Allergic to Life: My Battle for Survival, Courage, and Hope by Kathryn Chastain Treat My rating: 5 of 5 stars Not only is Allergic to Life: My Battle for Survival, Courage, and Hope a wonderful resource and reference guide for people who are sensitive to chemicals but it also serves to show ordinary people what it's like to live a life while sensitive to most everyday … [Read more...] about Allergic to Life
Archives for 2013
Passive-Aggressive Misogyny?
(Source: Mike Adams) Women of the world, the next time you receive a bottle of fragrance from a guy, you may want to stop and consider: is this an act of passive-aggressive misogyny? Does this person know that fragrances contain chemicals that may harm my reproductive health (chemicals like Phthalates or Synthetic Musks), and could cause me to become sensitised to the … [Read more...] about Passive-Aggressive Misogyny?
This One Weird Thing…
There's this one weird thing that I've been doing this year. Here it is: I know, some of you can understand why I do this just by looking at that photo; but for those who think it's just plain wacky, I agree, because that's how I felt too. The first few times I did this, I felt overly self-conscious and a bit 'wacky' about the way it may be perceived. Maybe people … [Read more...] about This One Weird Thing…
Sean Penn Film: Human Experiment
Now, a powerful documentary produced and narrated by activist-actor Sean Penn, "The Human Experiment," argues that there are dangers from the "chemical load" in seemingly innocuous household products like cosmetics, deodorant, cleaning fluids, shampoo and even toothpaste.Its world premiere is Sunday, Oct. 6 at the 36th annual Mill Valley Film Festival in California. Breaking … [Read more...] about Sean Penn Film: Human Experiment