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05 Jun

Posted at 22:28h in Environment

Our state of health is a combination of our genes and our environment. Genes do not necessarily define us because their expression can be regulated by controlling our diet and exposure to environmental pollutants. A review of the research demonstrates how these damaging factors can...

23 May

Posted at 05:34h in Children's Health, Environment

Many recent studies investigating pesticides and pregnancy and pesticides and children’s health found that agricultural chemicals such as chlorpyrifos, 2,4-D and permethrins are linked to increased risk of brain damage, cancer and other serious conditions. Kids are especially vulnerable to chemicals, and thus will benefit greatly...

17 May

Posted at 04:29h in Diet, Environment

The average children's breakfast cereal contains more than TWICE as much sugar as ice cream. Meet the breakfast cereals that want to destroy you By Nathanael Johnson There’s a breakfast cereal out there that’s 88 percent sugar: Lieber’s Cocoa Frosted Flakes. Basically, it’s a bowl of sugar, with...

14 Apr

Posted at 04:40h in Environment

Lyme disease, if not treated promptly with antibiotics, can become a lingering problem for those infected. But a new study led by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania has some brighter news: Once infected with a particular strain of the disease-causing bacteria, humans appear to...