Toxins

The ‘Make It Or Break It’ Age For Your Health (And 8 Ways To Revamp Your Routine)

Nancy Deville | Posted 05.20.2012

Nancy Deville

The early 40s are the years to make significant changes to head off accelerated aging. It's a "make or break it" time of life. You can tailspin into aging, or you can revamp and renew yourself.

Soul-Talk: Let Go Of Toxicity And Restore Balance To Your Life

Russell Bishop | Posted 05.14.2012

Russell Bishop

After sharing with Chan Luu the work we are doing to create our GPS for the Soul app and go-to-guide for getting back on course when stress overtakes us, I asked her to share how she manages to keep herself in balance.

Living in a Toxic Environment

Dr. Richard Palmquist | Posted 05.02.2012

Dr. Richard Palmquist

It is smart to avoid toxins, but no one cannot live on this planet in modern times and totally avoid them. Fortunately, the body has taken this into account.

Are Environmental Chemicals Making Us Fat?

Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN, CNS | Posted 04.06.2012

Monica Reinagel, MS, LDN, CNS

A small but growing number of researchers believe that environmental pollutants and industrial chemicals are to blame for the obesity epidemic. This, of course, bucks the conventional wisdom that our increasing girth is simply the result of eating too much and exercising too little.

Stop the Toxic Insults: They Aren't Helping

Mary Brune | Posted 05.16.2012

Mary Brune

Until Congress stands up to the chemical industry lobby and does the right thing by reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act, parents everywhere will continue to read books about the issues, educate themselves about safer alternatives and take action. That's not hysterical. That's heroic.

Catalytic Paint a Pollution Solution For Manila Street Artists

Posted 02.21.2012

Manila is one of the five most polluted cities in the world, and a paint company recently decided to try a unique approach to combatting airborne toxi...

Toxins and Exercise

Dr. Richard Palmquist | Posted 03.24.2012

Dr. Richard Palmquist

More doctors and veterinarians now recognize that many illnesses begin as people and pets accumulate toxic materials. As toxins build up they block normal regulatory systems and can lead to the body's loss of ability to regulate and function.

No More Toxins: J&J Removing Harmful Chemicals From Baby Products

AP | By LINDA A. JOHNSON | Posted 01.16.2012

TRENTON, N.J. -- Amid pressure from activists, Johnson & Johnson said Wednesday that it is continuing efforts to remove traces of two harmful chemical...

7 Simple Ways To Detox Your Diet And Your Home

EatingWell | Posted 10.25.2011

EatingWell

Nobody knows just how much of a risk toxins in our food really pose. But we're exposed to dozens, if not hundreds, of chemicals, and the effects of some multiple exposures may be more than the sum of their parts.

What Not to Wear!

Mattias Wallander | Posted 11.22.2011

Mattias Wallander

While we can make good and responsible choices as consumers, we should also be aware of what the brands we consume are up to while producing the items we buy. While recycling textiles is important, their production is also an important environmental issue.

The Trauma of 9/11: Of Spirit, Cell, Distance And Time

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 11.11.2011

David Katz, M.D.

We have yet to see the full toll of 9/11 among first responders, even 10 years out. All relevant resources should be made available to address the burden of illness shouldered by these brave souls who rushed toward the very thing most of us with just average courage would flee.

Lucia Graves

Beetle Develops Resistance To Monsanto's GMO Corn

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 10.31.2011

WASHINGTON -- Corn beetles have been consuming plants that were genetically modified to be resistant to that very beetle, raising fears that a new sup...

Lisa Jackson: Why She Can't Do It Alone

Marcia G. Yerman | Posted 09.13.2011

Marcia G. Yerman

With almost every current conversation being framed from a partisan political perspective, Jackson has pledged to hold firm on advocating for the hundreds of thousands of people whose lives will be saved from new legislation.

Clearing the Air: 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Toxins and Stay Healthy

Beth Greer | Posted 09.11.2011

Beth Greer

It is common sense to believe that the more chemicals you are exposed to, the more likely you will eventually be negatively affected by them. Here are some easy and effective ways to reduce your exposure to chemicals in your home and minimize your risk of getting sick.

Lynne Peeples

The Dirt On Shop Towels: Are Industrial Workers At Risk?

HuffingtonPost.com | Lynne Peeples | Posted 09.10.2011

Once a week, a batch of freshly laundered red towels, sealed in plastic, arrives at the Atlas Garage on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, while 100 or...

What To Look Out For When Picking A Sunscreen

Hillary Peterson | Posted 09.04.2011

Hillary Peterson

After surviving thyroid cancer and a melanoma, I was determined to find a sunscreen that did the job without unnecessary exposure to toxins.

Is Propoxur the Way to Not Let the Bedbugs Bite?

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.31.2011

Bill Chameides

Some of you are no doubt scratching your heads, thinking: "There's gotta be an insecticide capable of offing these guys. Why can't the pointy-headed geniuses at the chemical companies make one?" As it turns out, they have.

Killing Pests While Poisoning Communities

Scott Edwards | Posted 07.16.2011

Scott Edwards

There's a good chance that most of us don't want something that ends in "-cide" added to our drinking water, unless, it seems, you're a member of the House of Representatives.

31 Ways To Protect Yourself From Toxins In Your Home

Therese Borchard | Posted 07.16.2011

Therese Borchard

In their exceptional, informative book "The Healthy Home: Simple Truths of Protect Your Family From Hidden Household Dangers," son-and-father team Myr...

Empowering Women To Take Control Of Reproductive Health

Natalia Rose | Posted 07.10.2011

Natalia Rose

Girls are reaching puberty at significantly younger ages than ever before, even as young as 7 and 8. If you haven't seen the stats, take a look at thi...

Keeping the Skeeters Off

Bill Chameides | Posted 07.04.2011

Bill Chameides

The fight against mosquito bites can take many forms, from the myriad sartorial options available (for the fashion-challenged) to the stuff you spray or smooth on to your skin. But which are the safest?

Adapting to a New World of Invisible Toxins

William Spear | Posted 06.24.2011

William Spear

It's a whole new ballgame, folks. Nearly every community in the modern world is facing an invisible enemy. Constant exposures to toxic loads in our en...

The Lawn Chemical Ritual

McKay Jenkins | Posted 06.21.2011

McKay Jenkins

It's not just our health that suffers from our cultural obsession with lawn chemicals; our environment suffers too. The Chesapeake Bay suffers catastrophic "dead zones" resulting from the excessive nutrients running off suburban lawns.

The City of New York Must Remediate PCBs Now, Not in 10 Years

Rep. Jerrold Nadler | Posted 05.25.2011

Rep. Jerrold Nadler

We cannot continue to play Russian Roulette with our kids' lives. polychlorinated biphenyls must be remediated quickly and efficiently from New York's schools.

For Colette: The Flower That Shattered the Stone

Nancy Chuda | Posted 05.25.2011

Nancy Chuda

At the age of four, Colette was diagnosed with Wilm's tumor, a rare form of cancer. Parents Jim and Nancy Chuda labored to beat the cancer, but lost their daughter one year later.