Toxic
23/02/2011 - 60 Lab Studies Now Confirm Cancer Link to a Vaccine You Probably Had as a Child
Dr. Maurice Hilleman made astounding revelations in an interview that was cut from The Health Century -- the admission that Merck drug company vaccines had been injecting dangerous viruses into people worldwide.
Bear in mind that Dr. Hilleman was the developer of Merck's vaccine program. He developed over three dozen vaccines, more than any other scientist in history. He was a member of the U.S. National Academy of Science, the Institute of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the American Philosophical Society. He received a special lifetime achievement award from the World Health Organization. Hilleman was one of the early vaccine pioneers to warn about the possibility that simian viruses might contaminate vaccines.
Read the article on Mercola.com
31/01/2011 - The Quickest, Easiest Way to Help Detoxify Your Body
Unfortunately your body is under constant daily assault by toxic substances, a great many of which are hard or impossible to completely avoid.
The water you drink, the water you bathe in, and the water you run through your appliances. It is vitally important for you to secure a good, clean source of water, and this is easily done by installing one or more types of water filtration systems in your house.
When you give your body water that is filled with toxins leached from plastic, or filled with by-products from chlorination, or with volatile organic compounds, or water that is contaminated by pesticides or hormones, you are asking your body to work twice as hard at detoxification, because it must first detoxify the water you are drinking, before that water can be used to fuel your organs of detoxification!
Clearly, the most efficient way help your body both avoid and eliminate toxins is to provide your body with the cleanest, purest water you can find. And that may be more of a challenge than you think.
Learn more on Mercola.com
21/01/2011 - Latest research links autism to vaccines
(NaturalNews) Lately there has been a mainstream media (MSM) barrage reporting the vaccinations to autism link is now proven to be false. Even a not so MSM media site recently featured the article "Who Started the Vaccine Autism Hoax?"
Disinformation is created out of intentional lies. That`s Big Pharma`s shtick. Then the MSM journalists take Big Pharma`s press releases and regurgitate them to meet their deadlines. Misinformation is their shtick. Fortunately, there are pockets of reality that expose these press release items as bogus.
Learn more at NaturalNews.com
25/12/2010 - ADHD and Pesticides Link
The statistics and data keeps coming in. Research implicates the use of chemicals for risk and incidence of disease.
Dumping neurotoxins on plants to inhibit, kill or resist insects and fungus will accumulate in the bodies of those who eat the plants. No amount of washing will clean the residue inside those plants. Over generations of plants sprayed with these chemicals, we will find permanent changes that may be unhealthy and damaging to both the plant and the animals who eat these plants. Read article at HubPages.com
29/11/2010 - Top 10 Food Additives to Avoid
Some food additives are worse than others. Food Matters suggests these as the top ones to avoid:
1. Artificial Sweeteners
Aspartame, also known as Nutrasweet and Equal, is believed to be carcinogenic and accounts for more reports of adverse reactions than all other foods and food additives combined. The artificial sweetener Acesulfame-K has been linked to kidney tumors. All artificial sweeteners are bad news.
2. High Fructose Corn Syrup
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) increases your LDL (“bad”) cholesterol levels and contributes to the development of diabetes.
Read the rest of top ten at Mercola.com
27/10/2010 - Do You Have Any Idea of the Chemicals Used in Fast Food Chicken?
Do you put dimethylpolysiloxane, an anti-foaming agent made of silicone, in your chicken dishes? How about tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), a chemical preservative so deadly that just five grams can kill you?
These are just two of the ingredients in a McDonalds Chicken McNugget. Only 50 percent of a McNugget is actually chicken. The other 50 percent includes corn derivatives, sugars, leavening agents and completely synthetic ingredients.
Read the article on Mercola.com
22/10/2010 - New home study: Harmful chemicals in our floors, walls
We all know that children's toys should be checked for toxic chemicals, and many studies have done so, prompting removal of harmful chemicals and recalls of harmful products. Now a new study from the Ecology Center is focusing on home improvement products like flooring and wallpaper.
What chemicals are we exposing our families to in our homes?
The report found:
- 5% of all flooring samples had detectable levels of lead. Products with the highest percent of lead included vinyl sheet flooring and vinyl tile flooring.
- Two-thirds of PVC flooring tiles contained organotin stabilizers. Some forms of organotins are endocrine disruptors and other forms can impact the developing brain and are toxic to the immune system.
- 96% of the wallpapers sampled contained polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coatings. PVC has chemical additives including phthalates, lead and cadmium, all of which are harmful to children even at low levels.
- Over 50% of PVC wallpaper samples contained one or more hazardous chemicals of concern including lead, cadmium, chromium, tin and antimony.
- Nearly one in five wallpaper samples contained detectable levels of cadmium. All wallpaper with cadmium was vinyl coated.
Read the article on SaferStates.com
10/09/2010 - More Support for Autism-Mercury Link
Despite what you may have hears, the evidence of a connection between mercury exposure and autism keeps growing.
Last month, two scientists published a fascinating review paper. They investigated what the published evidence linking autism and mercury really said. They found and reviewed more than 150 articles.
Read the article on Mercola.com
07/09/2010 - Are Flame Retardants Putting Our Health at Risk?
Chemical flame retardants have made their way into a very long list of mundane everyday household objects. This was no doubt originally intended to help save lives, which it has done. Unfortunately a string of studies published over the past few decades have shown that flame retardants may also be putting our health at risk in other ways.
Whenever your PC or home stereo heats up due to normal use, its plastic casing releases a small amount of PBDE into the air. Like many toxins, exposure to PDBEs doesn’t normally trigger an acute response from the body, but it can have a serious cumulative effect. As concentrations build up in the body, there is an increased risk of permanent nervous and reproductive system damage.
Read the article on Global Healing Center
07/09/2010 - Gulf Oil Dispersants Now Being Found in Seafood
A lab hired by the United Commercial Fishermen's Association analyzed coastal fishing waters. The results indicate that the U.S. government's claim that Gulf of Mexico seafood is safe to eat may be premature.
The lab found dispersant in a sample taken near Biloxi, Missouri, almost a month after BP said it had stopped using the toxic chemical to break up crude oil from the Gulf spill.
Read the article on Mercola.com
24/08/2010 - Gender-bender chemicals causing early puberty in girls
(NaturalNews) "Endocrine disrupting" chemicals that mimic or interfere with the body's natural sex hormones are partially responsible for early puberty in girls, according to a study conducted by researchers from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York.
"Research has shown that early pubertal development in girls can have adverse social and medical effects, including cancer and diabetes later in life," researcher Mary Wolff said. "Our research shows a connection between chemicals that girls are exposed to on a daily basis and either delayed or early development."
Read the article on NaturalNews.com
21/07/2010 - Alarm Over Cancer Risk from Colors in Common Foods
Alarming new scientific evidence shows that artificial colors found in thousands of foods may pose a risk of cancer, hyperactivity and allergic reactions.
The research, conducted by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), calls for common food colors to be banned. CSPI said the colors were contaminated with known carcinogens and shown to cause cancer in rats.
Read the article on Mercola.com
21/06/2010 - Are You Slowly Killing Your Family with Hidden Dioxane in Your Laundry Detergent?
When most people think of pollution, they think of the outdoors -- garbage-choked streams or industrial waste. But you probably spend a large portion of your time indoors -- as much as 80 to 90 percent of your life. You work, study, eat, drink and sleep in enclosed environments where air circulation may be restricted.
The typical American home contains 3-10 GALLONS of toxic materials -- everything from glass and bathroom cleaners to garden pesticides and fertilizers.
Health effects of ingredients in common household products include:
- Respiratory problems
- Eye irritation
- Cancer
- Disruption of the endocrine system
As a result of cleaners and other toxic household products, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports that the air inside the typical home is 2-5 times more polluted than the air immediately outside -- and in extreme cases, 100 times more contaminated.
Read the article on Mercola.com
21/06/2010 - 85 Percent of Children's Drinks Contain Lead Exceeding Federal Limits
More than 85 percent of children's drinks contain so much lead they may exceed federal limits for young children.
Both organic and conventional juices were included in the lead-tainted products. Of 146 products, 125 were contaminated with enough lead in a single serving to require a warning label under California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act.
Read the article on Mercola.com
21/06/2010 - Girls Now Begin Puberty at Age 9
More and more girls are reaching puberty before the age of 10. The phenomenon could be linked to obesity or exposure to chemicals in the food chain. It is putting girls at greater long-term risk of breast cancer.
A study has revealed that breast development now typically starts at an average age of 9 years and 10 months -- an entire year earlier than what a similar study found in 1991.
Read the article on Mercola.com
18/05/2010 - No Silver Lining about BPA in Cans
Today, a report was released revealing new information about the amount of bisphenol-A (BPA) in our food products. Researchers collected 50 food and beverage containers from several states and Ontario, Canada. The cans contained a wide variety of products, and were sent to a laboratory to be tested for BPA levels.
BPA was detected in 92% of the canned food samples, and was not predictable by any reasonable means.
Read the article on Saferstates.com
25/02/2010 - Study: Chemicals Found in Common Plastics may be “Feminizing” to Boys
Lead researchers from a University of Rochester study presented a disturbing study that found that chemicals in many common household plastics may be altering male hormones in the brains of baby boys. This represents more evidence directly linking chemicals in plastics to harmful effects in humans.
Published recently in the International Journal of Andrology, the report is a clear indication of the dangers of a plastic chemical additive, called phthalates. These additives are commonly added to vinyl flooring, PVC shower curtains and many other every-day products.
Read the article on GlobalHealingCenter.com
17/02/2010 - ADHD symptoms caused by lead exposure, new study claims
Now two studies -- one published in the January issue of the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and the other published in the February issue of the journal Current Directions in Psychological Science -- provide the best evidence yet that lead could be one of the biggest culprits behind ADHD. Read the original article on NaturalNews.com
14/01/2010 - Consumer Product Chief: Lead and Cadmium Make Cheap Children's Jewelry Hazardous
The chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning parents to get rid of cheap children's jewelry, and to avoid buying new pieces, because so many items are loaded with toxic lead and cadmium. Read the original article on thedailygreen.
19/12/2009 - Six Risky Chemicals You're Carrying in your Body
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has released its latest assessment of the chemicals people are carrying around in their bodies. The biomonitoring study is the most comprehensive in the world, measuring 212 chemicals in the blood and urine of 8,000 Americans.
The CDC highlighted a few chemicals because they are both widespread -- found in all or most people tested -- and potentially harmful. Here's a look at what they are and how you can try to avoid them:
07/12/2009 - The “clean smell” in your home may be killing you.
Your home and your clothes may have a “clean smell” like lemons or pine. These synthetic fragrances found in laundry and cleaning products including laundry detergents, fabric softeners, dryer sheets as well as in “air fresheners” emit dozens of different chemicals.
A recent study found that a plug-in air freshener emitted 20 different volatile organic compounds (VOCs) which included seven compounds regulated as toxic or hazardous under U.S. federal laws yet the label simply lists “fragrance”. Beware of products that list “fragrance” on the label as many terrible chemicals come under this “catch all” word. Most “fragrances” are manufactured from oil and their health effects on humans when inhaled have often never been studied. Read the original article on omachron.com
18/11/2009 - Pregnant moms are exposed to toxic chemicals
The Washington Toxics Coalition yesterday released a study which is being called the first of its kind. The project tested nine pregnant women from Washington, Oregon and California for levels of toxic chemicals in their bodies, and thus being exposed to their fetuses. This study was completed in collaboration with Commonweal Biomonitoring Resource Center and the Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition.
The women were tested in their second trimester of pregnancy. Every woman tested was found to have levels of bisphenol A, mercury, phthalates, and perfluorinated -- or "Teflon" -- chemicals in their blood. The chemical levels are alarming because the chemicals tested are known to impair brain development, disrupt hormone levels, cause reproductive issues, and lead to cancer.
Read the original article on SaferStates20/10/2009 - Wild-Caught Salmon, Farmed Trout on List of Healthy Fish Choices
Salmon, tuna, and other fish are loaded with heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, so they must be good for you, right? Not so fast—some types of fish have more mercury than others, and others are harvested from the ocean or farmed in a way that’s harmful to the environment. Now, a new list has come to the rescue: IIt sorts through the confusion by rating fish in terms of levels of omega-3 fatty acids, mercury and other toxins, and in terms of their sustainability or ocean-friendly status. Read the original article on Health.com
22/09/2009 - Supposedly 'Safe' Lead Levels Harm Children
Young children's exposure to lead in the environment is harming their intellectual and emotional development. What’s more, the toxic effects of lead on the central nervous system are obvious even below the current so-called safe level of lead in the blood. They are recommending the threshold should be halved. The study set out to see if there was any effect on the behavior and intellectual development of children who had ingested just below the UK’s so-called safe level of 10 micrograms per deciliter of blood. Lead levels between five and 10 micrograms per deciliter were associated with significantly poorer scores for reading ( 49 percent lower) and writing (51 percent lower). Read the original article on Mercola.com
26/05/2009 - Carcinogens put Johnson & Johnson in hot water
In the aftermath of a report revealing that popular Johnson & Johnson baby care products contain carcinogens, a coalition of environmental, health and consumer groups are demanding the company remove the toxins from their product line.
The chemicals in question are 1,4-dioxane and preservatives that release formaldehyde. A letter was sent to Johnson & Johnson by the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics and was signed by nearly 50 groups representing about 1.7 million members, from the Environmental Working Group and Friends of the Earth to the American Nurses Association and Physicians for Social Responsibility, according to an Associated Press story.
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