Showing posts with label health products. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health products. Show all posts

Thursday, February 05, 2009

What's really healthy?

Here are some unhealthy "health" foods and their healthier alternatives:
Not so healthy: Pop-Tarts Whole Grain Brown Sugar Cinnamon (2 pastries)
Healthier: Sun-Maid Raisin English Muffins with Cinnamon

Not so healthy: Healthy Choice Complete Selections Sweet & Sour Chicken (340 g)
Healthier: Kashi Southwest Style Chicken

Not so healthy: Yoplait 99 percent Fat Free Cherry Orchard (1 container, 170 g)
Healthier: Oikos Organic Vanilla Greek Yogurt

Read more on these and the eight other worst healthy foods at http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/28799225/?pg=4#TDY_11WorstHealthyFoods

Friday, September 26, 2008

Is your sunscreen bad for your skin?

It might be! The nonprofit organisation Environmental Working Group (EWG) says some sunscreens contain harmful chemicals and others do not block all UV radiation. See how your brand stacks up. Surf to (EWG’s online Skin Deep database and see how your brand compares with others. You can also read about other health and beauty products.

Skin Deep lists these among the safe brands:
Alba Botanica Sun’s Fragrance-Free Mineral Sunscreen
Avalon Baby’s Sunscreen SPF 18
Badger’s SPF 30 Sunscreen
Burt’s Bees’ Chemical-Free Sunscreen SPF 15
California Baby’s SPF 30
Juice Beauty’s Green Apple SPF 15 Moisturizer, and
Kabana’s Green Screen SPF 15.

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