Jan 10, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
1) Only 32% of plastic water bottles are recycled 2) There are no quality standards for bottled water 3) Climate change 4) Climate change (again! ) 5) It’s expensive. Read more in our link in bio. Post your water bottle photos for this week’s #BHchallenge!...
Jan 4, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
♀️Sigh… does it ever end? Check out our laundry detergent recommendations when you run out and need to get more! #repost @letterlylove . After a day of 9 loads of laundry and the dreaded night time folding…. I can relate to this mama...
Dec 24, 2018Karen Wang, PhD
Raid your kitchen for some #zerowaste gift wrapping that is super festive and plastic-free #Repost @sequoia.vennari ・・・ Doing a little #zerowaste present wrapping over here. Did you know that during the holidays Americans create 25% more trash? It’s easy to eliminate...
Oct 26, 2018Karen Wang, PhD
Use cold tap water instead of hot whenever you are cooking. Lead often enters homes from old lead pipes in the plumbing. But, lead is more likely to sneak into hot water than cold water. By simply using cold water, you can make a difference in the amount of lead in...
Oct 19, 2018Karen Wang, PhD
Plus, they are super useful to help us learn the best way to store all kinds of food (without and plastic!). Don’t forget, if you are looking for some great plastic free food storage containers, we have a roundup on the site with some of our favs. Thanks for...
Oct 12, 2018Because Health
Finding healthy products shouldn’t be hard, and what you put on your body shouldn’t be known to lead to cancer. #breastcancerawareness#breastcancerawarenessmonth#becausehealth #thinkbeforeyoupink#keepabreast #nontoxic #nontoxicbeauty#nontoxicliving...
Oct 5, 2018Because Health
And this spread that they’ve kept fresh with @beeswrap instead of plastic wrap or bags is even more swoon-worthy. Perfect #fridayvibes! Whether you are going to call your girlfriends, cuddle with your pooch, bingewatch with your SO, or just indulge by your self...
Sep 21, 2018Because Health
Thank you for everything you did this summer, Erica …#becausehealth #intern #internship#bestintern #Repost @columbiapublichealth ・・・#science can be hard to understand. It doesn’t have to be. Erica Chung, a #columbiamsph student, is using her passion for...
Sep 14, 2018Because Health
While this polar bear grabs our attention and helps make the case for climate change, it’s important to remember that climate change will affect future generations, and they are also the reason we need to act to make changes. This week is the...
Aug 31, 2018Because Health
And that’s why we do what we do at Because Health! We know you are busy and don’t want to spend what little free time you do have researching safe products for yourself and your family. So, we do the research for you and pull it all together into easy to read articles...
