The Green Beauty Guide

Spring is in full bloom, and after three years of nail polish ban (first, getting ready to pregnancy, then being pregnant, then breastfeeding, then downright too busy) I got carried away and gave myself a lovely red pedicure. My red nail polish was phthalate-free, toluene-free, formaldehyde-free very pretty shade of true red by Zoya, a [...]

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Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says.

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Ever thought of improving your eating habits as a spring cleaning job? Just as you give your house and garage a thorough once-over every year, you can do the same with your diet. Here’s how.

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Most people assume that cancer is genetic and cannot be avoided. However, according to the American Cancer Society, healthy behaviors could prevent approximately half of cancer deaths. Below is a list of 10 lifestyle changes, all based on the latest research, which people can make to improve their odds of preventing cancer or catching it at its earliest, most curable stages.

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According to a University of Missouri-Columbia scientist, environmental chemicals found in everyday plastics and pesticides may influence obesity.
Frederick vom Saal, professor of biological sciences in MU’s College of Arts and Science, has found that when fetuses are exposed to these chemicals, the way their genes function may be altered to make them more prone to [...]

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