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Tag Archives: chemicals
Epidemic! Are gut problems related to this?
Antimicrobial chemicals are used in consumer products to prevent bacterial overgrowth. Triclosan is used in more than 2000 products such as toothpaste, cosmetics, kitchenware, toys and others. A study with mice, reported in Science Translational Medicine and reported in the … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, Digestive, Harmful Cosmetics, Hormones, Toxicity
Tagged cancer, chemicals, FDA, hormones, Los Angeles Times, thyroid issues, toxins
Headline: Organic Food Linked to Less Cancer
My patients often tell me that organic food is too expensive so they prefer to buy the conventional kind. A Los Angeles Times article dated October 28, 2018 reported a study of almost 70,000 French adults over an average of … Continue reading
Posted in chemicals, Food, Genetically Modified Food, organic, Wellness
Tagged chemicals, choice, food, GMO, health, Los Angeles Times, Monsanto, natural health, pesticides, toxins, wellness
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
“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
Is your orange juice “enhanced?”
Unless you squeeze your own orange juice, the product you drink from a carton is neither fresh nor just orange juice. Continue reading
Posted in Food, Toxicity, Uncategorized, Wellness
Tagged chemicals, overprocessed food, vitamin c, wellness
