Today it was reported that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide and the first reaction is sadness as we lose one of the best storytellers of our generation. And right away the news is abuzz about things like gun control, the rise in opioids, depression and a lack of federal mental health programs for adult suicide prevention.…
When summertime is here and it gets hot, of course, you want to swim in the pool. But what about all the chemicals they put in conventional pools? Too much chlorine can be a problem. Although we naturally produce chlorine inside our body, too much chlorine is linked to digestive problems, vitamin and mineral malabsorption,…
Just when you thought that organic TV dinner was a good idea, a study published in the journal Environment International released shocking information about what is inside black plastics. It draws attention to our circular economy of plastics and the recycling of plastic where we use plastic, throw it away, and then recycle it into…
Just when you thought it was those french fries making you fat, an organization representing thousands of endocrinologists, aka medical doctors specializing in the body’s hormonal system, announced in a press conference they blame hormone-disrupting chemicals on an increase of obesity rates worldwide. Okay, now you have my attention. *puts down french fries* Hormone-disrupting chemicals are…
Touching thermal receipt paper is a major contributor to your body’s intake of toxic chemicals BPA & BPS. These chemicals are from the bisphenol family and are classified as hormone disruptors because they can disrupt your everyday hormonal processes. And they are common, like really common. In fact, over 93% of the population tests positive…
The World Health Organization studied air quality around the world and declared 92% of the world is breathing dangerous amounts of pollutants. And this becomes dangerous when you consider how many people each year are killed by symptoms of air pollution–9 million. That means air pollution kills more people than wars, obesity, smoking, and malnutrition combined.…
Did you know a green thumb and dirt under the nails can help alleviate depression? Studies show that gardening can make you feel happy in more than one way. Not only are you introducing healthy microbes from the soil into your life that add to the beneficial flora inside and outside your body, but you…
Just when you thought you’d get a break from learning how incredibly awful BPA is, a new study comes out that has every mom of young girls concerned…and for good reason. According to a new study, BPA linked to early puberty in girls has been published. To get more specific, BPA has been linked to a condition…
According to a new study, dining out at restaurants increases a chemical in your body called phthalates (said “thal-8s”) which has been linked to degraded sperm, obesity, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and malformations of the penis. And this whole time you thought it was the french fries making you fat. Phthalates are used to make…
When it comes to convenience, there’s just something about snacks. Everyone loves them. Just ask any kid who says they’re not hungry at breakfast, lunch, or dinner time. Merely mutter the word snack and they’ll jump at the chance to shovel their own body weight in snacks into their mouths. We’ve covered different grocery store…