by Brenda Watson | Mar 6, 2015 | Environmental Toxins, Organic
The best way to reduce pesticide exposure—especially when it comes to organophosphate pesticides, which are some of the most common pesticides in use—is to eat organic foods. A recent study published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal supports this...
by Brenda Watson | Oct 5, 2012 | General
For the first time since the US government has been collecting data on it, the top five disabilities affecting US children are no longer physical problems, but rather, mental problems, as reported recently in the Journal of the American Medical Association....
by Brenda Watson | May 4, 2012 | General
The journal Environmental Health Perspectives recently published an editorial that calls for increased research into the environmental causes of autism and neurodevelopmental disorders. With three percent of all neurobehavioral disorders in children caused by...
by shester | Mar 16, 2012 | General
Three toxins that have been found to affect children’s developing brains and nervous systems—lead, organophosphate pesticides, and mercury—have been found to impact children’s IQ in the overall population, according to a recent study published online in the journal...
