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Category Archives: Environment
Even the CDC practices this…
There are many sources of indoor air pollution in any home. Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Environment, Toxicity, Wellness
Tagged CDC, chemicals, Environment, EPA, household products, indoor air quality, outgassing, Pollutants, toxins
Ah Choo! Cough – Cough!
Even in Los Angeles, the evenings are relatively cooler. ‘Tis the season for colds, coughs, sniffles and flu. Three people in the last 10 days have mentioned to me that they have had a cough that would not go away. … Continue reading
Why Do We Have Symptoms?
As that famous writer Anonymous said: “If you don’t take care of your body, where are you going to live?” Continue reading
Posted in Aging, Allergies, brain fog, chemicals, Digestive, Environment, Food, Genetically Modified Food, Stress, Toxicity, Wellness
Tagged asthma, chemicals, food, food allergies, natural health, pollution, prevention, Stress, toxins, wellness
A Summer Caution
Ah, the days of summer and the enjoyment of a cool dip in the pool. However, where are you swimming and what is in that pool or hot tub? If it is a public swimming pool, you need to be … Continue reading
Posted in Cryptospridium, Digestive, Environment, Pools and hot tubs, Toxicity, Wellness
What’s In My Personal Care Products?!!! part 2
Would you put a moisturizer on your face or body if you knew it was made with toxic ingredients? Of course not. Yet our cosmetics and personal care products are so under-regulated most of us do it unwittingly every day. … Continue reading
Posted in Allergies, chemicals, Environment, Harmful Cosmetics, Toxicity
Tagged artificial colors, cosmetics, formaldehyde, toluene
“An Epidemic of Contact Dermatitis”
There are a number of reports about a preservative and synthetic biocide used in thousands of personal care products that is very irritating to skin. I am summarizing the valuable information in one of them. The name of the chemical is … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Toxicity, Uncategorized, Wellness
Tagged chemicals, dermatitis, irritant, MIT, prevention, rash, skin reaction, toxins
Fresh Air, Really?
Air fresheners are not as safe and innocuous as we might think. Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Toxicity, Wellness
Tagged aerosol toxins, air fresheners, chemicals, health, indoor pollution, wellness
What is Lurking Under Your House?
One of my patients sent me a question about her home’s environment. During earthquake retrofitting, she was informed that some dirt in front of the house had to be pushed back from the foundation. After the dirt was moved, she noticed … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Toxicity, Uncategorized
Tagged chemicals, children, health, house retrofitting, pesticides, toxins, wellness
Lead in Your Plumbing?
The disastrous contaminated water situation in Flint, Michigan this year has alerted the populace across the country to the problem of lead contaminated water. People were unaware of lead as a problem in the first place, unless you remember leaded … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Toxicity, Wellness
Tagged health, lead, municipal water, plumbing, prevention, toxins, wellness, what's in your water?
Home Pesticide Use Tied to Child Cancer Risk
When we discover a bug in the kitchen (this story is not about computers) it is really easy to grab the “bug bomb” and zap it. It seems to be that, as a society, we are very intolerant of bugs even though … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Toxicity, Uncategorized, Wellness
Tagged chemicals, health children, pesticides, prevention, toxins
