Toxins

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Plants and animals are exposed to pesticides, herbicides, heavy metals, chemicals, and air pollutants everyday. These toxins are poisonous substances that have an impact on metabolic activities of every living organism. Sadly these toxins affect our soils, our water, our food, and all living things. It is important to avoid exposure whenever possible in order to maintain a state of health. The first step is education.

Why the Cows Are Mad

Remember Mad Cow Disease? Learn what it really was, the cause, and how it can be easily addressed.

Deuterium, Mitochondrial Impairment, and Cancer: A Role For Glyphosate

Join us as Dr. Stephanie Seneff, renowned researcher, dives deep into the complex relationship between deuterium, mitochondrial impairment, and cancer.

Home Made After-School Snacks and the Dirty Dozen

Life is happier when the kids are fed. If you think that’s easier said than done, try these build-your-own snack ideas to calm that ravenous after-school hunger. Plan the snacks using organic fruits and vegetables outlined by the Environmental Working Group.

Five Effective Ways to Defend Against Wildfire Smoke and Other Toxins

Threats to the lungs surround us like a sweeping fog bank. Smoke from wildfires, industrial pollution, and other dangerous exposures continue to increase in today’s world.

Turning Sewage Sludge and Food Waste into Carbon Free Vehicle Fuels

Highlights

  • Sewage dumped into the ocean harms sea life
  • Sewage sludge converted to fertilizer has too many harmful chemicals in it
  • Food waste and sewage sludge can be turned into valuable fuel, but toxic chemicals (e.g., glyphosate, prescription drugs) are still problematic
  • Acid-loving microbes from Yellowstone Park produce versatile
  • ...

Study Finds Red Food Dye May Trigger Inflammatory Bowel Problems

Through research, scientists have just discovered that chronic exposure to red food dye may lead to inflammatory bowel diseases like Crohn’s and colitis.

Immunotoxicity: Are Environmental Toxins Throwing Your Immune System Off-Kilter?

Explore exactly what happens when your immune system becomes impacted by toxins, how these pernicious substances exert their effects, where you might be exposed to these compounds, and most importantly – what you can do to protect yourself.

How Pesticides and Herbicides Affect Farmers

These cancer-causing chemicals are a risk in our food. They are even a greater risk for the farmers who grow them.

Body Burden Testing

An explanation of the inaccuracy of whole-body testing for heavy metal and toxic chemical body burden

Is Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Toxic?

PEG stands for polyethylene glycol and is a compound you can find lurking in more places than you might think. But just how safe is polyethylene glycol?

Does Exposure to Wildfire Smoke Affect Your Health?

As of July 31 2021, a whopping 37,650 wildfires have exploded across drought-stricken areas of the Western United States, engulfing a staggering 3 million acres of land. Learn how this wildfire smoke can affect your health and how you can protect yourself.

Mold

Mold and their toxic metabolites, mycotoxins have become increasingly known as drivers of chronic illness. Studies have shown that mold and mycotoxins have increased as the main driver in a whole host of illnesses.

Glyphosate Is Being Inserted Into Your Proteins by Mistake

The reports of harmful effects of glyphosate are exploding within the medical and scientific community as well as the general public. This time we’ll talk specifically about the various ways glyphosate exposure could lead to devastating health consequences, one of which includes pretending to be glycine, an amino acid that is crucial for protein synthesis.

What We Can Learn From Mouse Models of Autism

Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder whose incidence has been rising dramatically in the past two decades, in step with the dramatic rise in the use of glyphosate (the active ingredient in the pervasive herbicide Roundup) on core food crops. While correlation does not necessarily mean causation, there are multiple mechanisms by which glyphosate's disruption of human biology, and the biology of the gut microbiome, could cause many of the observed symptoms and biological metrics associated with autism.

WeToo: Medical Assault and Battery

Sub-populations vulnerable to fluoride toxicity include pregnant women and their fetuses, bottle-fed babies and young children, ethic and low income groups, the elderly and those in fragile health. It is time for Schools of Public Health, Schools of Nutrition, and credentialed individuals to go on record with statements of opposition to water and food fluoridation schemes as public harm policies. It is time to abandon misguided good intentions and dated dental dogma. It is time to take action based on evidence of harm.

Hidden Toxins in Your Kitchen Cabinets

More and more we are discovering toxins in many household products and building materials. So, if you think your home is toxin-free, think again. A recently published study suggests that polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) – well-known neurotoxins and carcinogens – may be lurking in the place you’d least expect: your kitchen cabinets.

Carefully Choose Your Dental Materials

Picking the most suitable materials can help avoid creating situations of “hard to discover” sensitivities by an individual to the dental materials. These sensitivities can range from mild irritations to extreme reactions such as long term illness, dysfunction, or damage. As new and complex materials are continually developed, the impact that these materials present upon an individual’s body chemistry must be considered.

Bisphenol-A (BPA) Exposure and Autoimmune Disease

One of the most common and most overlooked autoimmune triggers is bisphenol-A (BPA). BPA is found in all plastics, including water bottles, plastic coffee lids, the lining of cans, plastic utensils, and even in the ink on store receipts. Although it is impossible to completely avoid plastics, it is critical for you to reduce your exposure to plastics and BPA as much as possible if you have Hashimoto’s.

Holistic Oral Health Summit with Jonathan Landsman

Dental practices can be detrimental to health in ways never imagined. See what 35 professionals shared to help you make educated dental decisions.

Doctors Warn: Avoid Genetically Engineered Foods

Why are thousands of physicians advising patients to avoid eating GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms) and how did these high-risk foods get onto the market in the first place? The answers are disturbing, even shocking, but may help you get healthy and stay healthy.

Moms Across America educating the world about GMOs and dangerous chemicals on our food

Once upon a time, all food was organic. Then a war ended and the chemical companies that supplied toxic chemicals to the military no longer had a market. They declared war on bugs and weeds. “Let’s make farming EASIER for the farmers,” they said. “Let’s give them chemicals to spray on the land, the seeds, and the food crops.” They didn’t say “Let’s make the food more nutritious, or safer.” They didn’t test the combination of chemicals on human blood cells. They claimed that testing these chemicals on humans was unethical.

ABCs of GMOs

The ABCs of GMOs is a great start towards understanding genetic modification. For decades, agribusiness has heralded advances that later were found to be poisoning the masses. It may have started with Rachel Carson's exposure of the dangers of DDT in Silent Spring. From there, we have an unending list of chemical additives that the population has been subjected to, without any meaningful testing. Yet, the arrogance of mankind continues as we tinker with the genetic code. Together, it amounts to the American public being unknowing participants in the largest uncontrolled science experiment ever conducted.

The Dangers of Mercury Amalgam Fillings in Teeth

Dental amalgam is a primitive, environmentally polluting product. It is an antiquated remnant from the Civil War era which is composed of about 50 percent mercury, a well-known neurotoxin. Learn about this and what you can do to help bring about change.