Phthalates

Lynne Peeples

Could You Blame Your Ancestors For Your Fertility Problems?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Pcos, Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Epigenetics, Women's Health, Pregnancy, Reproductive Health, Dioxin, Phthalates, Green News

The environment in which your great-great-grandmother lived, breathed, ate and drank might be responsible for health problems endured by you, your chi...

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Lynne Peeples

A Hormonal Mess: How An Everyday Chemical May Be Making Us Fat And Sick

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Bpa, Endocrine Disruptors, Obesogens, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Bpa Baby Bottles, Diabetes, Bpa Canned Food, Obesity, Hormones, Phthalates, Overweight, Childhood Obesity, Bpa Water Bottles, Insulin, Green News

The modern lifestyle of super-sized french fries and couch potatoes often takes the blame for the rising rates of obesity and diabetes in the U.S. -- ...

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Take Toxic Chemicals Off Your Gift List

Claire Moshenberg | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Childrens Toys, Plastic Toys, Phthalates Childrens Toys, Toxic Chemicals Toys, Phthalates, Parents News
Claire Moshenberg

In the midst of holiday madness, the last thing you want to worry about are sneaky toxic chemicals in your kids' gifts.

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5 Things I've Told My Kids
5,000 Times

Maria Rodale | Posted 01.21.2012

Read More: Maria Rodale's Blog, Bisphenol-A, Raising Civilized Kids, BPA-Free Kids, Maria's Farm Country Kitchen, Raising Kids, Phthalates, Parenting Tips, Healthy Living News
Maria Rodale

Forgive me if I've already written this blog before, but it occurred to me last weekend as I was telling my 5-year-old for the fifth time that day to ...

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No More Toxins: J&J Removing Harmful Chemicals From Baby Products

AP | By LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: 4 Dioxane, Baby Shampoo, Boycott, Johnson & Johnson, Carcinogens, 1, Parents-Babies, Parents-Childrens-Healthy-Lifestyle, Children's Health, Phthalates, Toxins, Formaldehyde, Parents News

TRENTON, N.J. -- Amid pressure from activists, Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is continuing efforts to remove traces of two harmful chemical...

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7 Simple Ways To Detox Your Diet And Your Home

EatingWell | Posted 10.25.2011

Read More: Bpa, Healthy Eating, Pesticides, Healthier-Greener-Home, Cleaner-and-Greener, Toxins, Healthy Living Body, Detox Diets, Wpa, Perfluorocarbons, Slidepollajax, Mercury, Diet and Nutrition, Dioxins, Eating Well, Phthalates, Pcbs, Healthy Living News
EatingWell

Nobody knows just how much of a risk toxins in our food really pose. But we're exposed to dozens, if not hundreds, of chemicals, and the effects of some multiple exposures may be more than the sum of their parts.

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The Return of the Toxic Newt Mask

Wendy Gordon | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Nrdc, Halloween, Halloween Masks, Safe Chemicals Act, Halloween Costumes, Delay Game, Pvc, Diy-Halloween-Costumes, Tsca, Phthalates, Green News
Wendy Gordon

Consumers shouldn't be afraid that products they buy, whether for Halloween or for everyday, could harm their kids. Products on the market shouldn't contain harmful chemicals.

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You May Not Be Into Plastic, But Plastic Is Way Into You

Kerry Trueman | Posted 07.06.2011

Read More: Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Plastic: A Toxic Love Story, Charles Moore, Frisbee, Plastic, Bpa, Consumption, Pollution, Susan Freinkel, Phthalates, Green News
Kerry Trueman

What makes Plastic: A Toxic Love Story such a compelling read, is her honest assessment of plastic's finer attributes, which largely get ignored in the debates over shopping bags and single-use water bottles.

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Plastic Wars: Science Loses in Renewed Campaign Against Plasticizers

Jon Entine | Posted 06.11.2011

Read More: Plasticizers, Poison, Outgasses, Dehp, Plasticisers, Toxic, Vinyl, Children?S National Medical Center, Chemophobia, Pvc, Friends of the Earth, Endocrine Disruptor, Offgassing, Phthalates Children's Toys, Outgass, Phthalates, Outgassing, Bund, Green News
Jon Entine

No science based agency in the US, Europe or elsewhere has found direct links between phthalates and human health. But this doesn't stop some groups from plying on consumer fears.

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There's No "Safe" Plastic, Already!

Mindy Pennybacker | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Endocrine Disruptors, Plastic Pollution, Hormone Disrupting Plastics, Bisphenol-A, Surfrider Foundation, Toxic Plastics, BPA-Free Plastics Leach Chemicals, Phthalates, Plastic Chemicals in Fish, Green News
Mindy Pennybacker

The latest science shows that plastics are really, really bad news. Hormone-disrupting chemicals were found to be leached from all kinds of plastics, including those labeled BPA-free.

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Eco Etiquette: Should I Freak Out About Formaldehyde In Baby Furniture?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ikea, Green Advice, Baby Hammock, Flame Retardants, Green Living, Formaldehyde, Toxic Chemicals, Formaldehyde Cancer, Organic Mattress, Green Baby Products, Slidepollajax, Bpa, Composite Wood Products, Vocs, Childhood Cancer, Phthalates, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Childhood cancers are on the rise; the more than 80,000 unregulated industrial chemicals now on the market in the US likely have something to do with it.

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Pregnant Women Are Carrying a Lot More Than Just a New Baby

Sarah Janssen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bisphenol-A, Pregnancy, Bpa, Birth Defects, Chemicalpolicy, Babies, Phthalates, Home News
Sarah Janssen

A new study confirms that pregnant women carry multiple chemicals in their bodies that can be passed onto their fetus, putting them at risk for birth defects and health problems later in life.

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Natural Beauty

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Skincare, Soap, Parabens, Shopping, Natural, Makeup, Kiss My Face, Beauty, Organic, Hair, Audrey Hepburn, Synthetic, Nontoxic, Nail Polish, Peter Lamas, Perfume, Shampoo, Health, Cosmetics, Gmos, Cancer, Mark Constantine, Mascara, Phthalates, Brands, Lush, Priti, Mychelle, Lavera, Bdih, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Plenty of eco-minded women flip their silky manes at the stereotype of the frumpy, bare-faced treehugger. These cosmetic products, none of which wer...

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What Price Beauty? New Legislation Seeks Safety Regulations

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ed Markey, Whole Foods, Sunscreen, The Story of Cosmetics, Parabens, Estee Lauder, Tammy Baldwin, Nail Polish Toxins, Carcinogens, Health and Beauty, Breast Cancer Fund, Environmental Working Group, Hair Dyes, Jan Schakowsky, Fda, Stacy Malkan, Annie Leonard, Fran Drescher, Personal Care Products Council, Skin Deep Database, Campaign for Safe Cosmetics, Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010, Phthalates, Healthy Living News
Marcia G. Yerman

Most Americans would be astonished to learn that of the approximately 12,500 individual chemical ingredients in personal care products, the overwhel...

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PHOTOS: Eco Etiquette -- 10 Surprising Tips For A Green Pregnancy

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Green Parenting, Green Pregnancy, Phthalates, Pvc, Musk Xylene, Slidepollajax, Maternity Clothes, Green Baby Products, Flame Retardants, Bottled Water, Green Advice, Safe Cosmetics, Smarter Ideas, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. No one would accuse me of...

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Is Puberty the Next Step After Pre-School?

Robin Wilson | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Eco-Friendly, Breasts, Breast Cancer, Obesity, Robin-Wilson-Home, Hormones, Girls, Robin Wilson, Puberty, Indoor-Air-Quality, Indoor Air Quality, Early Puberty, Eco Friendly, Indoor-Air-Pollution, Children's Health, Eco-Friendly Advice, Phthalates, Health, Healthy Living News
Robin Wilson

Imagine your daughter at age 7 or 8 with the ability to get pregnant? And without any psychological understanding of how her physical maturity appears to older boys or men.

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PHOTOS: Did You Know? 15 Toxic Chemicals In Beauty and Household Products

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Household Products, Toxic Chemicals, Dangerous Household Products, Green Living, Dangerous Beauty Products, Green Beauty, Household Products, Toxic Household Products, Toxic Beauty Products, Green Living Tips, Slidepollajax, Bpa, Pesticides, Lead, Lipstick, Mercury Poisoning, Quaternary Amines, Chlorine, Lead in Lipstick, Triclosan, Pfcs, Aluminum Zirconium, Ethanol, Toxic Substances Control Act, Vocs, Phthalates, Green News

Toxic chemicals have infiltrated most facets of our lives. They are in everything from our toothpaste and favorite soap to our national parks, which c...

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Eco Etiquette: How Can I Recycle Flip-Flops?

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Phthalates, Polyurethane, Pvc, Recycling, Plastic Pollution, Green Advice, Uniqueco, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. Help! I am drowning in ol...

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Rubber Ducks, Dancing Cats and Mutagenic Pajamas All in One Book!

Annie Spiegelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slow Death by Rubber Duck, Organic Gardening, Mercury in Fish, Phthalates Children's Toys, Triclosan, Phthalates, Bpa Baby Bottles, Books News
Annie Spiegelman

Two wild and crazy Canadian science-policy geeks, Rick Smith and Bruce Lourie, write about the slightly horrific and sometimes hilarious experiment they conducted on themselves.

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Great Opportunity to Protect American Families from Toxic Chemicals

Frances Beinecke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Toxic Chemicals, Bpa, Lisa Jackson, Breast Cancer, Bisphenol A, Cancer, Toxic Substances Control Act, Babies, Phthalates, Toxic Toys, Green News
Frances Beinecke

It doesn't require a PhD in chemistry to realize what's wrong with the current law. If you've ever tried to figure out if the baby shampoo you are buying includes chemicals linked to altered genital development -- then you already know.

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Eco Etiquette: Is My Moisturizer Safe? 5 Petrochemicals to Avoid Now

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Industrial Chemicals, Parabens, Skin Deep, Phthalates, Petrochemicals, Green News, Carcinogens, President's Cancer Panel, Environmental Working Group, Green Beauty, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I'm a guy who recently st...

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Eco Etiquette: 5 Green Ways To Fight That Cold

Jennifer Grayson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Living, Sustainable Packaging, Reusable Toilet Paper, Kleenex, Hand Sanitizer, Superbugs, Antibiotic Resistance, Phthalates, H1n1, Seventh Generation, Natural Cold Remedies, Pulp and Paper Industry, Alternative Medicine, Green News
Jennifer Grayson

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. It seems like every time ...

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Brain Drain: Could Environmental Chemicals Cause Autism?

Wendy Gordon | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Lead, Bpas, Brominated Flame Retardants, Fetal Brain Development, Autism, Pcbs, Environmental Hazards, Asd, Phthalates, Methylmercury, Fetal Health, Healthy Living News
Wendy Gordon

It never occurred to me to worry about autism when I was pregnant in the '80s, but today it seems that few expectant parents haven't considered the possibility that autism might affect their child.

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Gina Solomon › Endocrine Disruptors in Drinking Water Gina Solomon's Blog Endocrine Disruptors in Drinking Water

Gina Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Perchlorate, Drinkingwater, Simplesteps, Endocrinedisruptor, Tsca, Phthalates, Epa, Green News
Gina Solomon

Some years ago, I was invited to speak at the Riverside County Medical Association in Southern California. A contaminant called perchlorate had been d...

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Beyond Acting: Meryl Streep, Activist Mom

Wendy Gordon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bpa, Pesticides, Phthalates, Meryl Streep, Bpa Baby Bottles, Children's Environmental Health, Alar, Green News
Wendy Gordon

I loved Streep in Julie & Julia , but I can testify to another role that Meryl has held with great passion: environmental health activist.

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