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8211 SE 6th Ave
Portland, OR 97202

8am - 6pm Monday - Friday
Office Only: 8am - 11am Saturday

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From vehicle maintenance to community issues, Tom covers what matters to drivers in Portland.

Health Notes- The straight dope on some scary additives

Everything You Need to Know About 10 Common, Scary Sounding Food Additives By Larry Schwartz on AlterNet, June 27, 2014

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Health Notes- Summer Avocado Festival

From the Well Being Journal, Sept/Oct, 2013 You probably know that avocados are an excellent source of healthful fats, but

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Health Notes- Small picture to big picture… in PICTURES!

Healthy living is different depending on how you look at it.  There’s the ‘small picture’ stuff that happens to us

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Your kids’ diapers are full of s#!+

Toxins in Huggies and Pampers Aren’t What You Want to Put Near Baby’s Skin Jill Richardson on Alternet, Feb 18,

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Health Notes- 7 “unhealthy” foods that aren’t

Last month, we passed on a list of 7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its

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Health Notes- 7 drug dangers we learned about too late

7 Drugs Whose Dangerous Risks Emerged Only After Big Pharma Made Its Money by Martha Rosenberg on AlterNet Have you

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Health Notes- Living healthy for 2013

What’s the most important part of your vehicle?  The engine?  The transmission?  The brakes?  Nope, it’s the driver, and our

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Health Notes- Keep all your eggs in one basket

Americans-  Why do you keep refrigerating your eggs? December 7, 2013, By Dr. Joseph Mercola on Mercola.com If you’re an

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Health Notes- What not to eat if you know better

Washington Initiative 522 would have labeled products containing GMO ingredients as… well, as having GMO ingredients.  It wouldn’t have banned

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Health Notes- Don’t be a zombie

Halloween may be many things but it’s not a health festival.  There are threats out there both to kids and

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Health Notes- Information-free nutrition labels

Nutrition Labels Aimed to Dupe Consumers-And How to Tell What You’re Really Eating-  Jill Richardson, AlterNet, August 27, 2013 When

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Health Notes- Manufactured insanity

Why Life in America Can Literally Drive You Insane  By Bruce Levine on AlterNet, July 30, 2013 In “The Epidemic

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