Health + Wellness

Autism Risk Higher Near Pesticide-Treated Fields, Study Says

Autism Risk Higher Near Pesticide-Treated Fields, Study Says

Babies whose moms lived within a mile of crops treated with widely used pesticides were more likely to develop autism, according to new research published today. The study of 970 children, born in farm-rich areas of Northern California, is part of the largest project to date that is exploring links between autism and environmental exposures. One in every 68 […]

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    How Big Ag Infiltrated EPA and Made a Mockery of Science

    How Big Ag Infiltrated EPA and Made a Mockery of Science

    Earlier this year, in an exposé in The New Yorker, Rachel Aviv detailed the story of Syngenta, an agribusiness firm that was sued by the community water systems of six states in a class-action lawsuit over the firm’s herbicide atrazine. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock Atrazine is the second most commonly used herbicide in the U.S. and is used […]

    New Guide to Flame Retardants in Baby Products

    New Guide to Flame Retardants in Baby Products

    Toxic flame retardants have been making headlines again this year—from a chemical company suing California over its new flame retardant law to Coca-Cola removing chemicals linked to flame retardants from its beverages. Always of concern is the presence of these toxic chemicals in products designed and manufactured for babies, from mattresses to swings—basically the major […]

    Michael Green Takes on Toxic Chemicals

    Michael Green Takes on Toxic Chemicals

    There are 84,000 chemicals in commerce. How can you keep your family safe in light of so many potentially toxic exposures? The truth is, we all have chemicals in our bodies and our bloodstreams. “What’s happening is that there’s an experiment going on, on all of us right now. There’s a big, planned, but uncontrolled […]

    Interactive Map Tracks Factory Farm Operations in Michigan

    Interactive Map Tracks Factory Farm Operations in Michigan

    Today’s large-scale industrial agriculture relies heavily on Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) that house large numbers of livestock in cramped quarters. As has been well documented, violations and questionable—even illegal—practices seem to run rampant on factory farms, the consequences of which have a negative impact on public health and the environment. Center for Food Safety (CFS) […]

    5 Complications From Sitting on Your Toilet

    5 Complications From Sitting on Your Toilet

    Whether this is a foreign concept or one you’re familiar with, squatting to eliminate is in your best interest and using the Squatty Potty is the most convenient, safest way to squat. The only natural defecation posture for a human being is squatting. An ample amount of the western population with normal bowel movements have a difficult time […]

    Health Impacts on Prep Plant Workers From Coal Cleaning Chemicals

    Health Impacts on Prep Plant Workers From Coal Cleaning Chemicals

    Route 3 cuts through the heart of southern West Virginia coal country, but from the road, you might not even know it. Much of the surface mining is above your head, along the ridges of the Appalachian mountains that flank the road. You’re not likely to spot the entrance to an underground mine, either, though […]

    Coca-Cola to Remove Chemical Linked to Flame Retardants From Its Beverages

    Coca-Cola to Remove Chemical Linked to Flame Retardants From Its Beverages

    Coca-Cola announced on Monday that the company is moving to eliminate a controversial chemical used in many of its products after consumers expressed concerns, reports the Associated Press. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock The disputed ingredient, brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is used to regulate flavoring oils in the company’s citrus-flavored drinks, including but not limited to, Fresca and some […]