Category: Toxins
The facts about chemicals, pesticides, and clean water.
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Glyphosate found in Childhood Vaccines
Glyphosate, a chemical ingredient found in Monsanto’s Roundup and hundreds of other herbicides, has been found in vaccines. Is glyphosate dangerous? Glyphosate is a known carcinogen that also disrupts many vital functions in the human body on the way to a disease state. California recently added glyphosate to its Prop 65 list of chemicals that…
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Two Landmark Cases: Is the Toxic Tide Turning In Favor Of Our Kid’s Health?
Our children are exposed to high levels of pesticides and herbicides ingested and inhaled daily, which is negatively impacting the health of an entire generation. Two significant court rulings today in favor of protecting our children and the environment from toxins. Over a decade ago an analysis of federal data by the Environmental Working Group…
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I Got West Nile Virus. It Was Like a Case of The Flu.
Today there is a report of the first positive mosquito for the West Nile Virus Trap located in Ada County for 2018. It is NOT a time for panic, nor should it be open opportunity for our state to spray our communities with known neurotoxins. The CDC reports that 8 out of 10 individuals won’t…
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What Are Toxins Doing To Our Kids?
We cannot assume that just because chemicals are in common trade and usage that they have been evaluated for safety by our government or any other scientific board, nor that they have been approved. Most are not and have not. We’re strong parents who can face the truth and do something strong and positive and…
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FDA Allows Chemical Additives Known To Be Toxic To Kids
Today, your body is dealing with more than 10,000 food additive chemicals, all of which are allowed to be added (directly or indirectly) to food. And that’s only the chemicals allowed to be in your food! Many of these chemicals have not been proven safe for children and in fact a significant loophole in our…
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Toxic Teas To Avoid
Although tea is widely thought to be a healthier source of caffeine than coffee, soda or energy drinks, conventional tea brands have been shown to contain high levels of toxic substances such as fluoride and pesticides, artificial ingredients, added flavors and GMOs(modified corn starch and soy lecithin).The levels found in these products are so high…
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3 Easy Ways to Reduce Your EMF Exposure
Electromagnetic fields are areas of energy that surround electronic devices. EMFs are emitted from every device that plugs into an electrical outlet as well as from airplanes and power lines or transformers. Your laptop, iPod, cell phone or other small handheld electronic devices all emit EMFs when they’re in use. “Dirty electricity” refers to electro-magnetic…
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How to Minimize Wireless Radiation Exposure while Pregnant
Pregnancy is one of the most exciting times in a Mother’s life. It can also be very overwhelming- you want to do everything right and give your baby the best possible start in life. You might be reading a lot, or looking online for all kinds of tips and ideas about pregnant life. One thing…
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Carcinogen Pollutes Mountain Home AFB Tap Water Supplies
Drinking water supplies for 14 million Americans are contaminated with a cancer-causing industrial solvent made notorious by the book and film “A Civil Action,” according to a new EWG analysis of tests from public utilities nationwide. Drinking TCE-contaminated (trichloroethylene) water has been linked to birth defects; damage to the brain and the nervous, reproductive and…
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Teflon Chemicals Bigger Health Threat Than Previously Disclosed
Chemicals used for decades in hundreds of consumer products – including DuPont’s Teflon and 3M’s Scotchgard – are hazardous for human health and for the environment. PFOA and its cousin, PFOS, never break down in the environment. They build up in people’s bodies, and can be passed from mother to child in the womb and…