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Are you worried about Bisphenol-A (or BPA)? Do you know what to look for to minimize your family's exposure? Read this story to learn how to make your home BPA-free.

When you store food in plastic, buy food in plastic containers, or drink beverages housed in plastic bottles the plastic ultimately ends up inside the food you eat, and the beverages you consume.  The migration or movement of these toxic substances is consider OK by FDA standards so long as the migration is within a “acceptable range”, the thing is these substances can be extremely toxic even at very low levels.  These toxic substances upon entering your body create free radicals which can destroy cells in your body, ultimately interfering with the endocrine system.  These Endocrine dis

Environmentalist Bob Lilienfeld believes it's better not to create waste than to figure out what to do with it. He says choosing certain products over others is one way people can help reduce excess waste, like buying foam egg cartons that weigh less than an ounce instead of those pulp paper egg cartons, which weigh close to two ounces.

This is a great post with simple tips for green living!

Research into the off-gassing of chemicals in plastic water bottles shows that these chemicals are linked to a decrease in testosterone due to interference with the body's natural hormone regulation. Lower testosterone for men means muscle loss, erectile problems, increased fat in breast tissue...

So I decided to try several different BPA free sippy cups and see which ones made the grade. I reviewed the Klean Kanteen, Sigg, Born Free, Foogo, and Avent Naturally sippy cups/bottles. You will hear what I think and what my kids think. So let the battle begin….may the best sippy cup win.