All posts tagged with chemicals

(Natural News) Do you know that some of the everyday things we take for granted are teeming with toxins that harm our health? A large scale study discovered a whopping 90 percent of the most popular bottled water brands have microplastics small enough to enter the body. Journalism organization Orb Media asked scientists from the […]

(Natural News) Parabens: the dangers posed by these synthetic additives are well documented by now. They’ve been linked to the increased risk of breast cancer and early puberty, as well as reduced sperm levels. As such, manufacturers of cosmetics and personal care products have been trying to phase out parabens from their goods. The same […]

(Natural News) As honeybees and other vital pollinators continue their decline into what looks like total extinction, the Walmart corporation appears to be in the process of developing artificial bee “robots” that will presumably one day be used to pollinate plants in the absence of real bees, as well as identify crop damage and even […]

(Natural News) The outdoor season is upon us, and the joys of getting outside are literally on our doorstep. What a wonderful time to bask in the glory that is mother nature, and revel in her relentless beauty and ability to nurture the body and mind. That is, until the insects show up, then the beauty of […]

(Natural News) Toxic PFAS have been detected in the drinking water of two cities in Metropolitan Detroit. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) has warned residents of New Baltimore and Mount Clemens about their contaminated water supplies, reported a Michigan Live article. PFAS is short for perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, a huge group of […]

(Natural News) A collaborative effort between various institutions in the United Kingdom has revealed that herbicides have lost their effectiveness in controlling the weeds that damage food crops. According to the study authors, this due primarily to the fact that these plants have grown resistant to chemicals. About 70 farms across England were sampled for […]

(Natural News) Many of us experience health symptoms and don’t give them much thought. It’s easy to chalk irritability up to not getting enough sleep the night before or to blame your sneezing on pollen, even if you can’t actually see any. However, if unexplained symptoms are happening to you regularly, it’s possible that you […]

(Natural News) If you’re a male with an allergy and want to have biological children in the future, you might want to skip over-the-counter (OTC) antihistamines. According to a study, OTC allergy drugs may be connected to fertility problems in male patients. Antihistamines are usually given to individuals so they can manage the symptoms of allergies […]

(Natural News) A study published in American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine reported that women who use cleaning chemicals are at higher risk of both lung function decline and asthma compared to those who do not. According to the authors of the study, titled “Cleaning at Home and at Work in Relation to […]

(Natural News) A Harvard University study determined that high blood levels of obesogens – better known as perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs), a prevalent class of persistent chemicals – were linked with increased weight gains during latter parts of diets. According to its results, women were more vulnerable to PFA-connected obesity than men. The research team came from Harvard T.H. Chan […]