Tag: toxin
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New CDC Research: Mercury IS NOT SAFE
The CDC study, Alkyl Mercury-Induced Toxicity: Multiple Mechanisms of Action, appeared last month in the journal, Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. The 45-page meta-review of relevant science examines the various ways that mercury harms the human body. Its authors, John F. Risher, PhD, and Pamela Tucker, MD, are researchers in the CDC’s Division of…
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SOLVED: Mystery of the Dying Bees
Why are all the bees dying? The quick answer: Its the large variety of PESTICIDES & FUNGICIDES APPROVED BY THE EPA for use on crops. Bee colonies across the nation are in serious decline. This new, unexplained condition has become known as Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD). It is estimated that about a quarter of the…
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$671 Million Payoff for Poisoning the Water with PFOA
Residents whose water was poisoned by a cancer-causing chemical use to make Teflon received a settlement. Yet, the toxicity remains in the water and the health of those exposed. PFOA contaminates the tap water of 7 million American and pollutes the blood of virtually everyone. Non-stick compounds will continue to threaten our health for a…
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The secret ingredient in fast food packaging
Chemicals in fast food packaging have been linked to health problems Fluorinated compounds are also in furniture, carpets, clothing, cosmetics and cookware (CNN)Most of the time, when you order fast food, you know exactly what you’re getting: an inexpensive meal that tastes great but is probably loaded with fat, cholesterol and sodium. But it turns…
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Teen Talks About GMO’s
Fifteen-year-old activist Rachel Parent believes that the use of these chemicals is negatively affecting our health, and that consumers have a right to know when they’ve been used to modify ingredients in the food we’re buying on a daily basis. In her informative TEDxToronto talk, Rachel urges Canadian officials to make it mandatory for food…
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Ignoring Congress Concerns over safety EPA approves expanded use of Combo Herbicide
EPA Approves Expanded Use of Dow’s “Enlist Duo” Herbicide. The Environmental Protection Agency has approved the special blending of the two herbicides developed by Dow. Enlist Duo, containing 2,4-D and glyphosate, for use on Dow’s 2nd generation GMO corn, soy and cotton. About 18 weeds have developed resistance to 2,4-D over the more than 50…
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We avoid the Stomach Bug with this essential that’s ALWAYS stocked in my “medicine bag”
I am a mom of many and I can not stand the sight or smell of puke. There is a lot of nasty stuff moms have to deal with, but the stomach bug is something I can’t handle well. Fortunately, we found a remedy that has been a sanity saver in my household. Activated Charcoal…
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Mercury, Vaccines and the CDC’s Worst Nightmare
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. is known for his fierce and relentless brand of environmental activism and his advocacy for transparent government and rigorous science. He is now applying his tenacious energies and sophisticated strategies to exposing the fraud and corruption within the CDC and the pharmaceutical industry. Around 2005, parents of vaccine-injured children started encountering…
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Imagine a world without pesticides
Can we imagine a day, a year or a world without using hazardous chemicals to grow our food? I can. And we must. Today, people are continuing to stand up for the future of food and farming, speaking out against harmful pesticide use in Hawaii, Iowa, California and beyond even when it draws the ire…
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Fluoride: Just when you thought it was safe to drink the water …
32% of Idahoians have fluoride added to their water. Fluoride the active ingredient in rat poison and Prozac, was in 2015 officially classified as a neurotoxin. Unlike other chemicals added to water, which are intended to treat the water itself, fluoride is intended to treat the people who drink the water, whether they want the…