Your frying pan is trying to kill you. And your carpet, paper cup and raincoat. This link from the National Institutes of Health publication EHP explains the problem: scientifically complete and with footnotes: Alternatives to PFASs: Perspectives on the Science Poly- and perfluoroalkyl acids (PFASs) are ubiquitous in our lives. These chemicals are used as […]
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Helpful tips on how to reduce stealth chemicals in your body and personal environment — – Stay fit, live healty by banishing covert chemicals from your life.
Phthalate Background & Hazards
This is one of a series of articles on phthalates. The following are others in the series. If the link is not active, it means that the article is in progress but not finished. Phthalate Background & Hazards Where Phthalates Are Found Phthalate Research: News & Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies Avoiding Phthalates Tesla Terror: Can That […]
Where Phthalates Are Found
This is one of a series of articles on phthalates. The following are others in the series. If the link is not active, it means that the article is in progress but not finished. Phthalate Background & Hazards Where Phthalates Are Found Phthalate Research: News & Peer-Reviewed Scientific Studies Avoiding Phthalates Tesla Terror: Can That […]
Friends Don’t Let Friends Eat Farmed Salmon
By Lewis Perdue Salmon is on a lot of plates when people resolve to make healthy changes in their diets. Many articles have emphasized the benefits of fatty fish, citing the heart-healthy benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids and other micro-nutrients. Those benefits have been gradually narrowed down to salmon because other mild, oily-fleshed fish like […]
Don’t Let Hormone Disruptors Sabotage Your Fitness Program
NOTE: This article first appeared on our scientific site (with footnotes and citations) as How Hidden Chemicals Can Sabotage Your New Year’s Fitness Plans Hidden chemicals in your food and water can sabotage your fitness program and keep you from getting the most out of all that effort and sweat. While Endocrine Disrupting Compounds (EDCs) […]
Can That New Car Smell Kill You? Or Someone Else?
Driving with the windows down when you are tired may keep you awake in more ways than just the sounds and tactile effects of air currents. It could also keep you from being poisoned and, perhaps, prevent you from killing someone. Take, for instance, Navindra Kumar Jain, a 63-year-old retired Silicon Valley tech executive who […]