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Cancer, heart disease and obesity influenced by canned food. What?

There are chemicals in our food and skin products that have been linked to disrupting our endocrine system.  So what is your endocrine system anyway? It is an interconnected system of glands in your body that control your entire metabolism!  It includes the Hypothalamus and the Pineal and Pituitary Glands in your brain, your Thyroid Gland and Pancreas, your Thymus Gland and Adrenal Glands as well as the Testes and Uterus. The Environmental Working Group (www.ewg.org), an independent research and...

BPA Letters in Stamp Font

Ever wonder what BPA (bisphenol-A) actually is? What is all the controversy about? Is it really harmful?

  What is BPA? Bisphenol A is a man made synthetic compound used to make certain plastics clear and tough.  It is used to make such consumer goods as the polycarbonate plastic in water bottles, sports equipment, CDs and DVDs, plastic toys, linings of water pipes, and in the linings of food and beverage cans.  It is also used in the manufacture of thermal paper such as grocery and gas and store receipts.  (wash your hands!) BPA was used as a...