This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see: INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science” On One Hand: Trustworthy Science Is published, Is peer-reviewed, Discloses conflicts of interest (or even better has none), and Makes public all the data and other information to allow its results to be verified […]
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People Trust Scientists, Mistrust Government, Corporations
This article is one in a series. For the other articles, please see: INDEX: “Why You Can’t Trust Government Science” Most people’s lists of “The 10 Biggest Lies” contains the statement that, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help you.” Sadly, that applies to regulatory science as well as our upcoming series […]
Evolving Connections Between Phthalates and Obesity/Type 2 Diabetes
In short: scientific evidence increasingly finds that phthalates are connected with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes. More research is needed. The following excerpts come from peer-reviewed studies published in 2014 and 2015. Note, the term “epigenetics” refers to a process in which the activity of a gene can be controlled, blocked or overexpressed by mechanisms […]
Driving Innovation: How Stronger Laws Pull Safer Chemicals into the Market
The following is excerpted from PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: DRIVING INNOVATION: HOW STRONGER LAWS PULL SAFER CHEMICALS INTO THE MARKET and makes a solid case that chemical industry rants against protecting the general public are false. People OR Profits? “A common refrain by the regulated (or soon-to-be regulated) industry is that stricter laws over […]
Chemical Touted In BPA-Free Products May Cause Heart Problem.
Many “BPA-free” products have substituted an almost identical chemical to BPA that has its own health-causing effects. The substitute, bisphenol S (BPS) has the basic chemical structure as bisphenol A (BPA). Evidence is not mounting that the use of BPS is a “bait and switch” scheme designed for promoting products instead of health. As a […]
Broken Mirrors, The Number 13, Cancer & Bad Luck
This article has two companion pieces — “Cancer: The Perfect Storm On Planet You” and “Cancer And Voldemort: 10 Horcruxes To Disaster” — that help explain to the non-scientist how luck plays a very small part in the origins and avoidance of cancer. Cancer has about as much to do with bad luck as […]
Cancer And Voldemort: 10 Horcruxes To Disaster
This is Part 2 of 2 articles. Part 1 can be accessed here: Cancer: The Perfect Storm On Planet You Cancer is a lot like Lord Voldemort, the exceedingly evil villain of the Harry Potter series who had his soul divided among seven horcruxes in order to provide himself with immortality. In the Harry Potter […]
A delay, an apology, and new opportunities going forward
On behalf of myself and co-founder Becca Yeamans-Irwin, I have to offer an apology for the delay in both the experimental protocol beginning, and the delays in content posting. One of the biggest delays has been the experimental protocol in which both Becca and I became our own lab animals, measuring BPA levels and comparing […]
What Is A Stealth Chemical?
Stealth chemicals are those whose effects show up as unrelated illnesses. This contrasts with known toxic chemicals like arsenic which are “in your face” poisons that can be readily identified by doctors and scientists. For example, endocrine disruptors such as Bisphenol A and phthalates from plastics are stealth chemicals because hundreds of scientific studies show […]
Original Sources: 84,000 Legal Chemicals. Fewer Than 200 Tested. Only 5 Ever Banned. Here’s Where Those Numbers Come From
By Lewis Perdue on October 22, 2014 in Featured, Risk Assessment, Why You Can’t Trust Federal & Corporate “Science”
The U.S. government allows more than 84,000 chemical compounds of unknown toxicity to be legally used in food, beverages, packaging, clothing, fabrics, personal care products, cosmetics — in any part of your environment including the air, water, or soil. Unattributed variations of that number — usually ranging from 60,000 to 80,000 — seem illogical and […]