We’ve been talking about the health and environmental effects of our heavy reliance on soy in processed foods, in …
Month: January 2009
Eco Links to Green Your Weekend
Here’s a whole new kind of scam – pretending to be exposing an animal rights outrage. As greenUPGRADER repor…
Mercury and the Retrograde FDA
Our national innocence regarding the safety of our food supply is fast eroding. From salmonella in tomatoes and peanut b…
The Tyranny of 'Dry Clean Only'
When I was 21, I used to think that the definition of a proper grownup was someone who took their dry-clean-only clothes…
A Warm and Welcome Place to Shop
My grandest fantasy as a young girl included leading a life like Chris Evert or Gabriella Sabatini, which for an 8-year-…
Of Soy, Slavery and Smoothies
Princess Isabella of Spain outlawed slavery in Brazil on May 13, 1888. And that would seem to be that. But it’s no…
Got Your Fashion Goggles On?
Trend or not, I always look at clothes in terms of how they’re going to work for me”¦year-round. So should y…
To Be Nut-Wise
Yes nuts are tasty, can be salty, are often found in small decorative dishes at cocktail parties, and have a bad rap for…