Strategies for protecting yourself from the thousands of harmful chemicals that inundate the modern world. A recent study concluded that “Widespread exposure to toxic environmental chemicals threatens healthy human reproduction.” We reported last year on research showing that exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals has caused sperm counts to drop almost 60 percent since 1973; these […]
Millions of pounds of toxic glyphosate are dumped on our national parks and forests. Action Alert! Ah, the great outdoors, where we can experience the wonders of nature, walk amongst the trees, sink our toes into the dirt…but not, unfortunately, escape the spraying of toxic chemicals that make us sick. Many of us may be […]
From Joseph Mercola, DO Production of cannabis is booming as the medical benefits of CBD (cannabidiol) are increasingly recognized. According to Project CBD, at least 50 conditions are believed to be improved by CBD, including pain, seizures, muscle spasms, nausea associated with chemotherapy, digestive disorders such as colitis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), degenerative neurological […]
From the Environmental Health Symposium The startling connection between PFAS exposure and COVID-19 severity. A study published December 2020 in the journal PLoS, indicates that a specific perfluorinate may increase risk for more severe cases of Covid-19 pneumonia. “It’s probably what’s in the lungs that counts because that’s where the big Covid battle is fought,” […]
We can add toilet paper to the long list of products that are contaminated with PFAS; this pervasive contamination has led experts to recommend many Americans get tested for PFAS. It’s time to ban these dangerous chemicals. Action Alert! We recently told you how PFAS contamination is worse than we previously thought because it has […]
Indications that our advocacy is working to protect access to n-acetylcysteine (NAC), a precursor to glutathione and an important antioxidant. Action Alert! Recently, the FDA issued a final guidance describing how it will treat NAC supplements. It remains largely unchanged from the draft version of this guidance we reported on in May of this year […]
Let’s help these commonsense reforms get across the finish line. Action Alert! Recently, the House of Representatives approved legislation that would extend until 2024 changes in the rules to allow more access to telehealth. Expanded access to telehealth offers an opportunity to lower healthcare costs, so it is critical to support this and related bills in Congress. […]
From Joseph Mercola, DO Cruciferous vegetables have long been cherished for their health benefits. Broccoli, cabbage, collards, Brussels sprouts, cauliflower, kale and bok choy, just to name a few, contain several plant compounds that are important for optimal health, including powerful chemoprotective compounds. One of the most well-known of these is sulforaphane, an organic sulfur. […]
Frightening conclusions are being drawn from a flawed vitamin D study. Action Alert! You can almost see the smile on the reporter’s face at The New York Times who wrote the headline: “Study Finds Another Condition That Vitamin D Pills Don’t Help.” The study on which the article is based did indeed conclude that vitamin […]