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By Maris Abelson Many of us like to stay warm with cozy cups of tea all day long. Sadly, there is growing research that many teas contain high amounts of lead and fluoride. A recent Canadian health study published in the Journal of Toxicology showed that every one of 30 different tea types contained lead, and most of those brewed over 15 minutes had lead levels “unsafe for consumption during pregnancy and lactation”. Even some of the organic teas tested highest for lead and arsenic. (Unfortunately, brand names [...]
Safely Delouse Your House, Your Spouse, and Your Kid By Maris Abelson Unfortunately, some lice (aka “superlice”) have developed a tolerance for over-the-counter lice shampoos. Those shampoos also usually contain permethrin, which is a member of the pyrethroid family and is a neurotoxin.) You can follow the same protocol one would use for applying lice shampoo but substitute natural products. Here’s a how-to that killed everything on my kid’s head in one night. You’ll want to keep using the tea tree added to your [...]