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classified as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) by the FDA, while oxybenzone and other UV-filtering chemicals require further testing. If you are unsure of what to choose, the Environmental Working Group suggests opting for sunscreen products made with zinc oxide or titanium dioxide along with incorporating simple practices to reduce potential for UV skin damage. These practices include wearing clothing and hats that protect skin from excess exposure, planning activities early in morning and late afternoon when the sun is lower, finding shade or creating it, protecting your eyes with sunglasses and checking the UV index before planning your outdoor activities. Remember, sun isn’t all bad— it is our best source of vitamin D for the body— but we must be smart with our exposure.
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While your thirst for something tasty and refreshing heats up during the summer, it’s time to eliminate the artificial sweeteners for good. While the allure of sweetness with zero calories may sound like a win, these sweeteners have been linked to increased weight gain, increased insulin and blood sugar levels, high blood pressure and diabetes—not to mention their potential cancer risk. In addition, artificial sweeteners are several hundred times sweeter than sugar. As a result, your taste buds and brain get altered by overstimulating sweet receptors in the brain, having you crave greater degrees of sweetness and become desensitized to natural levels of sweetness in whole foods. The result is often being less satisfied with healthy fruits and vegetables and turning to highly sweetened foods. If you are working to get off artificial sweeteners, products that contain stevia may be a better option, but ultimately allowing your taste buds to return to normal will enable you to taste and be more satisfied with the natural sweetness in foods.
As we track in all that dirt from outside, our cleanup inside can be greener and cleaner too. There can be a whole host of toxic chemicals sitting right underneath your sink. The warning labels on your cleaning solutions give you a clear indication of how toxic they are for you and for the environment. Greener cleaning products are big business and it can be an overwhelming and confusing prospect in choosing what is truly safe. Unfortunately, simply looking for the labels