The dangers of endocrine disruptors, also known as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), found in thousands of everyday products such as plastic, fragrances, and some multi-level marketing products, are not something most people are aware of. But scientists have calculated exactly how expensive the health complications from endocrine disruptors …
7 Ways Maca Root Increases Sexual Desire
Maca Root is going to be your friend from now on. It's originally from Peru, found in the Andes Mountains. Maca Root is also also known as Peruvian ginseng, and was used by the Inca warriors in large amounts. They were fabled to be very strong and have great stamina in battle. Maca Root is also a superfood, and has quickly gained in popularity in …
Report Card: Is Your Retail Store Keeping Your Family Safe From Harmful Toxins?
As you know, in the U.S. toxic chemicals do not have the kind of testing and oversight that we’d like to see in this country, especially from the Food & Drug Administration. That means we can find unsafe chemicals in our beauty products, bath products and even the baby products we buy from trusted stores. However, even when chemicals are in …
Medicinal Herbs: 23 Herbs From Around the World
For a long time, medicinal herbs have been used for medicinal purposes all over the world. And now, their benefits and curative properties are coming to scientific light. As awareness of safe alternatives to medication and drugs spreads, more people are turning to natural methods of curing various illnesses and prevention against them. For …
Health and Beauty Benefits of The Dead Sea
Israel is a country of extremes and beauty. The second you touch down on the ground and walk off the plane, you can feel that you are someplace special. It's instantaneous and amazing – almost like a jolt of energy and intensity. One of my favorite places in Israel is also an extreme in terms of geography and location. The lowest place in the world …
Marijuana: How Does It Affect You & What Is Its Future?
A CNN report late last year helped highlight a growing problem associated with the expanding marijuana industry – pesticide use and regulation.Pesticides in marijuana is not regulated at the federal level, which means each state has its own list of pesticides that are acceptable – and its own problems with regulating use and testing with the …
Living with Eczema:10 Tips For Improving Your Lifestyle
Families living with eczema know it can be a big challenge, especially for babies. According to the National Eczema Association, 31.6 million Americans suffer from eczema. They state that childhood eczema in the U.S. is 10.7% overall and as high as 18.1% in individual states and about 1 out of every 3 children suffers with moderate to severe …
Back Pain: 5 Ways To Heal Your Back
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Autism Linked to Prenatal Exposure to PCBs
This year, the CDC reported that the rate of autism prevalence is holding steady at 1 in 68 children, however, there is a lot of debate about why autism rates have been rising over the last 20 years. High quality studies being published today link the possibly of a child developing autism with environmental factors, including exposure to toxic …
Women Won’t Be Working Out at Gold’s Gym Anymore
Yeah, I'm totally calling you a dumbass, Gold's Gym.And it feels so good because...well, it's true. Whoever is running your shit over in Egypt, where this original image was created, is embarrassing you. Actually, they may lose you a ton of money from all the pissed off pear-shaped goddesses out there flipping you the bird. You'll also be …
Pesticides and Children’s Health: Waging War
Are you concerned about our children's health? The Americana -focused fictional version of healthy clean living farm is, in fact, a stark contrast to the amount of health issues children have had from their ongoing exposure to agricultural pesticides.Think of pesticides as a demonic figure lurking in the corn, contaminating our children with …
More BPA Exposure in Womb Equals a Fatter Child
Pregnant moms are bombarded with rules about their health from beginning to end. There are rules about seafood, soft cheese, drinking alcohol and even getting into a Jacuzzi. But with all these things to remember, no one saw this coming: Pregnant moms are now being warned to avoid BPA exposure in order to protect their baby from a lifetime of …
