We have posted numerous scientific studies over the past several years linking chemicals like PCBs and phthalates commonly found in…
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Clean Food Label Claims are Confusing Consumers
Are Big Food companies intentionally obscuring processed food labels to make it more difficult for consumers to grasp? If so,…
Pesticides ARE Harming Bees, say Scientists in Largest Study Ever
So here again we have yet another scientific study demonstrating that pesticides–in particular, controversial neonicotinoid pesticides–are harming bees. (These pesticides…
Non-Toxic, Natural Hair Coloring DIY Recipes
Given the number of reports of adverse health reactions to commercial hair dyes we have received (reports, incidentally that reflect…
Glyphosate Round-Up Weed Killer Gets Cancer Warning Label
WHAT: Glyphosate, an herbicide and the active ingredient in Monsanto Co’s popular Roundup weed killer, will be added to California’s…
Ground Beef Doused in Ammonia AKA Pink Slime Lawsuit Settled
Thank you, drive through… ABC settles suit over what it had called ‘pink slime’ After three weeks of trial in…
Health Problems from Personal Care Products on the Rise? It is Complicated.
Complaints of adverse health events related to cosmetic and personal care products more than doubled from 2015 to 2016, according…
Toxic Wallpaper, Sick Building Syndrome can Trigger Flu, Allergy Symptoms
As I have covered in my university courses and seminars on ‘Sick Building syndrome’ and environmental toxins, in addition to…
Hair Treatment Chemicals Linked with Increased Risk for Breast Cancer: New study
A new study has uncovered a possible link between hair treatments (dyes, straighteners/ relaxers) and increased risk for breast cancer…
Buyer Beware: More Toxic Chemicals Headed for U.S. Food, Products
There are thousands of new chemicals being produced each month. These new chemicals are added to the estimated 10,000 synthetic…
