Mar 21, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
It’s good to know eating organic actually works. It’s good for you and the environment! To help you at the grocery store, our favorite trick for prioritizing what organic produce to buy is LEAFY (kale, spinach, lettuce), BERRY (all the berries), SKINS...
Mar 20, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
Dreaming of starting up a garden this year? Before you start planting, it’s a good idea to check if your soil is contaminated with lead. And if it is (or you’re not sure) bringing in new safe topsoil (6-12 inches) and creating raised beds is a good way to...
Mar 19, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
How about one that gives you food? Even if you don’t have a backyard, you can grow some vegetables and herbs on a windowsill inside. We found 9 veggies and herbs that are easy to grow inside and useful to have on hand. It’s a great way to cut down on food...
Jan 28, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
This week’s challenge is to clean just a bit more than you normally do. If you’re thinking, hmmm that’s never, then maybe just for 10 minutes! Here’s why. Cleaning can help remove toxic chemicals from your home. Things like phthalates, flame...
Apr 11, 2018Emma Zang-Schwartz, MPH
We did all the research on safe, non-toxic all purpose cleaners and found 9 you can easily buy online or in a store, so when you go shopping you don’t have to stand there guessing or reading labels to figure out which is best.
