Antibacterial Soap Ingredients Increase Breast Cancer Cell Growth
Antibacterial soaps are found in millions of homes across the country. In an effort to “scrub away the germs,” people are taking what they think is an extra measure of…
EWGs Dirty Dozen Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is at it again. Famous for their Dirty Dozen list of the top 12 fruits and vegetables most contaminated with pesticides, EWG has a new…
Girls and Boys Entering Puberty Younger than Ever
We’ve known for quite a while now that girls are beginning menstruation at a younger age than ever. I’ve blogged about the link between increased exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals and…
Early Menstruation Linked to Estrogen-Mimicking Chemical
Over the past century, the age of menarch—when a girl menstruates for the first time—has changed from an average of 16 to 17 years to the current 12 to 13…
Antimicrobials in Your Water?
Antimicrobial ingredients are added to a wide range of personal care and cleaning products to kill the germs, and, so we think, keep us safe. The reality is that the…
BPA and Children, Heart Disease, and Canned Food
I blog often about the harmful effects of bisphenol A (BPA) because this harmful chemical is found in over 90 percent of people in the U.S., and it has been…
Daily Levels of Toxin Exposure Not Safe
An important report on the dangers of low doses of toxins, similar to doses encountered by people in everyday life, has been published in the journal Endocrine Reviews.1 Twelve scientists…
Fish Consumption in Children—Watch the Mercury
Renew You Challenge Let’s start this week off right! Here is your newest weekly challenge (I mean opportunity!) to help set you off on the right foot and in the…
Alzheimer’s Disease Link to Cholesterol and Inflammation
Did you know there is a link between Alzheimer’s disease and cholesterol levels? This has been known for sometime, actually. Middle-aged adults with high total cholesterol levels—even moderately high—are…
Seven-year-old Girls Becoming Women
Girls are hitting puberty at an increasingly younger age. A recent study published in the journal Pediatrics found that about 15 percent of girls studied had already begun breast development…
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