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Don’t use this toothpaste, ever!
Posted on July 3, 2014 Leave a Comment
A dentist told me to never use this toothpaste because it has triclosan. Sure enough, I had Colgate Total in my purse and triclosan is listed as the active ingredient. Triclosan is a disinfectant and is common in liquid hand-sanitizing soaps, yet it’s also been linked to cancers, antibiotic resistance and metabolic disruption. The Mayo […]
Will our meats soon be antibiotic free?
Posted on December 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
The FDA is presently asking that antibiotics be given solely to sick animals instead of making the animals bigger and plumper, and it’s about time. They are also asking that the pharmaceutical companies “remove growth promotion claims…” (1). Asking is great, but how about enforcing it? The pharmaceutical giants don’t have to make any of […]
