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One Year Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer by 32% for BRCA 1 Gene

March 19, 2012

It’s relatively common knowledge that long term breastfeeding reduces the risk of developing breast cancer later in life. Even so, some prominent cancer organizations still don’t wholeheartedly embrace the premise. Cancer.org reports: Not breast-feeding: Some studies have shown that breast-feeding slightly lowers breast cancer risk, especially if the breast-feeding lasts 1½ to 2 years. This could [...]

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Global Wind Power Climbs to New Record in 2011

March 14, 2012

Wind energy developers installed a record 41,000 megawatts of electricity-generating capacity in 2011, bringing the world total to 238,000 megawatts. With more than 80 countries now harnessing the wind, there is enough installed wind power capacity worldwide to meet the residential electricity needs of 380 million people at the European level of consumption.
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5 Reasons Children at Great Risk from GE Foods; 54 Senators Ask the FDA to Label GE Foods

March 14, 2012

Just like children’s growing little bodies put them at a greater risk of suffering from the harmful effects of toxic chemicals, the same holds true for genetically engineered (GE) foods. According Seed of Deception, there are five reasons children are more susceptible to the harmful effects of GE foods: Young, fast-developing bodies are influenced most [...]

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UK Midwifery Shortage: Rising Caesarians, Declining Breastfeeding

March 9, 2012

If you have experienced prenatal care, birth, and postpartum care from a midwife, you know the importance of this one-to-one relationship. The experience with a midwife is beautiful. It is about love and compassion. What more could you want or expect when bringing a baby into this world? Great Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) includes [...]

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New Study: PCBs Can Cause ADHD

March 7, 2012

PCBs are industrial chemicals that are still prevalent in our modern world even though they were largely banned in 1977. From schools to killer whales, these unavoidable toxic PCBs may be responsible for the attention and hyperactivity problems experienced by millions of children today. According to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Polychlorinated biphenyls [...]

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Global Economy Expanded More Slowly than Expected in 2011

February 16, 2012

The global economy grew 3.8 percent in 2011, a drop from 5.2 percent in 2010. Economists had anticipated a slowdown, but this was even less growth than expected, thanks to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, unrest in oil-producing countries, the debt crisis in Europe, and a stagnating recovery in the United States.
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Please Tell Congress to Label Genetically Engineered (GE) Food

February 13, 2012

I fear genetically engineered (GE) food. I fear that the true consequences to agriculture and our health will not be known for decades. It is Frankenfood from a bad horror movie, only it is currently our reality. Furthermore, we don’t even know what products contain GE ingredients, as mandatory labeling is not required by the [...]

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5 Green Products: ReUseThisBag, Naturopathica, Farmer Jason, Baby Gourmet, Attached

February 9, 2012

1. ReUseThisBag.com I am finally in the habit of taking my reusable bags in every store, not just the grocery store! It was one of my “eco-sins” for awhile, as I could never remember them, but I finally have a system. They key to remembering to use reusable bags is to have plenty of them! [...]

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Arsenic in Fruit Juice Exceeds U.S. Federal Drinking-Water Standard

January 26, 2012

Arsenic conjers up images of rat poison and soap opera poisonings. The truth is that arsenic does occur naturally in water. It is in the creeks and spring where I live. The EPA regulates how much arsenic is safe for drinking water: Arsenic is a semi-metal element in the periodic table. It is odorless and [...]

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CDC: Delayed Breastfeeding Increases Rotavirus Vaccine Effectiveness

January 23, 2012

When my son was recovering from open heart surgery as an infant, another child came down with rotavirus in the NICU. The nurses wanted us to trade places with this child and swore a “hard clean” would take care of killing the virus. I refused to move. My son had not been vaccinated for rotavirus, [...]

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