By April McCarthy There are hundreds of food industry facts that are sheltered from consumers and only made public by food scientists if absolutely necessary. The following are 14 of the more well known industry insider secrets that have been exposed now for some time,…
By Heather Callaghan It was night time. I was in bed. I was tired and ready to rest to begin the next day. That’s when I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Out of the blue, my heart starts uncontrollably racing. A…
Virginia Tech researchers who were using a disinfectant when handling mice have discovered that two active ingredients in it cause declines in mouse reproduction. Although the chemicals responsible for the declines are common in household cleaning products and disinfectants used in medical and food preparation…
By Heather Callaghan While people have been torn over beloved astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s recent comments on genetically modified organisms, another beloved Neil took a stand – largely unnoticed. While Tyson claims he never took a side, he still holds that genetic engineering is no…
By Heather Callaghan For at least one week, the World Wide Web has been in an uproar about Walmart’s Great Value ice cream sandwiches that won’t melt after 12 hours in 80-degree heat. The issue was raised in this WPCO report when a Cincinnati mother,…
Heather Callaghan Activist Post With friends like these… Recently I wrote about a large Canada-wide surveillance initiative: Look Who’s Behind This Large Study to “Help the Bees”. Following the money trail, one could see that Canada’s government was placing “hope” for an answer unto major international biotech…
By Heather Callaghan Based on the sheer amount of research studies available dating back to the 1950s on the association between industrial chemicals and neurobehavioral disorders – it makes sense that more recent studies are finally starting to emphasize the chemical/neurodevelopmental disorder connection. That is,…
Heather Callaghan Mmm-mmm, just like mother used to make… The dynamic duo that is Nick Brannigan and Vicky LePage hit the Las Vegas strip again for some humorous outreach. Will people partake in their “yoga mat sandwich” samples? Popular blogger Vani Hari, aka Food Babe,…
By Heather Callaghan A lot of home builders and painters will know what trisodium phosphate (TSP) is. But a lot of them don’t know that they eat it for breakfast! Even though it appears right on the ingredients label, a lot of people don’t realize…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Congratulations to the Environmental Working Group for publishing a list of nearly 500 brand names and products that contain an ingredient, which I jokingly would call “yoga-mat nutrition.” The ingredient that gives absolutely no nutritional value but has questionable health effects…
by Heather Callaghan There once was a guy who wrote a book about his journey out of crippling brain fog. He warned that to get out of it he and others needed to use extreme caution about what they brought into the house. With gloves,…
by Catherine J. Frompovich Neurodevelopmental disabilities, including autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia, and other cognitive impairments, affect millions of children worldwide, and some diagnoses seem to be increasing in frequency. — Dr. Philippe Grandjean, MD and Philip J Landrigan, MD Finally, two medical doctors are…
by Dr. David Juan Phthalates are a group of chemicals that are used in manufacturing. Phthalates help to make plastics softer and more flexible so that they won’t crack and break. Phthalates are used in a number of different products that may find their way…
Dr. David Juan You wear your clothes every day and probably take great pains to keep a number of different outfits ready for any occasion. You’ve likely invested time and effort into making sure your clothes fit properly and look good when you put them…
By Heather Callaghan Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical found in most plastics, cans, and other types of food and drink packaging as well as money, receipts and newer kinds of dental resins. It is a known endocrine disruptor that hijacks normal hormone function –…
By Arjun Walia German researchers have discovered endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), that could adversely affect development and reproduction, to be contained in 18 different bottled water products(1). Of the 24,520 suspect chemicals found to be present in bottled water, the one that showed consistent results…
By Erin Schumacher In 2000, more than four billion pounds of chemicals were released into the ground and almost two billion pounds of chemical emissions were pumped into the atmosphere! Our bodies have developed sophisticated detoxification mechanisms over many thousands of years to eliminate most…
By Sayer Ji The #1 Children’s Vitamin Brand in the US contains ingredients that most parents would never intentionally expose their children to, so why aren’t more opting for healthier alternatives? Kids vitamins are supposed to be healthy, right? Well then, what’s going on with…
By Erin Schumacher When life hands you lemons…. Make lemonade?! Or.. perhaps a whole lot more! There are plenty of uses for lemons that you may not have known about! Clean your counter tops: Dip the sliced side of a lemon half in baking soda to…
When there’s a power outage, you know the drill. We dutifully head to the water meter and shut off the main water valve. ( A good thing to locate if you haven’t yet.) In cases like this we know not to drink water without boiling…
