By Alex Pietrowski The rise in health conditions such cancer, diabetes, asthma, obesity, autoimmune diseases and even mental disorders like ADHD, run parallel with the rise in usage of chemicals in agriculture and industry. Our environment is highly contaminated, the average person now has thousands…
By Vandita Vietnam’s Mekong Delta is suffering from its worst drought in nearly a century; which, along with salt water contamination, is severely affecting seafood production in the country (more than 81,000 hectares of shrimp breeding ponds in eight provinces have been damaged). Vietnam currently…
By Heather Callaghan, Editor Unfortunately words like “environmentally friendly,” “green” or even “biodegradable” may just be a form of green washed, sleight-of-hand that have nothing to do with your or your pets’ health. Since the 1990s, we’ve had a virtually unregulated uprising of chemical products. Back…
By Dr. Scott Graves Many common triggers exist as to what brings on a tension headache or migraine for someone. Here are 8 of the most common triggers. 1. Stress Stress is simply a catch-all word for experiencing negative emotions. Some of the worst offenders…
By Marco Torres So-called safe drinking water supplies coming out of our taps are now proven to contain industrial chemicals and pharmaceuticals linked to toxicity, developmental problems, tumour growth and hormonal disruptions. One glass of tap water now contains hundreds of contaminants that are not…
By Nadia Prupis The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday issued a rule banning antibacterials in soap, which the agency said were no more effective than simple soap and much more harmful for the environment and consumer health. The FDA gave companies a…
By Sarah Carrasco The words of the “Star Spangled Banner” were written during the war of 1812. Amateur poet, Francis Scott Key, wrote the words to what is now our national anthem after a night of watching bombs drop on Fort McHenry. As bombs dropped…
By Amando Flavio The natural health healer, Jonathan Landsman, has made a damning revelation regarding what goes on inside the cabin of passenger aircraft during flight time. Landsman is the host of NaturalHealth365.com, a weekly health show that educates people on how they can heal…
By Marco Torres Levels of a widely used class of industrial chemicals linked with liver toxicity, developmental problems, tumour growth and hormonal disruptions exceed federally recommended safety levels in public drinking-water supplies for 33 states in the U.S. according to a new study led by…
By Brandon Turbeville In early May 2016, a CSX derailed in Washington, D.C. spilling ethanol and large amounts of sodium hydroxide next to the Rhode Island Avenue metro station. nearly 8,000 gallons of sodium hydroxide, a highly caustic chemical that is used for dissolving a…
By Derrick Broze In response to recent studies which show dangerous levels of lead in public drinking water, over 60 members of Congress have signed a letter calling on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to lower the federal standard for lead in drinking water. Members…
By Chris Veritas The inmates are running the asylum. And by inmates, I mean the freewheeling Chemical Corporations and the Government Agencies that “regulate” them. Granted, this was not the idea the Washington Post intended to convey as it described the new Bipartisan chemical protection…
By Andrea Germanos Toxic Phthalates Are Everywhere: Report Reveals Ubiquity of ‘Hormone-Assaulting Chemicals’ A new report puts the spotlight on the widespread use of toxic chemicals known as phthalates, finding them in products from paints to shoelaces to greeting cards. The report, What Stinks? Toxic Phthalates…
By Melissa Dykes When stories like the lead poisoning in Flint, Michigan make national news, people sit up and take notice. What people don’t realize is just how contaminated our water is all the time, every day, every where. I’m not talking about heavy metals…
By John Vibes Not only is the Michigan government poisoning residents, but now they are threatening to take their children for not paying for it. Flint, MI – As the water crisis in Flint deepens, it is becoming apparent that the effects of the lead-infested…
By Claire Bernish Flint, MI — Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha is a hero. Though it’s possible you haven’t heard her name yet, you probably will soon — she’s responsible for ringing the original alarm bell about the lead contamination of Flint’s public water supply. And the ordeal…
By Amanda Froelich The singer purchased then donated over 180,000 bottles of water to the town of Flint, Michigan, after learning that the 100,000 residents haven’t had access to clean water in over a year. Two years ago, the state of Michigan decided to switch…
By Daisy Luther For a space that’s completely dedicated to getting things clean, the laundry room can be a landmine of dirty substances. Toxic laundry products can contain ingredients that are irritating to the skin and damaging to the lungs. Some products disrupt hormones and…
It might keep your coffee hot without burning your hand, but plastic foam – more commonly known as Styrofoam – is one of the most harmful materials around when it comes to the environment. This petroleum-based plastic has gained a lot of negative attention in…
By Catherine J. Frompovich Are you familiar with how municipal tap water is treated? There are two basic disinfection processes: the addition of chlorine, or chloramines that are made using ammonia, which is the more preferable treatment. Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science…
