by Brenda Watson | Dec 17, 2014 | Children, Environmental Toxins, Respiratory issues
Asthma rates in children have been climbing over the last thirty years, and experts have identified a number of environmental pollutants, such as tobacco smoke and airborne pollutants, as risk factors for the disease. Some researchers have added the hormone-disrupting...
by Brenda Watson | Jun 6, 2014 | Allergies, Environmental Toxins, General, Parkinson's
It was only after Hurricane Katrina flooded her New Orleans home that mold toxin expert Joan Bennett started to believe moldy homes could, in fact, make people sick—and only because she witnessed the effects firsthand. Those effects (dizziness, nausea, headache) were...
by Brenda Watson | Apr 26, 2013 | General
Foods are supposed to be nourishing, tasty, and health-promoting. Yet even a healthy diet can contain a high amount of toxins that are linked to poor health. When it comes to the diets of children, high toxin content becomes particularly important, considering...
by Brenda Watson | Dec 21, 2012 | General
I blog often about the chemical bisphenol A, commonly known as BPA, because it is a harmful toxin found just about everywhere. Sure, the FDA has succeeded in removing it from baby bottles and sippy cups, but what about the effects of this toxin on older children and...
by Brenda Watson | Nov 30, 2012 | General
Preliminary results from the Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT) were presented recently at the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions. TACT is by far the largest trial ever performed on chelation therapy for heart disease. The National Institutes...
