environmental and chemical triggers for depressive illness.
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The Toxic Danger of Fabric Softener and Dryer Sheets
Although they may make your clothes feel soft and smell fresh, fabric softener and dryer sheets are some of the most toxic products around.
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Interiors of Homes and Effects on Asthma
The inside of an asthmatic’s home is where most causes and triggers will be, making it especially important to identify them and minimize the effect.
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Common Household Products that Can Poison Your Children
In the United States alone, someone is poisoned every few seconds. 40% of these cases involve children under the age of 3. 50% of these cases involve children under the age of 6.
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Sleeping With The Enemy
Some fun facts: A regular run-of-the-mill mattress is home to thousands of dust mites ... and 100,000 of their friends can inhabit one square yard of carpet. Ready for more?
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How Clean is Your House
Try answering these questions in this house cleaning checklist to determine if your home is as clean as it could be.
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