Tag: toxins
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Gut bacteria and the brain: Are we controlled by microbes?
The gut has defenses against pathogens, but, at the same time, it encourages the survival and growth of “healthy” gut bacteria. The vast majority of these single-celled visitors are based in the colon, where no less than 1 trillion reside in each gram of intestinal content. Estimating the number of bacterial guests in our gut…
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Toxins and Our Kids
During the past 50 years, more than 85,000 industrial chemicals have been registered in the United States alone. The US is not alone as countries around the world including Canada and the United Kingdom face the same issues. Many of these chemicals have found their way into children’s environments: in the food they eat, the…
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Three reasons ‘BPA-free’ won’t protect you
Children are particularly susceptible to the effects of BPA and similar chemicals, research shows, even in very small quantities. A walk through the baby aisle of any pharmacy will reveal a sea of products shouting “BPA-free” on their packaging. Bisphenol-A — better known as BPA — is an industrial chemical that’s used in many household…
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Confirmed! Fluoride is a Neuro-toxin. SUMMARY OF THE SCIENCE
New York – December 30, 2016 – The Fluoride Action Network (FAN) has released a new video: “Fluoride & The Brain” that should be the ideal tool to help educate dentists, doctors, scientists, decision-makers, the media, and friends on the scientific evidence that fluoride can damage the brain and has the potential to lower IQ…
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Britain Reclassifies CBD Oil as Medicine, While America Throws It in With Heroin
The decision made on Monday by Britain’s Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) was based on credible claims that CBD successfully treats serious diseases. While the DEA has been busy reclassifying cannabidiol (CBD) as a Schedule I drug—right up there with heroin—our friends across the pond are rightly classifying it as a medicine. In…
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Dirt is NOT Dirty – How Playing in the Dirt Benefits the Immune System
At present, our culture is overly obsessive about germs, cleanliness, and hygiene. Parents are constantly washing their children’s hands, using antibacterial soap, alcohol tinged wipes or changing them the second they have dirt on their clothes. I don’t know about you, but when I was a child I liked to make mud ‘tea’ with flower…
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Are Your Plant Containers Leaching Toxins Into Your Food?
Think twice before you decide what containers to put your plants in, particularly when it comes to edibles. Why? The very same properties that make soil a perfect channel for nutrients and water to find their way into plants also make it a channel for harmful toxins, especially ones that are hiding inside the pots…
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12 Ways to Avoid Toxins in the Kitchen
Avoid plastic whenever possible when it comes to food and beverage. Hard plastics can contain BPA, which is a developmental, neural, and reproductive toxin. Scientists have linked very low doses of BPA exposure to cancers, impaired immune function, early onset of puberty, obesity, diabetes and hyperactivity[1]. It can be transferred from plastic into food and…
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Harmful high fructose corn syrup gets a new name
Big Food is at it again, fooling us with false advertisements to make us buy food we don’t want to consume. Most of today’s consumers are increasingly health conscious and want to avoid products that contain health-damaging ingredients. High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one of the substances that has made a bad name for…
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Why Won’t CDC Do the Study?
There are NO officials US government – sponsored studies comparing the health of vaccinated to unvaccinated children. Watch VACCINE BEAT #3: Why Won’t CDC Do the Study? There are several independently funded studies have been done in the US and overseas. The majority of these studies have been conducted abroad, but many involve American children.…