Even if you’re eating healthy… lots of fruits and vegetables, water, not soda…. you’re likely still getting steeped in weed killer, microplastics, and other to-be-discovered contaminates. New research into microplastics are finding them everywhere, while an internal FDA email let it be known that most common foods (crackers, oats… everything in your pantry) are contaminated […]
PFAs (perfluoroalkyl substances) are chemicals used to make many useful things… stain resistant carpets, non-stick pans, food packaging… but, according to a new study, they are correlated with gaining weight quickly, and losing weight slowly.
If you follow health news headlines, you may have seen the backlash against support for a coffee colon cleanse/enema. For most that probably sounds like a bad idea right off the bat, but if you think it might have any benefit, beware the potential side-effects: dehydration, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or even death. With ideas like […]
Cosmetic products, from lotion and shampoo to make-up and even bubble bath, aren’t always what they appear. Now and again a shampoo makes it to market that causes baldness, or some other product causes intense skin irritation. Usually, products with problems that big get reported and removed quickly, but some cheaper or less reputable products […]
For years now, America’s lead problem has dominated headlines. Flint, MI, has had spot number one, but every city east of the Mississippi likely has a lead in water problem, as do many in the west. But research is indicating that lead might be a more widespread problem. Guns and shooting ranges, for instance, are […]