Pesticides on Shine

The 7 foods experts won't eat

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How healthy (or not) certain foods are—for us, for the environment—is a hotly debated topic among experts and consumers alike, and there are no easy answers. But when Prevention talked to the people at the forefront of food safety and asked them one simple question—“What…

When to Buy Organic

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I like to think most of us would like to buy local and organic foods 100 percent of the time, but it means paying extra, which a lot of us can't always do. A good compromise is choosing organic when it makes the most sense for our health.

Here's our recommendation on foods to buy organic whenever possible due to high pesticide contamination, as well as those foods you can opt for conventional to be kind to your pocket book. I would like to add that you should try to buy local produce too — it'll taste fresher and have traveled many fewer miles to reach you.

Reading, Writing and…Pesticides?

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What a month. After desperate, late-night trips in search of third-grades’ perfect notebook and fifth-grades’ essential pencil sharpener (“Not that one, this one!”) and endless potty pleadings with the toddler (only to realize that her new school doesn’t require it), I finally got the kids…

Should you buy organic apples?

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As a nutrition editor, I know the value of eating loads of fruits and vegetables. I prefer to buy local when I can, but I’ve never been a purist about eating only organic. Now that I’m a mom, there are some foods I feel more comfortable about buying organic. What about apples? Consider this...

PAN and Its "What's On My Food?" Website

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Anyone who knows me or reads this blog regularly is aware of my views on hormones, antibiotics, pesticides, artificial colorants, synthetic additives and other toxins in our food, water, personal hygiene and household cleaning products.

I just learned of the

If the U.S. won’t ban dangerous pesticides in our markets, it’s up to us to ban them from our homes

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Yes, you can get away with just buying organic milk and meat products. Yes, an organic apple is twice as expensive as conventional. Yes, there’s a reason they call it Whole Paycheck.

But then you come face to face with the truth: Unless you’re buying organic, your food is full of…

Cutting Corners? Give Yourself Free Flowers!

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It’s been a rough year. EcoStiletto.com is still the start-up that could (but can’t yet make any money), and my husband works in a fickle film industry. But I miss the little things that we now go without: Dinners out, guilt-free shopping,…

I'll never eat at McDonalds again

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This was just sent to me via E-mail, so I thought I would pass it along to all of you. I'm sure those of you who aren't in the cattle business don't understand the issues here. But to those of us whose living depends on the cattle market, selling cattle, raising the best beef…

A greener Christmas tree

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<img style="width:250px;height:376px;" alt="" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2247/2150011861_72f3610216.jpg?v=0" align="left" width="250" height="376">On a seasonal if not food-related note, I wanted to share some tips on finding an <span>eco</span>-friendly Christmas tree. I am a firm believer in <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.christmastree.org/facts.cfm">real trees</a> -- they absorb carbon dioxide, produce oxygen, are replanted and biodegradable, and support green spaces that could otherwise be developed into new subdivisions -- but I'm embarrassed to admit I hadn't really thought of going organic with our holiday tree despite having first-hand experience with Christmas tree <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=234">pesticides</a> as a child.

Before You Kill that Cockroach, Read This

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In a report that is the first of its kind, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has come to the unshocking conclusion that "bug bombs" -- which fill indoor air with pesticides to kill cockroaches, fleas and other bugs -- are not very good for people's health.

One state, New York, has already seized on the findings and is moving to ban the use of these "total release foggers" by all but professional licensed pesticide applicators. Until that ban takes effect, and in most other states, these products are readily available to the public.

They are designed to release a cloud of poison ...