Talk to Your Daughters About the Beauty Industry
We all must consider the world wide impact of what we do to look good.
Continue reading »Dangerous Words
Yesterday, I wrote about the ambiguous nature of one word: sugar. The food industry and well meaning mainstream nutritionists have succeeded in confusing us. Is sugar good? Is it bad? I spend loads of time helping clients understand the distinctions between the sugar found in carrots and how that is completely different from the crystalline [...]
Continue reading »Tapped
The movie was worth watching, but the obnoxious CEO of Nestle Waters was what turned my kid into an activist.
Continue reading »“Have the Best Earth Day Ever!”
Your assignment for Earth Day: Read these two books. Nothing else really matters.
Continue reading »Water Week Day #4 Greenwashing
Earlier this week, I blogged about Green Washing with my new wash machine. there’s another kind of greenwashing, but it has nothing to do with laundry. Greenwashing is a form of white washing. It is the practice of companies disingenuously spinning their products and policies as environmentally friendly. These sort of deceptive practices have become [...]
Continue reading »Water: The Best Beverage
In all of my years as a health professional, teacher and consultant, I’ve been telling patients, clients and students the same thing about what to drink. It’s really simple. Drink water. As a dentist in private practice, I worked hard to convince parents of young toddlers to stay away from juice and drink water instead. [...]
Continue reading »Bill, Please Re-think Your Drink!
Bill McKibben is one of my heroes. He’s an author, educator and environmentalist who has done more than just about anyone I know to engage and inspire people to take a stand on climate change. The world has tapped Bill for a big mission and he has stepped up beautifully. Thanks to Bill, 350.org [...]
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