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GH SEAL | CELEBRATING 110 YEARS

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Dr. Wiley and writer Anne Lewis Pierce write

a GH exposé on obesity cures called “Swindled

Getting Slim.” It details how diet hucksters sell

products that range from misleading to fraudulent

without getting caught by regulators.

—73(!) years before nutritional

APPLIANCE ANALYSIS

The next stop is the GH Kitchen Appli-

ances and Technology Lab. This is where

items used to prepare, cook or store food

are tested: fridges, microwaves, blenders,

air fryers and more. Prep gear like measur-

ing cups, pans, knives and mixers is also

on the docket. One test that never ceases

to amaze me is baking multiple sheets

of cookies in different parts of each oven

to make sure they brown evenly top to

bottom, side to side and back to front.

CHEERS FOR GOOD NUTRITION!

As if all that kitchen focus wasn’t enough,

the GH Institute also houses a Nutrition

Lab with rows of refrigerators full of

ingredients, snacks and more. How can we

be so sure they’re healthy? Our resident

registered dietitian is on call to verify that

before anything is tested for convenience

and taste, its nutritional claims are legit

and it meets current health standards.

(SPARKLING) CLEAN LAB

We’re not called Good Housekeeping for

nothing! Because we know few people

want to spend more time cleaning, we do

the work to find the easiest, most effective

ways to make your home shine. In the

GH Cleaning Lab are dishwashers, floor

cleaners, laundry machines, steamers,

detergents, soaps, vacuums, dusters, etc.

As our cleaning director says, while there

may not be a single product that will get

out every stain, there’s generally some-

thing that’ll clean each kind of mess—

you just need to figure out what it is.

That’s what we spend our days doing!

HEALTH, FITNESS, SLEEP...AHHH!

Your well-being has always been central

at GH, but never have we given so many

resources and so much attention to deliver-

ing healthy ideas, tips and insights as in

the past few years. We even opened the

GH Wellness Lab Powered by Elysium

Health, a groundbreaking research and

supplement company that cares as much

about science as we do (we recognized it

with a GH Innovation Emblem for its

commitment to rigorous research and

scientific advancement). Here you’ll see

treadmills, elliptical trainers, Spin bikes

and more. We even have a meditation

room. And because the FDA does not

formally regulate the ingredients in

supplements or personal-care products,

we also make sure anything we recommend

that you put on or in your body has been

vetted for safety and efficacy.

YOUR HOME,

SAFER & SMARTER!

My husband is on a

trip nearly a thousand

miles away, and I got

a call from him this

morning thanking me

for (finally!) remem-

bering to set the security alarm when

I left the house. How did he know how

wonderful I was? An app on his phone

told him! Who knew that one day you’d

be able to see the delivery person at your

front door while at work, be notified if

someone walked through your backyard,

or unlock the garage for someone while

away on vacation? These are just a few of

the benefits we explore for you in the

GH Media & Tech Lab. Not to mention

testing the latest smart TVs, personal

devices, earbuds, virtual assistants and

other innovations for your home.

LITTLE LAB

As a parent, I understand that nothing is

more important than the safety of our

kids. GH rigorously tests baby gear, toys,

strollers, car seats, bottles, high chairs,

monitors, wagons and trikes to make life

with your children “funner” and safer.

Obviously the best thing about the

GH Institute and Labs is that we deliver

the most accurate, up-to-date information,

but the second-best thing is that you can

see it all with your own eyes! If you’re

planning to be near Columbus Circle in

Manhattan, sign up on our website to

come visit us. Can’t wait to see you!

TOY TESTING Chief Technologist

Rachel Rothman with tiny testers.

VACUUM RIG

Testing a cleaning

powerhouse.

NUTRITION

DIRECTOR

Jaclyn London