Category Archives: Environmental Health
Reducing Your Risk of Cancer – 3 things you should include in your diet.
Did you know that an estimated 1,529,560 people were diagnosed with cancer in 2010? That’s 4,190 new cases per day! Unfortunately, we have become acutely aware that there are many things in our world that are carcinogenic and inevitably will … Continue reading
Filed under Environmental Health, Public Health
Forget the Flu Vaccine – Take Vitamin D!
My most recent blog focused on the new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) that stated most people in North America were getting enough vitamin D. Their research, however, focused only on vitamin D as it pertains to bone … Continue reading
Filed under Big Pharma, Diet, Environmental Health, Public Health
Food is largest source of exposure to BPA
Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical additive that is used in many things but mainly in plastics and linings of food cans. Up until a few years ago this was considered a harmless addition to our already high chemical … Continue reading
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FrankenSalmon – Genetically modified for whom?
It’s a good question. Who benefits from genetically modified salmon? Well for one, the company producing it does. Financially, this would reduce the cost of farmed salmon. And two, I suppose it would reduce the cost of farmed salmon in … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Environmental Health, Public Health
Fruits and Veggies to Eat and to Avoid
My posts have recently focused on pesticides and their effect on human physiology in a variety of ways. See Solving Childhood Obesity – Part II – Chemical Exposures, Toxins causing ‘grievous harm,’ cancer panel says, or Baby Bottles and BPA – You … Continue reading
Filed under Diet, Environmental Health, Public Health
Pesticides and your child’s health
I am going to take a one day break from my series on solving childhood obesity to mention this study that I just read about. The study shows that children exposed to small amounts of pesticides have a significantly higher … Continue reading
Filed under Brain Health, Environmental Health
Solving Childhood Obesity – Part II – Chemical Exposures
In my last blog I spoke about the importance of breastfeeding a child in regards to reducing childhood obesity in this country. That was the first part in a series of blogs I am writing to help get the word … Continue reading
Filed under Environmental Health, Public Health
Baby Bottles and BPA – You need to know the facts…
Bisphenol A of BPA is a chemical that is used in plastics and in the lining of cans. It is what is known as a xeno-estrogen. That means that it mimics the human hormone estrogen. It is so widely used … Continue reading
Filed under Environmental Health, Public Health
Toxins causing ‘grievous harm,’ cancer panel says
Widespread exposure to environmental toxins poses a serious threat to Americans, causing “grievous harm” that government agencies have not adequately addressed, according to a strongly worded report released today by the President’s Cancer Panel, a body of experts that reports … Continue reading
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Dangerous Pesticides Found In Tap Water. Find out how to protect yourself
A common herbicide has been found to contaminate the drinking water of millions of Americans. Now a new study shows that this chemical, called atrazine, causes serious health issues in living organisms. The issues that occurred were very frightening and … Continue reading
Filed under Environmental Health, Public Health
