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For the Love of Food
by Darya Rose | Aug 23, 2013
For The Love of Food
Welcome to Friday’s For The Love of Food, Summer Tomato’s weekly link roundup.
This week metals lurk in makeup and drinking water, root-to-stalk is the new nose-to-tail, and making sense of juicing.
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Links of the week
- Is There Danger Lurking in Your Lipstick? <<I admittedly think less about what I put on my body than what I put in it, but that’s changing. Women (and especially children) should probably keep in mind that makeup may not be innocuous. (NY Times)
- Root-to-stalk: How to use all parts of the vegetable <<Want to save some money on your food expenses? Try using all parts of the vegetables you buy. A fascinating read. (SF Chronicle)
- Juicing: Healthy Habit or Blood Sugar Bomb? <<People still seem to be really confused about juicing (check the comments here if you need proof). Here’s a great summary of the pros and cons. (Nutrition Diva)
- Celery, Artichokes Contain Flavonoids That Kill Human Pancreatic Cancer Cells <<Remember when I said all real foods are superfoods? Here’s the latest example. (ScienceDaily)
- Copper may play key role in Alzheimer’s disease <<I’m not ready to panic over this one study, but the potential danger of copper in drinking water is definitely a story to watch. (LA Times)
- General Mills wants the FDA to define “whole grain” <<Think this is about health? No way. It’s all about marketing. Here’s more on “whole grains” versus intact grains. (Food Politics)
- HEALTHY BEHAVIORS TRUMP MILD MEMORY PROBLEMS <<Don’t smoke, eat your veggies and get some exercise to keep memory sharp at any age. (Dr. Weil)
- Ask the Diva: Why Am I So Hungry During My Period? <<Sometimes being female feels like a curse. Here’s some reasons not to let it bum you out too much, and some great tips on dealing with PMS induced hunger. (Nutrition Diva)
- The Best Way to Keep Guacamole Green <<An unusual trick, but if you love guac as much as I do it is worth a try. (The Kitchn)
- Yellow Tomato Bloody Mary Recipe <<Hey, it’s summertime. Who can resist a homemade bloody mary recipe? (101 Cookbooks)
What inspired you this week?
This research on copper is scaring me. Darya, do you drink tap water?
I try to drink the water from my filtered tap, but I honestly have no idea what it filters out.
I’m excited to see what more you have to suggest in terms of natural skin and body care. Just read Liz Wolfe’s guide to paleo body care- and I think I agree with you on paleo in general, but as far as uber simple and uber whole ingredient skincare recipes/agendas….. it was awesome!
I’m still figuring all this stuff out, but to give you an idea where I’m at: for my face I use Rhonda Allison cleansers and exfoliators, IS Clinical moisturizers, and (mostly) Jane Iredale makeup, supplemented with Chanel for pigments (eyes, lips). I use Dr. Bronner’s body soap and Gold Bond body moisturizer. Stuff gets expensive really quickly.
Hi, Darya! I appreciate you sharing your path to learning more about safer and healthier products for skin care. Do you like any specific facial moisturizers that provide some sun protection?
That’s the one thing I haven’t found. Can’t stand the normal SPF greasy stuff. Currently I’m using Rhonda Allison aloe matte facial moisturizer. It has natural sun protection but no added SPF. I combat the sun with the SPF 20 in my Jane Iredale makeup.
Hey, Darya!
I’m revisiting the bath and body products I use, especially since my skin has been especially dry (and sometimes itchy) in this wintery weather. Recently, I’ve been trying to learn more about chemicals that release formaldehyde. One chemical, for example, is diazolidinyl urea, which is found in products such as Gold Bond body lotion. One report I found in a peer-reviewed journal is this, and it has some mixed results: http://ijt.sagepub.com/content/9/2/229.abstract
Any thoughts on what chemicals you try to avoid in bath/body/beauty products?
The report you site doesn’t seem very alarming to me. Almost everything is toxic at a high enough dose, and there will always be a group of people who is more sensitive. I’m very picky about what I put on my face (I only use Rhonda Allison, iS Clinical and Jane Iredale products). But I use Gold Bond on my body too.