Monthly Archive for February, 2007

See the Sea

Oooh…I just stumbled upon this really super cool marine non profit org/site.  It looks fairly new but there’s a decent amount of information on the site and even experiments for kids of all ages.

http://www.see-the-sea.org
See The Sea, Charitable Foundation was founded in 1998 and is a non-profit (501(c)3 tax exempt) marine education and environmental awareness organization. Our mission is to actively take part in and help to promote the reversal of human-caused environmental damage and to help revive and preserve our ocean ecosystem.

 

Lavender Oil May Spur Breasts in Boys

This was reported in the news back during the summer but is once again appearing.  I tried to find some more information on the studies but I’m highly suspect. Why are we zeroing in on the NATURAL ingredients that no one major pharm or chemical company produces?  Now I know natural can be dangerous too but it just seems to me that there may very well be ANOTHER ingredient in all three of hte products used by these boys that mimics hormones….say like PARABENS?
3 Cases of Gynecomastia Reported in Boys Using Products With Lavender or Tea Tree Oils

http://www.webmd.com/content/article/131/118124.htmÂ