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06 May 2015Environment Health/Toxics

Let’s Ban the Bead! – The Story of Stuff Project

More on microbeads. They point out that it’s not enough to just not buy them, we need to take action to get these toxins out…

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23 January 2014Health/Toxics

How the Smell of Your Home Could Be Making You Sick – The Crux | DiscoverMagazine.com

Great article about toxic mold and how it works…   “…But the smell of mold was another matter. Most things we can smell are volatile…

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19 October 2013Health/Toxics

Study Finds Cancer-Causing Chemical in Nearly 100 Shampoos and Soaps | EcoWatch

Cocamide DEA sounds kind of innocuous? Like its made from coconut, not one of those long 100% chemical sounding monstrosities in your shampoo? Well here…

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26 June 2013Bisphenol A (BPA) Health/Toxics

Of Otters and Men: The Shrinking Effect of Environmental Estrogens on Reproductive Organs

Although the scientists admit they don’t know for sure what’s causing the changes,they think environmental estrogens should take the blame. BPA, phthalates and other estrogenic…

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24 May 2012Health/Toxics

Parabens in Antiperspirants May Cause Breast Cancer

This is from an article by Dr Mercola. It seems to be based on sound peer reviewed research and one of his better ones. Here…

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16 January 2012Health Toxics

3,163 ingredients hide behind the word “fragrance”

By Lisa Frack with Becky Sutton                                      …

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12 January 2012Food Health/Toxics

Programmed to be fat: everyday chemicals linked to obesity and diabetes

From The Ecologist  Chemicals found in plastics, cosmetics and industry may be altering cells in our bodies, making us more likely to get fat and…

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07 November 2011Food

Tests Show Most Store Honey Isn’t Honey :: Food Safety News

Almost 20 years ago, my  doctor, who created the nutritional regime for SLE (lupus) that I still follow, Dr Chris Reading told me to be…

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10 October 2011Toxics

Sex Lies Water Supplies

  I went to this talk at the University of Colorado, Boulder in March 2010. I was so impressed I wrote to TED to suggest…

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