A recent study from the University of Rochester suggests that the hormones cows are fed is very much present in the beef we eat. In fact, the study shows that men whose mothers ate beef every day during pregnancy averaged a sperm count 24.3% lower than average. It also notes a suspected connection to polycystic ovarian syndrome, early puberty, and altered growth rates in daughters.
So, the moral of the story… pregnant women and moms of young boys too (the article doesn’t mention them, but surely they’re at risk too, right?), buy some stock in Chick-Fil-A. No, seriously though, a diet with smaller quantities of beef also lowers the implications of cholesterol, and nutritionists have long raved the benefits of white meat. Replacing all your beef with chicken may not be the best solution, but ground turkey and buffalo are available in most supermarkets, and supplementing your weekly meals with more white meats, seafood, and other departures from beef may have greater long-term health benefits than we previously knew.
Try Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe! It’s an effort to keep shoes out of landfills by recycling them and putting them to good use in basketball courts, playground surfacing, tennis courts… They use the rubber from the soles, the foam from the insulation and padding and the cloth from the shoe uppers to pave the way for sports and outdoor play.
Just when you think it’s safe to come out of your bubble-like, self-sustaining bunker, someone dishes on Sippy cups! Who knew my kids’ beloved sippies could be leeching harmful phthalates and carcinogens into their vulnerable little bodies! I’ve switched their teethers to phthalate free, and I try to stock up on phthalate free toys (and battery-free too, but that’s another post all together). Thanks to 
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