By Leslee Jaquette This is a good time to thank your immune systems (IS) for protecting you brilliantly against an onslaught of germs. Given germs are everywhere from shopping cart handles and airplane trays to the kitchen counter, it is really amazing how few viruses and diseases most of us catch. So, let’s give our […]
EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: A friend of mine recently stopped using skin and beauty products with parabens in them. What are parabens and should we all be avoiding them? –– Betsy Johnson, Port Chester, NY First commercialized in the 1950s, parabens are a group of synthetic compounds commonly used as preservatives in […]
