by Brenda Watson | Feb 22, 2013 | General
A recent study published in the journal Environmental Perspectives found that over half the women of childbearing age have higher levels of two out of three major pollutants: lead, mercury, and PCBs. Almost 23 percent of the women met or exceeded median levels of...
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 lsmith | Aug 29, 2012 | General
Environmental estrogens are those chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body when ingested from outside sources. Chemicals that mimic estrogen—and there are many—are known as endocrine disrupting chemicals because they interfere with hormone (endocrine) function....
by Brenda Watson | Jul 27, 2012 | General
The link between toxins and poor health is not very well understood. We know there is a link, but we are only scratching the surface of knowledge about the harmful effects of these toxins and just how they exert damage. In my new book, Heart of Perfect Health, I...
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...
