7 Foods that are great for heavy metal detox! Heavy metals pose a serious risk to our health. While we require some heavy metals, such as zinc and copper, in trace amounts, others, such as lead, cadmium, arsenic, and mercury are absolutely of no use to us. Presence of heavy metals in high amounts in the body can lead to severe health conditions, including heavy metal ... Continue Reading
These Common Household Chemicals Are Messing Up Your Hormones
Common household goods, personal care products, and even food and water, are major sources of chemical exposure that can lead to an accumulation of toxins in your body. Â The amount of highly toxic chemicals with which our society is saturated is almost inconceivable. Many common household chemicals are known as endocrine disruptors, a number of which are found in plastic ... Continue Reading
Student-Led Move to Ban Bottled Water from Campuses
Though this story is based on a Harvard student body decision, as of early 2012, over 90 colleges and universities of varying sizes and types throughout the USA have banned or restricted bottled water sales as demanded from student-led referendums and lobbied directives. Those stations, which purify water with charcoal filtration and reverse osmosis, have become ubiquitous in ... Continue Reading
Are Children’s Teeth The Latest Victims Of Bisphenol A?
This article reports a recent study that shows that children’s teeth are the latest in an already long list of victims of BPA. Are teeth the latest victims of bisphenol A? Yes, according to the conclusions of work carried out by the research team led by Ariane Berdal of the Université Paris-Diderot and Sylvie Babajko, Research Director at Inserm Unit 872 "Centre des ... Continue Reading