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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...

29 Jun

Posted at 23:37h in Emotional Health, Lifestyle

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter," says the poet e.e. cummings. Gelotology (from the Greek root “gelos” meaning “to laugh”) is the scientific study of laughter. Laughter has been shown to have quantifiable physiological and psychological benefits in both preventative and therapeutic medicine....

24 Jun

Posted at 00:54h in Cancer, Heart Health

Recent paper contradicts previous research. By Jacob Schor, ND, FABNO Reference McDougall JA, Malone KE, Daling JR, Cushing-Haugen KL, Porter PL, Li CI. Long-term statin use and risk of ductal and lobular breast cancer among women 55 to 74 years of age. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013;22(9):1529-1537. Design The authors...