Her Health Archives

  • The Effect of Smog on Health
    Aug 7, 2019 0

    The Effect of Smog on Health

    A recent study has found that exposure to car exhaust as a child can lead to lifelong mental health effects. The study lasted for 30 years and involved 579 people. The study was mainly looking at levels of lead in the blood. Levels in participants were taken at age 11, 18, 21, 26, 32, and 38 year...

  • Processed Food Linked to Early Death
    Aug 7, 2019 0

    Processed Food Linked to Early Death

    If you needed any more reasons to cut consumption of processed foods, be sure to read this. Ultra-processed foods have been linked with a heightened risk for heart disease, stroke, and premature death by major studies. These foods include not just junk food like chips, cookies, and soda, but savo...

  • New Hope for Autistic Kids?
    Aug 7, 2019 0

    New Hope for Autistic Kids?

    A promising treatment has shown remarkable success in treating autism. A recent study has found that fecal microbiota transplants (yes, poop!) reduced autism symptoms by 50%. This is a stunning finding that provides further evidence of the incredible potential of FMT, but the FDA is on the verge ...

  • Dangers of Fracking: Confirmed
    Aug 7, 2019 0

    Dangers of Fracking: Confirmed

    What a decade of research says about the health consequences of fracking. A new study looking at ten years of fracking research, including several hundred studies, has found that the drilling practice is linked to preterm births, high-risk pregnancies, asthma, migraines, fatigue, nasal and sinus ...

  • FDA Allows Carcinogens In Popular Drugs
    Jun 27, 2019 24

    FDA Allows Carcinogens In Popular Drugs

    More evidence that the drug approval process is completely broken. A pharmacy recently alerted the FDA to the presence of a cancer-causing chemical in the popular blood-pressure drug valsartan, putting millions of patients at risk. Incredibly, this isn’t even the first time dangerous chemica...