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Warning: Chemicals Common In Toothpaste And Personal Care Items Are Causing Early Puberty

Early puberty has also been linked to increased chances of mental health disorders, ovarian and breast cancer in girls, and testicular cancer in boys. And, sadly, hormone-disrupting chemicals are here to stay; but if these chemicals are to blame, as the research suggests, then improving this situation begins with switching to all-natural, chemical household and personal care products.

By | 2018-12-27T14:28:30-05:00 December 27th, 2018|Kids, Natural Health, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Warning: Chemicals Common In Toothpaste And Personal Care Items Are Causing Early Puberty

Study Finds Disinfectant Cleaners May Alter Children’s Gut Microbiome

We found that infants living in households with disinfectants being used at least weekly were twice as likely to have higher levels of the gut microbes Lachnospiraceae at age 3-4 months; when they were 3 years old, their body mass index was higher than children not exposed to heavy home use of disinfectants as an infant

By | 2018-10-08T05:52:44-04:00 October 8th, 2018|Kids, Natural Health, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Study Finds Disinfectant Cleaners May Alter Children’s Gut Microbiome

Household Chemicals Causing Obesity

For example, one recent study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine3 demonstrated weekly exposure to chemical cleaning solutions increases your risk of lung damage from fine particulate air pollution.

By | 2018-10-03T05:08:25-04:00 October 3rd, 2018|Environment, Home, Kids, Natural Health, News, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Household Chemicals Causing Obesity

Asbestos and Benzene in Crayons and Markers

A recent report from a federation of U.S. and Canadian nonprofit organizations operating under the umbrella of the U.S. Public Interest Research Groups (US PIRG) reveals these same chemicals may be found in some of the back-to-school supplies you purchase for your children.

By | 2018-08-31T06:02:30-04:00 September 1st, 2018|Kids, No SF, Resyndicated|Comments Off on Asbestos and Benzene in Crayons and Markers