71 articles on "chemical"

A Home Water Filter - Do We Need To Filter Our Drinking Water?

A Home Water Filter - Do We Need To Filter Our Drinking Water? by: Andie Klein Do we really need a home water filter? Can't we just assume the water that flows from our kitchen and bathroom tap is sufficiently treated for contaminants by ou...

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How Secure And Chemical Free Are Your Dry Cleaning Products

Perchloroethylene, better known as perc, is utilized by 80 % of dry cleaners within the United States as being a solvent to wash clothes which are "dry clear only." Regardless of its effectiveness, the use of this chemical has been linked to a range ...

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Darkroom Photography Guide to Getting Started

These days, developing film and making prints in a darkroom seems a little outdated. Why would we want to spend hours in a dark, smelly room, sweating over our images and struggling for the perfect print when we can just upload them to our computers,...

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To Clean Or Not To Clean

To Clean Or Not To Clean by: Debi Nelson In my younger (much younger) days, I dabbled in the world of beauty pageants. I did not, however, (much to the chagrin of my husband) win the coveted “Miss Queen of Clean” title. I have two small chil...

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True Culprits of High Cholesterol Homogenized Milk and Tap Water?

True Culprits of High Cholesterol Homogenized Milk and Tap Water? by: Deb Bromley What if I told you tap water and homogenized milk may be two of the biggest culprits in skyrocketing rates of high cholesterol? Cholesterol is actually being prod...

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Is Modern Life Hurting Your Health?

Is Modern Life Hurting Your Health? by: Rick Mills How often have you said to yourself, "I wish things would slow down"? "I wish life was simpler!" Modern life can be taxing. Today we live faster, work more, and have less free time than ever bef...

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10 Risk Factors that Every Pregnant Woman Should be Aware Of

10 Risk Factors that Every Pregnant Woman Should be Aware Of by: Criss White Many factors affect the development of a fetus into a healthy child, some which are beyond your control and others that are within your control. Here are ten of the mos...

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Book Review Toxic Deception

In the book, TOXIC DECEPTION, authors Dan Fagin and Marianne Lavelle talked about the ways and means today's manufacturers were able to hide their "deceptive practices", and keep harmful products in the market even with the availability of safer...

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Household Substances Which Cause Drug-Like Effects

Have you ever looked into your kitchen supply and cleaning agents? These are artificial substances, created from manufactured chemicals to do a certain purpose, which could be to clean, to disinfect, or for whatever purpose it was made. But could any...

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Lapsang Souchong: A Smell of Happy Accident, A Taste of Heaven

Try to inquire from any tea enthusiast which black tea emits a very distinct smoky flavor and one name always come out: Lapsang Souchong. Famous for its distinct scent, Lapsang Souchong tea is often called and labeled as Russian Caravan. This tea i...

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