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Hormones are responsible for much more than just acne in teenagers and mood swings in pregnant women. They are the messengers for much of your body’s functioning, including growth and development, immune response, regulation of metabolism, and reproduction among other things.

The body creates its own hormones to take care of these vital duties, but many synthetic chemicals also mimic hormones. Some are intentionally developed to do so, like birth control pills or recombinant bovine growth hormo… Continue

I love to craft and my kids love it even more, but I’m not particularly fond of the kits you can buy at the store. On top of being kind of pricey, they also have far too much packaging and leave far too little to the imagination. I prefer to use materials we have on hand like from our recycling or our backyard. It’s easier on the pocketbook and easier on the Earth. And, I love how it’s transformed my daughters’ definition of trash.

Actually, my youngest one has become quite the collector and I… Continue

(Warning: If you are related to me or a close friend of mine or the parent to a close friend of one of my children, please don’t read this.)

I am a complete closet Grinchiscrooge. A potent mix of the two most iconic, anti-holiday characters ever known to man. I have learned too much to be able to enjoy holidays and birthdays anymore. At least, not your typical American style celebration with festive disposable dishes and decorations, over-packaged and wrapped gifts that come from poorly paid la… Continue

I, like many others, have lost track of all the food recalls that have happened in the last 18 months. Pot pies, pizzas, peanuts, tomatoes, egg rolls, spices, flour, and more. The number of illnesses and the amount of food thrown away is staggering.

Fortunately, none of the tainted foods have i… Continue

(this is an awesome open source post from MaxGladwell)

Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media. They’ll take for granted that their voices can be heard and that a social movement can be launched from their laptop. They’ll take for granted that they are connected and interconnected with hundreds of millions of people at any given moment. And they’ll take for granted that a black man is or was President of the… Continue