(Natural News) Research published in the journal Hormones and Behaviour reveals that soy consumption can lead to aggressive anti-social behavior. For their study, experts in the field evaluated adult macaques fed soy products over the course of 15 months. The primates were separated into nine stable social groups, some receiving soy-free protein and others receiving […]

(Natural News) Whenever people eat pastries or foods with artificial flavoring, they end up ingesting a hormone-disrupting chemical called propionate. A new study warned that this toxic food ingredient can trigger a series of unfavorable metabolic events that can make a person more vulnerable to diabetes and obesity. A common food preservative, propionate is not only present in artificial […]

(Natural News) Levothyroxine is used as a treatment for thyroid problems like Hashimoto’s disease. However, this synthetic form of the hormone thyroxine (t4) is nowhere near as effective as the real hormone when it comes to improving thyroiditis. Around 20 million people in the U.S. have some form of thyroid disease. Six out of every 10 have […]

(Natural News) Glyphosate has been getting a lot of attention for its connection to cancer, but that’s far from the only health concern related to the weed killer. There is a long – and growing – list of dangers, but one of the biggest ones that doesn’t get a lot of attention is the fact […]

(Natural News) Mycotoxins are deadly natural compounds produced by molds and other harmful fungi. Found in grains and food products derived from livestock that ate tainted grain, these endocrine disruptors can harm the sexual development of young girls and cause other, more serious health complications. As much as 25 percent of the world’s supply of grain has been contaminated by […]

(Natural News) A popular weed-killing chemical that many conventional farmers regularly spray on their corn, sugarcane, sorghum, macadamia nut, and other crops has been shown in a new study to be so biologically destructive that it can actually change the sex of living organisms that are exposed to it. The substance is known as atrazine, […]

(Natural News) When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned BPA in 2012, plastic manufacturers began experimenting with new bisphenol compounds for the manufacture of poly-carbonate plastics. Consumers thought that the BPA-free alternatives were safer to eat and drink out of, but new research shows that the alternatives are just as harmful. Plastics generally seem […]

(Natural News) A chemical found in baby bottles and banknotes has been shown to increase the risk of obesity in children, a study conducted by researchers from Brunel University London, New York University, and Vrije University in Amsterdam showed. Bisphenol A, or BPA, is a chemical that is widely used in consumer products such as […]

(Natural News) Bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical widely used in manufacturing plastic products, has long been associated with a host of adverse health conditions. BPA is classified as an endocrine disruptor and is tied to various diseases including diabetes, cardiovascular disease and abnormal liver function. Experts have looked into using chemical substitutes such as […]

(Natural News) Probiotics do a lot of good things for your body. Among other things, they help you shed weight and fat, boost your immune system, and improve your digestion. And now, according to an article on GreenMedInfo.com, it turns out that probiotic bacteria can also cleanse toxic chemicals from your body. There are numerous […]