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30 Jun

Posted at 04:24h in Emotional Health, Environment

In the overall span of human evolution, people have had continuous contact with the Earth, allowing our bodies to ground their electric energies. However, the advent and abundant use of asphalt, wood, carpeting, rubbers and plastics over the last century has greatly reduced our direct...

30 Jun

Posted at 04:18h in Environment

Possibly the most important environmental health question - and problem - of the 21st century is, "How quickly can we adapt our biology to new exposures such as electromagnetic fields (EMF)?" The earth naturally produces an electromagnetic field, as do human bodies, both of which...

30 Jun

Posted at 03:05h in Environment, Pregnancy

Article credit: Environmental Defence Last week, new results from MIREC – a major Canadian study of maternal exposure to environmental contaminants – were released, detailing findings on pregnant women’s exposure to phthalates and BPA, two chemicals linked to numerous health concerns. The study found phthalate metabolites, including...

09 Jun

Posted at 01:07h in Environment, Lifestyle

A 2013 study of garden hoses from popular retailers including Lowe's, Home Depot, Walmart, Target and Kmart, suggests that today's water hoses aren't as safe as consumers may have thought. Water samples from several of the study's hoses contained potentially dangerous levels of numerous chemicals,...