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Our toxic legacy: bushfires release decades of pollutants absorbed by forests

These trace metals were associated with leaded petrol — which hasn’t been used since 2002 — and industrial emissions, which include past metal processing, fossil fuel burning, refineries, transport and power generation.

By | 2020-09-28T06:33:58-04:00 September 28th, 2020|Environment, Natural Health|Comments Off on Our toxic legacy: bushfires release decades of pollutants absorbed by forests

How the gut microbiome may influence the severity of COVID-19

In most infected individuals, the virus does not cause serious illness. However, it causes a very serious respiratory disease — and even death — in a minority of patients. Through many studies of people with COVID-19 over the past few months, we have learned what characteristics are more likely to be linked to mild versus severe forms of the disease.

By | 2020-08-09T07:04:02-04:00 August 9th, 2020|Natural Health, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on How the gut microbiome may influence the severity of COVID-19

Junk Food Makers Target Blacks, Latinos and Communities of Color, Increasing Risks From COVID-19

here are many reasons for this. Structural inequalities across U.S. society contribute to this problem, including unequal access to fresh healthy foods, specific targeting of communities of color by manufacturers of junk food, unequal access to health care, more workers in essential jobs who cannot stay home and excess exposure to toxic chemicals and unhealthy air.

By | 2020-06-15T11:46:21-04:00 April 29th, 2020|Diet, Human Rights, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Junk Food Makers Target Blacks, Latinos and Communities of Color, Increasing Risks From COVID-19