Revelry - Non-Toxic Living

No bees, no people.

First Long-term Study Confirms World’s Most Popular Pesticide is Wiping Bees Off the Planet The rise of industrial agriculture — led by companies such as Monsanto that push monoculture, chemical-based farming and patented life forms — has brought a flood of pesticides that wreak havoc on natural ecosystems. Insects and animals that eat insects fall victim to the millions of gallons of pest...

Based entirely on the Aldi down the street from me - they have a way to go before they're my go-to good stuff grocer, but this is a mighty fine beginning! http://complete-health-and-happiness.com/aldi-bans-neonicotinoids-goes-organic-rivals-whole-foods-as-healthiest-grocery-store/?t=SH

Aldi bans neonicotinoids, goes organic, rivals Whole Foods as healthiest grocery store - Complete Health and Happiness German owned Aldi announced, on January 1, that they will be removing eight pesticides from all US stores as soon as possible. The pesticides are Thiamethoxam Chlorpyrifos Clothianidin Cypermethrin Deltamethrin Fipronil Imidacloprid Sulfoxaflor It is the first major grocery store in Europe to ban th...

One of the easiest ways to become full-on toxic - consume soda.

22 Ways Drinking Soda Will Shorten Your Life - Page 1 | GreenMedInfo Numerous studies have shown the negative health effects of drinking soda on your waistline and your teeth. Drinking soda however, has far more serious health risks than many of us may realize.

This is a rather long list..

These 16,000 Foods May Contain the Hormone-Disrupting Chemical BPA EWG created the first searchable database of processed foods packaged in materials that may contain the hormone-disrupting chemical, better known as BPA.

Always helpful! Check out this guide before slathering on the sunscreen.

EWG's 10th Annual Guide to Safer Sunscreens Almost three-fourths of the products EWG examined offer inferior sun protection or contain worrisome ingredients like oxybenzone, a hormone disruptor, or retinyl palmitate.

A little light reading -

How Processed Foods Wreak Havoc on Your Health It’s safe to say that most American consumers probably can’t recall the last time they ate a meal prepared entirely from wholesome, farm-to-table ingredients, without any canned or prepackaged products. That’s because most Americans today consume mostly processed foods—foods produced with pesticides...

Awesomesauce! By “evolve to more natural and fewer ingredients for flagship brands.”, one hopes they're referring to removing all that dang sugar.

Nation's Leading Yogurt Maker Will Remove GMO Ingredients and Source Milk From Non-GMO Fed Cows Dannon and Hershey Co., are making big changes to their ingredients in products sold nationwide as the July 1 deadline for Vermont’s GMO label law goes

As if the utter lack of nutrition weren't enough - "...people who eat fast food regularly are being exposed to significantly higher levels of hormone-disrupting chemicals called phthalates.."

If You Eat Fast Food You’re Getting a Generous Helping of Toxic Chemicals New study shows that consumption of fast food is linked to higher levels of phthalates, the chemicals used to produce many plastics.

This is why voting with your wallet matters. Food stores are scrambling to find sources for organic meats and produce! :)

Costco gets creative to meet shoppers’ huge appetite for organics To boost its supply of organic foods, Costco is trying something new: It’s working with farmers to help them buy land and equipment as it struggles to keep pace with customer demand.

Pesticides Linked to Honeybee Deaths Pose More Risks, European Group Says The finding could have repercussions on both sides of the Atlantic for the companies that produce the chemicals, which are already banned in Europe.