Cancer Prevention

Tips for a non-toxic and safe school year

Getting back to a routine can be a refreshing change for families at the end of summer. Since your child will be spending the majority of their days at school ...

Cancer Prevention & Control – Healthy Choices

You can reduce your risk of getting cancer by making healthy choices like keeping a healthy weight, avoiding tobacco, limiting the amount of alcohol you drink, and protecting your skin. ...

Who Said You Can’t Teach An Old Dog, New Tricks… Basic Tips For Initiating Lifestyle Change.

Written by Marianne Morano, M.S., ACSM, CWC You are never too old and it is never too late to change lifestyle behaviors.  Behaviors are had to change, without a doubt; ...

Is There a Root Canal-Cancer Connection?

Many of our members have asked about the connection between root canals and cancer. We like to encourage our followers to do the research and draw their own conclusions. Below ...

Congress is about to do something that will regulate products you use every day

A bill Congress is expected to pass this week requires the EPA to review the safety of all chemicals in products on the market and to make the results public. ...

The Pollution in People: Cancer-Causing Chemicals in Americans’ Bodies

By Curt DellaValle, Senior Scientist, EWG June 14, 2016 INTRODUCTION More than 1,400 chemicals and chemical groups are known or likely carcinogens. Through industrial applications, consumer products and food, water ...

Helpless to Prevent Cancer? Actually, Quite a Bit Is in Your Control

 Aaron E. Carroll, THE NEW HEALTH CARE JULY 5, 2016 Photo   CreditDominic Kesterton  Americans seem very afraid of cancer, with good reason. Unlike other things that kill us, it often seems to ...

All-Natural Homemade Bug Spray Recipes That Work

Every year as warmer weather approaches, I make several homemade products for summer including my homemade sunscreen and these homemade bug spray recipes. I don’t actually use sunscreen often because it limits ...

7 Toxins Lurking in Your Deodorant

BY TRACEY BLACK   Did you know that every day you’re exposed to thousands of toxins and chemicals? There are over 10,000 chemical ingredients, some of them known or suspected carcinogens, ...

11 Mistakes You’re Making In The Bathroom (And How To Fix Them)

Your bathroom is where you go to get clean, right? Don’t answer that just yet... In the spirit of better bathroom experiences, we partnered with Cottonelle to bring you this list of common ...

8 Plants That Repel Mosquitoes Naturally

MAY 13, 2015 PHOTOGRAPH BY PETER ANDERSON/GETTY IMAGES               Subscribe Look: mosquitoes are awful. They may be great food for birds and bats, but you don’t ...

How to Make a Homemade Mosquito Repellent That Works

The Dirt On DEET: Scientific research has shown that chemical-based bug sprays may cause adverse effects to the human body. When they come in contact with the skin, these chemicals may ...