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Protect Yourself From Nurdles

by Sophia Ruan Gushée   Yesterday, I was interviewed by News10 ABC about a recent train derailment that contaminated the Hoosic River in upstate NY with plastic pollution, spilling a train of nurdles into the river... If only that was the first and only accidental release of nurdles! Each year,...

Uncovering the Hidden Dangers: Plastics in Food and Drinking Water

by Sophia Ruan Gushée   Plastics, microplastics, and nanoplastics have been circulating the news headlines in recent months because studies have detected plastic particles in food and water! With studies detecting microplastics in food, drinking water, wildlife, and human bodies, you might be w...

Non-Toxic Gift Packaging Tips To Protect Your Body & Home

by Sophia Ruan Gushée. Updated December 19, 2023   Did you know that how we wrap our gifts can make a big difference in the health of our homes, bodies, and planet?  Non-toxic gift packaging is also eco-friendly gift wrapping. This holiday season is an excellent time to choose sustainable gift-...

The New Family Divide: How Can Technology Impact Family Time?

Updated by Sophia Ruan Gushée   Technology has been advancing at an unbelievable pace since the late 1990s—and even more so since the iPhone was introduced in 2007. Its impressive proliferation of engaging content, immediate connection to people almost anywhere in the world, and facilitation of...

Is technology too isolating?

Nurturing fulfilling experiences in the offline world can lead to some of the truest connections. Updated by Sophia Ruan Gushée   As we recover from a pandemic that created a global lockdown, the answer to the question of, Is technology too isolating?, may seem silly. After all, while in lockd...

Arsenic In Rice: What You Should Know

The first time I learned that there's too often the cancer-causing type of arsenic in rice was when my eldest daughter, who's now 15 years old, was about 2 years old. Shocked and alarmed, I read as much as I could to try to assess how concerned I should be, and what I could do to make safer choic...

Optimize Your Fertility, Assisted Reproductive Efforts, and Pregnancy Outcomes

  Podcast producer: Chris Robertson   Podcast Intro Hello! So, I'm going to dive into four sobering trends in our reproductive health. Worldwide fertility has dropped more than 50% over the past 50 years. A man today has only half the number of sperm that his grandfather had. In some pa...

Clean Beauty with Bethany McDaniel, founder of Primally Pure

 Podcast producer: Chris Robertson.     Note from Sophia: I love each of my podcast conversations as I find each guest so interesting and I learn so much from them! From Bethany, it was not only a pleasure to learn more about Primally Pure and Bethany's entrepreneurial path as a mother of two...

Will you listen to the sperm?

Below is the newsletter from Sunday 2021 March 7.   On this Sunday, a day during which many catch up on the news, I want to spotlight two recent New York Times articles that people brought to my attention. In case you missed them, you can click on their titles below. ...

🎧 IMPORTANT PODCAST #24: Protect Your Brain and Body from 5G and Other EMFs with Dr. Devra Davis

This is a super important podcast. You will hear a very interesting and easy-to-understand conversation about how radiation from your cell phones, laptops, and other wireless technologies can affect your brain, health, and sperm. If you have children, then this is even more important for you t...