(Natural News) It’s no secret that exposure to plastic pollution is bad for your health. According to a study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology, certain chemicals in plastics can also cause the growth of fat cells. For the study, researchers tested 34 common plastic products, such as bath slippers, yogurt cups, kitchen sponges […]

(Natural News) Experts are raising the alarm about a certain family of chemicals that are found in several commercial cleaning products. Quaternary ammonium compounds, or quats, are charged chemicals that can kill bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms. But though they are effective disinfectants, researchers found that quats can give rise to serious health and environmental problems, […]

(Natural News) Almost every major class of prescription drug raises your risk of developing Type-2 diabetes. Taking statins, antihypertensives, immunosuppressants, antipsychotics, antiretrovirals, and/or corticosteroids increases your risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus. Now researchers find that prostate drugs also play a role in the development of Type-2 diabetes. Their research was published in the […]

(Natural News) Extinction is imminent for killer whales off the coast of the United Kingdom. The cause of the whale’s population decline isn’t some abstract concept called “climate change.” The whales are being sterilized in their own habitat by a toxic chemical called perfluorinated biphenyls (PCBs). For the most part, PCBs are banned. A product […]

(Natural News) One of the most disgusting sights in our world today is heaps of trash, floating around in the ocean. Even though large pieces of plastic are accumulating in the world’s waterways and forming massive aberrations, it is the presence of micro plastics that is most concerning for human health. One of the greatest […]

(Natural News) Modern oncology can be extremely brutal and demented. The idea that cancer can be prevented by removing healthy body parts is about as crude and unintelligent as it gets, but this practice is becoming more popular in medicine today. The number of women who are having “preventative” mastectomies has tripled in just a […]

(Natural News) Modern American society is a disgrace from the standpoint of how most people treat the environment. All politics aside, the pervasive lack of cognizance across the spectrum concerning the prolifically damaging effects of environmental pollution is creating a world in which it’s no longer safe to live. As part of a series entitled […]

(Natural News) If you value your thyroid gland, you should cut back on your use of all kinds of household products. An article in Natural Health 365 stated that these products contain flame retardant chemicals that can increase your risk of developing papillary thyroid cancer. The thyroid gland handles the production of thyroid hormones that regulate […]

(Natural News) Half of the incidences of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in previously critically-ill children can be explained by the plasticisers found in medical devices. Researchers of a European Union (EU)-funded project warn parents that children who are hospitalized in intensive care units for long periods have an incredibly high risk of developing ADHD as they […]

(Natural News) A scientific study has reaffirmed that a popular weedkiller manufactured by Syngenta and used on crop fields all across the United States is so damaging to the endocrine system that it can actually turn natural-born males into females. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the paper by researchers […]