I have long been a microwave avoider. Microwaving food and drinks changes the molecular shapes of everything exposed to microwave radiation. In addition to the chemical changes that occur in microwaved food – even water! – the heat of microwaving can also speed up the leaching of toxins from plastics into your food. Dr Mercola […]
I have been writing about bisphenol-a (BPA) for years. BPA is everywhere and in everything… well, nearly everything. There are few easy ways to avoid it: Don’t buy drinks sold in plastic bottles Don’t buy canned goods unless marked BPA-free Don’t use plastic tupperware / storage containers Don’t get take-out in plastic or plastic-coated containers […]
New research from the Journal of Aging Research, has more proof that stress is a killer. PsychCentral reports: “A long-term study has discovered that ongoing moderate or high levels of stress contribute to a 50 percent higher mortality rate in men.” Chinese medicine and acupuncture is a fantastic way to reduce the harmful effects of stress […]
We are living in a time when our soil has been depleted of healthy nutrients and saturated with petrochemical fertilizers, weed killers, and GMO crops. We are living in a time like that of Li Dong-yuan, founder of the Spleen-Stomach School of Chinese medicine; time when we are exposed to all sorts of unnatural things […]
I was a Ritalin® kid. The drug had come onto the market right around the time I was getting to the part of elementary school where I needed to be sitting down instead of running around. I do not recall if the Ritalin® helped me concentrate or not, but I do remember Ritalin® making me […]
To anyone who knows me, and likely to the regular readers of this blog, I urge everyone to reduce their toxic exposures. What we experience out in the world, what our jobs bring us in contact with, is not as easy to control as what you bring into your home. It is very easy to […]
I do not have a whole lot to say about this; it is pretty self-explanatory. “Exposure during pregnancy to flame retardant chemicals commonly found in the home is linked to lower birthweight babies.” I just want you to read it, and keep it in mind. PBDEs are dangerous. We have to remember that everything a […]
