Top Health & Safety Blogs

HurtKurt — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:23:45 +0000

44 Best Blogs

Out in the blogosphere there are countless blogs about health, nutrition and safety – so how is a reader to know where to get the best information?

HurtKurt and friends combed the Internet and found 44 blogs that we think offer the best insight to leading a safe and healthy life in all aspects. While we don’t monitor content on the chosen blogs, we believe they are the best, and we think they’ll be the ones that interest you.

The blogs we’ve selected fall into the following categories:

Product Recalls
Auto and Driving Safety
Psychology and Mental Health
Workplace Health and Safety
Health and Nutrition

Product Recall Blogs

U.S. Recall News: A blog designed to keep consumers informed about recalled products in all markets in the United States from drugs to toys to food. Read it: http://www.usrecallnews.com Twitter: @usrecallnews
The Owner IQ: At Owner IQ, owners of specific products can read about recalls and glean and share information about products. Read it: http://blog.owneriq.net Twitter: @owneriq
Marler Blog: This law firm blog offers commentary and perspective about food poisoning issues and news across the country. Read it: http://www.marlerblog.com Twitter: @bmarler
U.S. Food Safety Blog: This blog provides a forum for consumers to learn and share information about food safety and food products. Read it: http://blog.usfoodsafety.com Twitter: @foodsafeguru
Food Safety Chat: Louise Manning has a PhD in global food production. She writes about food products and safety worldwide, while tying water quality and safety regulations into her posts as well. Read it: http://foodsafetychat.blogspot.com
Recall Information Blog: This blog is for ’safe shoppers’ to find information about products that may have been recalled. It offers information consumers would expect to have available from producers and retailers. Read it: http://totalrecallinfo.blogspot.com
News Moms Need: This is a March of Dimes sponsored blog written for women who are mother or who are soon-to-be mothers. It offers tips and info on health, motherhood and safety. Read it: http://newsmomsneed.marchofdimes.com
Safe Mama: This is a blog resource for parents offering health and safety tips for keeping kids and households as healthy and safe as possible. Read it: http://www.safemama.com Twitter: @safemama
eFood Alert: A blog that serves as an independent source for food safety and recall information. Read it: http://efoodalert.blogspot.com
Safety Matters and Other Thoughts: This is the blog from the CEO and founder of WeMakeItSafer.com. She offers tips and information about safety and product recalls. Read it: http://blog.wemakeitsafer.com/jennifer Twitter: @wemakeitsafer

Auto and Driving Safety Blogs

Kicking Tires: Cars.com blog highlighting news in the automotive world. It also provides vehicle and vehicle-related product news. Read it: http://blogs.cars.com/kickingtires Twitter: @kickingtires
Pass Your Driving Test: This blog’s focus is tips for passing your driving test and making you a safe driver on the road. It includes personal experiences, advice on car care and video links. Read it: http://pass-your-driving-test.blogspot.com
Auto Upkeep: A blog about car maintenance providing automotive news and updates. It offers reviews and a section on “Teens and Cars.” Read it: http://www.blog.autoupkeep.com Twitter: @autoupkeep
DUI Checkpoints: Keeps you up-to-date on interesting news stories about DUI cases and information, with a section on celebrity DUI offenders. Read it: http://www.totaldui.com/blog Twitter: @totaldui
Traffic Safety Culture: A blog focusing on the importance of driving safety. It also offers tips on how to be a safe driver. Read it: http://trafficsafetyculture.blogspot.com
National Motorists Association: This blog takes a critical look at the policies and laws affecting the automotive industry and the everyday driver. Read it: http://www.motorists.org/blog
StreetsBlog: A blog providing commuter news focused on New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Capitol Hill. It offers a section with videos and education. Read it: http://www.streetsblog.org Twitter: @streetsblog

Psychology and Mental Health Blogs

PsychCentral: This blog gives information, articles and advice in many areas of psychology. Read it: http://psychcentral.com/blog Twitter: @psychcentral
Mental Health Blog: A blog that takes a more scientific stance on psychological studies and developments in mental health. Read it: http://www.mentalhealthblog.com
Half Full: Science for Raising Happy Kids: This blog from UC-Berkeley offers advice and info on how to raise happy, optimistic children. It’s written from a scientific approach. Read it: http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/half_full Twitter: @raisinghappiness
Anxiety Insights: It focuses on anxiety-based psychological disorders, providing readers with articles, news and advice. Read it: http://www.anxietyinsights.info
Beyond Blue: A mental health blog providing inspirational and faith-based advice for relationship and personal well-being. Read it: http://blog.beliefnet.com/beyondblue Twitter: @thereseborchard
A Beautiful Revolution: Andre Jordan showcases his insightful, sometimes somber, “doodles,” poems and stories. Links are available to his various works. Read it: http://www.abeautifulrevolution.com/blog
Postcards from the Funny Farm: Anecdotal stories and thoughts from Damien Riley. The focus ins on inspiration, psychology, creativity and personal growth. Read it: http://www.postcardsfromthefunnyfarm.com
Mental Help Net: This blog focuses on stress and anxiety management. It provides articles, advice and general information about various mental health topics. Read it: http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_index.php?idx=weblogs Twitter: @MentalHelpNet

Workplace Health and Safety Blogs

Safety at Work: This blog focuses on news stories about staying safe at work. It offers information about safety in the workplace and what makes a safe and unsafe work environment. Expert comments and contributions are always welcome. Read it: http://safetyatworkblog.wordpress.com Twitter: @SafetyOZ
Health and Safety News: A blog that reports on health and safety issues in the workplace for businesses of all sizes and industries. It is written and maintained by an experienced health and safety consultant. Read it: http://www.healthandsafetynews.co.uk
The Pump Handle: This blog offers a forum for people interested in public health to discuss issues of interest. Many contributing writers are American epidemiologists. Read it: http://thepumphandle.wordpress.com
The Human Solution: A blog about ergonomics in the workplace and keeping your body safe and comfortable at work. The blog is managed by John Paulsen – Certified Professional Ergonomist. Read it: http://blog.thehumansolution.com
Safety News Alert: A blog providing news and information about work safety. It mostly focuses on news headlines relating to safe working environments. Read it: http://www.safetynewsalert.com
The Safety Blog: This is a forum including safety articles and tips from Safety Service Company. It offers insight on health and safety laws and legislation. Read it: http://www.safetyservicecompany.com/blog Twitter: @safetyservices

Health and Nutrition Blogs

Diet Blog: A blog and forum for users to discuss dieting tricks and tips. It offers advice and information about current diet trends. Read it: http://www.diet-blog.com Twitter: @dietblog
Live from the Coroner’s Office: Rated a top health blogger by Wellsphere, Dr. Richard Keller writes about life and death from the view of a county coroner. He offers some advice and information about health practices. Read it: http://coronerlakecountyil.blogspot.com
Mayo Clinic Expert Blog: Mayo Clinic’s expert blog from two staff nutritionists. They discuss best practices for living healthy, as well as offering diet and lifestyle advice. Read it: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/MY00431/TAB=expertblog
Dietriffic: A diet blog exploring the scams and truths in the diet world. Blog author Mel offers advice about dieting and staying healthy for life. Read it: http://www.dietriffic.com Twitter: @dietriffic
Whole Food and More: This health blog follows current health and nutrition news and offers tips and information about staying healthy while eating whole, natural foods. Read it: http://www.wholefoodandmore.net
Hungry Girl: A hip diet blog for hungry girls. It offers meal advice and information about nutrition your body needs daily – and how to get it guilt-free. Read it: http://food.yahoo.com/blog/hungrygirl Twitter: @hungrygirl
Paging Dr. Gupta: CNN’s health blog from expert Dr. Gupta. It offers information about health news and tips on dealing with illness. Read it: http://pagingdrgupta.blogs.cnn.com
i.e. Health: This health blog offers tips and information about staying healthy and ways to improve healthy lifestyle practices. It also follows health news stories. Read it: http://www.iehealth.blogspot.com
Junk Food Science: Blog from health professional Sandy Szwarc offering information and advice about how junk food affects daily life. She talks about how to combat junk food, as well as the effects it can have on our bodies. Read it: http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com
Small Bites: This nutrition blog offers advice and information about all kinds of foods. Author Andy Bellatti talks about common foods that can do harm to your body, as well as tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Read it: http://smallbites.andybellatti.com Twitter: @andybellatti
Sexy Food Therapy: This lifestyle blog focuses on staying healthy and balancing food into your life. Author Melissa Ramos talks about incorporating food into emotion, without getting carried away with emotional eating. Read it: http://www.sexyfoodtherapy.blogspot.com Twitter: @sexyfoodtherapy
Eat Stop Eat: A nutrition and exercise blog from author Brad Pilon, detailing some workout tips and ideas for healthy living. Read it: http://bradpilon.com Twitter: @bradpilon
Nutrition Data – Know What You Eat: This nutrition blog offers a calorie counter and forum for users to discuss health issues. It gives advice on maintaining healthy eating habits. Read it: http://blog.nutritiondata.com

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