Archive for Health
Bathe in a bath of honey
Sounds sticky! Seriously though, honey has a large number of healing properties, including antibacterial power and ability to relieve insomnia. CNN released a study that names a specific variety of honey found in Australia as able to kill superbugs and antibiotic-resistant strains of infection.
Honey has been used globally in home remedies for ages. Where [...]
Note to self. . .
Do not taste sausage before heating, just in case you goofed and bought the uncooked variety.
If however you accidentally put raw meat of unknown quality in your mouth, you may avoid food poisoning by gurgling straight vinegar and chasing it with a shot or two of vodka. This is a rather unpleasant process, and the [...]
Are you serious? Another peanut butter recall?
The FDA is urging consumers not to eat or purchase products containing peanut butter, aside from peanut butter straight out of the jar. Is this strange to anyone other than me? It’s ok to eat peanut butter by the tub with a spoon, it’s ok to slather it on the kids’ sandwiches. But cookies and [...]
Sleep better
When it’s chilly outside and colds are floating around everywhere you go, a good night’s sleep becomes even more important. Here are some tips to make sure you’re getting good shut-eye.
Launder your sheets well. That means once a week in hot water – to get rid of dust mites and any allergens that may have [...]
Melamine in infant formula?
All right moms and dads. The news that melamine has been found in US baby formulas was indeed disturbing. But how worried should you really be? When you compare it with September’s news about infants in China getting sick and some dying from melamine-tainted formula, it seems grim. But the fact is, the problem here [...]
Home remedies: Honey for a cough
Studies have shown honey to be more effective to treat a cough than OTC cough medicines. When I first saw the report last year I wondered how I’d get honey into my kids – would they really lick super-sweet honey off a spoon? Mine are too young to stir it into hot water as some [...]
Mylicon drops recalled
Parents of infants take note! The Mylicon drops so many of us use to soothe our babies when their tummies are upset have been recalled. There’s a possibility that they could contain metal fragments from the manufacturing process. Click here for more information about the recall. It effects only the non-staining (”good”) drops that are [...]
New studies on BPA
Bisphenol-A. Or BPA for short. We’ve said a few things about it over the years, and we’ve cautioned you against certain plastics. See, BPA is a plasticizer, which means it makes plastic, well, plasticy. The problem is, it also interferes with the way your body functions, and unfortunately it leeches out of plastics and into [...]
The media even knows it!
We go to the supermarket, we assume that what’s on the shelf is harmless. But precious few know about the acute and long-term health hazards of household chemical-based cleaners. Here at Broom Huggers we’ve been trying to educate consumers, but now a news station has picked it up and done a piece on it. Check [...]
What’s in your medicine cabinet?
The medicine cabinet is not part of day-to-day cleaning, but it’s no less important. It’s where you turn when you wake up with a fever, when the baby’s teething, when allergies assault your eyes and sinuses, and this season – cold season – you may be turning to it for help all too often. So [...]
