7th Gen Blog

The latest cancer research has an imposing title: The Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, 1975-2009, and some equally impressive data that finds cancer death rates falling all over the place. So why are so many experts so very disappointed in the news?
 

Did you know that drying clothes outside on a clothesline is illegal in some states? That someone in the US was shot and killed simply because he wanted to dry his clothes outdoors? That our planet's economic and environmental future hangs on an unlikely thread: the clothesline?

If you're into environmental activism, chances are good you're not really into it just for yourself. You're trying to build a cleaner greener world for the young people in your life to inherit. If that's true, you'll be cheered by a new report from the EPA.
 
The new edition of America's Children and the Environment, a report periodically issued by the EPA, offers a current snapshot of efforts to protect kids from environmental hazards.
 

When it comes to nutrition, a bowl of kale is hard to beat. The leafy green offers heaps of vitamin A (206% of your recommended daily allowance) and calcium, as well as a good supply of fiber and phytonutrients. It is also high in antioxidants, which are well known for fighting cancer, heart disease, and various age-related illnesses. The calcium in kale helps ward off osteoporosis, and the folate and B6 aid in preventing dementia.