The Worst of Lead Poisoning

The Worst of Lead Poisoning

I wrote a post back in February about lead poisoning and how to protect your family, but I came across a concerning article in the Chicago Tribune this week, Kids poisoned by lead in CHA housing; landlords still got paid. While the family wasn’t personally responsible...
No One Is Immune to Environmental Toxins

No One Is Immune to Environmental Toxins

Concern about global warming affecting future generations is important. Likewise, saving the whales, birds, and trees in distant places is critical.   However, saving us humans takes the environmental movement to its most basic, fundamental concern: how it affects you...
Is Your Work Environment Literally Toxic?

Is Your Work Environment Literally Toxic?

I often say that people can control where they work and where they live, but I realize that while a from-home workforce is on the rise, the majority of us still don’t have control over where we work. In an earlier blog post, I shared a little about my story. In short,...
Are You Breathing Toxic Air?

Are You Breathing Toxic Air?

We know that air pollution causes asthma and other respiratory diseases. Millions of Americans are becoming ill each year because of air pollution, and it causes one out of every twenty city deaths. Maybe you know about the rising incidence of cancer, but did you know...