Ever wonder about the pesticides in your food? Whether your tap water is safe to drink? If your sunscreen actually works? If endocrine disruptors in personal care products are impacting your health? The government and big corporations aren’t answering those questions, but EWG sure is. You rely on EWG’s research for so many of the decisions you make to stay ...

Changing Minds About What Is Deemed Safe And What Is Actually Safe Met With Resilience Most of us just assume that if the water is supplied to our homes from some municipality that it must be safe for consumption. After all, no governing agency would allow us to partake in drinking water that wasn’t safe, or that could pose a ...

Turn on any media show and you will quickly find that, not only are we dying, but we are dying of so many things that it is a wonder that any of us are still walking. The media is constantly brightening our day with the new threat from around the world, and also from your backyard. As if you needed ...

Many of us fill our glasses full from the tap and give very little thought about what is in the water we drink. If we do think about its purity and safety we consider things such as lead, pesticides, or other chemicals. The average American gives very little concern to the amount of medicinal fluoride that is added to our ...

When you think about water you often think in terms of the availability of it and the fact that it is one of the very last resources that we have that is free, or is it? Although there is an abundance of water around us, using it or consuming it has become anything but free. Whether you are buying your ...

Most people don’t consider algae as being a contaminant. Being that it occurs naturally in water, when we think about the quality of the water we drink, it is not something we are normally concerned about. Over 1 million residents in Ohio were shocked to learn that the levels of toxins in their drinking water, caused by algae, was dangerous ...

There are many things that we, as Americans, take for granted. Chief among them is the endless supply of fresh drinking water. We rarely consider the fact that many other nations around the world have to jump through many hurdles to get just a cup of water to their children without it causing illness or disease. Being spoiled, we don’t ...

Climate Change And Its Effect On The Scarcity Of Our Water Supply A Concern For The Near Future? Safe drinking water is arguably the most important issue for the future. When we think about the problems that the future will face, little attention has been given to the scarcity that we are experiencing in fresh water for the masses. What ...

If you walk through the airport you can usually pinpoint the region of the country that people are from according to the shape of their skin. Those who live in dry climates are more prone to wrinkles and dryness than those who are from regions that have more humid air. Why is that? The skin needs moisture to maintain its ...

Many people get so caught up in what babies eat and drink that they negate the importance that drinking water brings to the health of your baby. Water contains nutrients that are essential for life, and for your baby. For the first six months of your baby’s life formula or breast milk has the ability to supply your baby with ...