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Can We Trust Our Medications?

Can We Trust Our Medications?

When a substance that causes cancer was found in a European heart medication, people asked “can we trust our medications?” Tests results are out: in many European countries Valsartan, a heart medication shows contamination with a cancer causing substance. About 2300 samples went to 22
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The Dirty Dozen Among Fruit And Vegetables

The Dirty Dozen Among Fruit And Vegetables

If you eat organic fruit and vegetables, you likely are familiar with the dirty dozen among fruit and vegetables. Each year the Environmental Working Group is publishing the latest information about the most polluted fruit and vegetables. Here is the latest 2018 list of the “dirty doz
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Pesticides in Foods Affect Women’s Fertility

Pesticides in Foods Affect Women’s Fertility

A recent publication showed that pesticides in foods affect women’s fertility. The study was based on this publication. It found that the more women consumed fruit and vegetables contaminated with pesticides, the more there were health concerns. This affected predominantly women, thei
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Cancer Producing Chromium-6 In Drinking Water

Cancer Producing Chromium-6 In Drinking Water

News came out that the EPA (Environmental Protective Agency) did multiple measurements in drinking water samples throughout the US. This happened between 2012 and now and they found cancer producing chromium-6 in drinking water. History of cancer producing chromium-6 in drinking water
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Drugs In Salmon

Drugs In Salmon

In Puget Sound, Washington researchers found drugs in salmon. Juvenile Chinook salmon were tested for toxic compounds. The surprising fact was that researchers could find antidepressants, Tylenol, OxyContin, Benadryl, Prozac and Aleve (arthritis medication). Researchers  could demonst
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Harmful Glyphosates In German Beer

Harmful Glyphosates In German Beer

Recently media reports covered the story of harmful glyphosates in German beer. All of the 14 most popular beer brands in Germany tested positive for glyphosate. This is the active ingredient in Monsanto’s herbicide called “Roundup”. For 500 years there were only 4 allowable ingredien
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Vitamin D Toxicity Rare

Vitamin D Toxicity Rare

There are so many different reports to show that vitamin D3 deficiency is the cause of many illnesses. And yet, despite a lack of toxicity, people still do not get enough vitamin D3 supplementation. On the other hand, many people have taken liberal amounts of it and in these subjects
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