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04/10/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

DETOX yourself from these everyday items that could be wreaking havoc on your hormones

Do you know that some of the everyday things we take for granted are teeming with toxins that harm our health? A large scale study discovered a whopping 90 percent of the most popular bottled water brands have microplastics small enough to enter the body. Journalism organization Orb Media asked scientists from the State University […]

02/08/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Natural, homemade alternatives to toxic dryer sheets

Did you know that something as ordinary as a dryer sheet can contain toxic chemicals? The dryer sheets that you regularly include in your laundry can have negative side effects. Dryer sheets are full of toxic chemicals, and here are some of the dangers associated with them: Carcinogenic chemicals — The use of dryer sheets […]

02/07/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Why cosmetics ingredients matter: Skin is your largest organ; what you put on it gets absorbed into your bloodstream

Do you know what your makeup is made of? At least “60 [percent] of the products we use on our skin are absorbed and deposited into the circulatory system.” Lori Stryker, from OrganicMakeup.ca, explains that our skin “wraps and protects our bodies.” Part of the integumentary system, skin is comprised of a “living, dynamic tissue system.” […]

09/08/2017 / By Michelle Simmons

The public is being mass poisoned by antiseptic chemicals in shampoos, lotions, eye drops and mouthwash

Fond of using commercial-grade cleaning products at home? Be cautious! Antiseptic chemicals found in common household products weaken mitochondria and hinder estrogenic functions in cells, a new in-vitro study concluded. Researchers from the University of California, Davis surveyed a collection of 1,600 compounds and drugs in household and pharmaceutical use, with mitochondrial function, and found that […]

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