By Elizabeth Renter
Tag: chemicals
4 Simple Steps for “Greening Up” Your Kitchen
Some of the simplest ways to change your health and environmental impact are actually cheaper than the traditional way of doing things. Here are 4 ways to “greening up” your kitchen, and subsequently, your house.
4 Ways to Support the Largest Organ of Detoxification: The Skin
Skin is the largest, chief organ we have that helps to detoxify our cells so that we can stay healthy, full of energy, and disease-free. Here are a few important ways to support the detoxifying organ of the skin:
WHO Warns Against Chemicals in Everyday Products
Though the WHO is far from sincere and as helpful as it should be, the organization released an insightful report that links chemicals we all use, touch, and breathe with hormone disrupting effects.
Chemtrails: An Obvious Overhead Pollutant Ignored and Denied
Have you ever seen those long smoke-lines in the sky and wondered what they are? Some may be jet vapor contrails, but others are known as chemtrails. Most of the population doesn’t know, but these trails, loaded with heavy metals that have been measured in the water and air at several different worldwide locations, are actually a threat to your health.
Chemical Clothing: Which Hidden Toxins are You Wearing?
After all the trouble you go through to avoid chemically sprayed foods and toxins in tap and bottled water, now you hear that what you’re wearing may actually be helping to make you sick. But could this really be true? Are clothes toxic?
Emergency Water: 4 Ways to Enjoy Clean Water Anytime
In recent years, many of us have heard about the many signs and signals that point to a global water crisis inching near. The world doesn’t have to be ending for the water supply to become unusable and undrinkable – just ask the victims of any major natural disaster. Fortunately, you have several options for emergency water in the case of a personal, national, or global crisis.
Early Puberty in Girls Linked to BPA, Dangerous Chemicals
In addition to obesity and other factors, did you know that chemicals in cans or bottles are responsible for girls maturing earlier than ever? What’s more, these same chemicals may cause an increased risk of developing cancer and diabetes. The chemical classes in question are phthalates, phytoestrogens and phenols – which includes the well-known chemical bisphenol-A.
CFL Bulbs Contain Harmful Chemicals, Damage Your Skin
A German Study that found that compact fluorescent lights emit cancer-causing chemicals such as phenol, naphthalene, and styrene when switched on. Inspired by these findings, researchers at Stony Brook University in New York have released a study on the effects that UV radiation from CFL bulbs can have on human skin cells.
Exposure to Pesticides, Pollutants Linked to Increased Diabetes Risk
According to a study conducted with elderly adults from Swedish, pesticides and other pollutants found in the blood may actually cause bodily changes that lead to diabetes. Researchers are careful, however, to note that this is not necessarily a causal relationship.
The Price of Beauty: Beware of Toxic Health-Damaging Chemicals in Salons
Just how far would you go to fit the profile of a “beauty”? Countless women put their health on the line in pursuit of what the glossy magazines tells us is pretty. If you are using chemical salon treatments, you could be doing far more than changing your appearance; you could be damaging your health.
