Here’s our choice: utilize preventative measures for controlling fleas now, or, waiting until those pesky, pointed headed little bloodsuckers drive us to the brink of frustration by setting off some kind of poisonous flea bomb in our homes. We, humans, are the one’s with the bigger brains (though we can’t jump as far!), so maybe we should consider some of the very effective ways to prevent those slimy, dirty, disease-carrying jumpers from infecting and family companion dogs and cats . . . and us! Some people (those who don’t know any better) will resort to chemicals, pesticides, bombs, and nuclear devices. Others will inject one of the many spot-on types…
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Skin is No Obstacle for BPA
Bisphenol-A, also known as BPA, is an industrial chemical component of many widely-used items including plastics, resins, canned food linings, and paper goods. Studies have suggested that long-term or high-dose exposure to the organic, estrogen-like compound disrupts the body’s endocrine system and may be linked to cancer, heart disease, intestinal damage, reproductive problems, erectile dysfunction, diabetes, obesity, impaired neurodevelopment, and behavioral changes in children. BPA is a part of a thermal paper coating that acts as a color developer in small credit card and cash register receipt printers. According to a CBS news report, some receipts contain up to1,000 times the levels found in a can of food. Needless to…
