All posts tagged with phthalates
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-(Natural News) In the U.S., obesity is easily one of the nation’s biggest health problems. Approximately 40 percent of American adults are clinically obese, as are another 20 percent of children and teens – and that’s not including the number of people who are simply “overweight.” In late 2017, it was reported that obesity rates […]
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-(Natural News) Modern-day pollution is making dust a part of our lives. It’s in the air we breathe, and in the place where we spend the biggest part of our lives in — at home. That’s why it’s alarming to learn that indoor dust found in the typical U.S. household has around 45 harmful endocrine-disrupting chemicals, […]
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-(Natural News) There really is no doubt about it: Sometimes eating out just feels like a necessary indulgence. With the hectic pace of modern life, at times the idea of cooking dinner can feel like an insurmountable obstacle. Stopping at the drive thru on the way home or taking the family out to dinner might […]
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-(Natural News) Car emissions take a lot of the blame for air pollution, but it looks like they could soon be eclipsed by consumer and industrial products. A new study published in Science has found that as cars get increasingly cleaner and tailpipe emissions continue to drop, the emissions that come from many of our […]
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-(Natural News) It can be a tough pill to swallow to discover that nearly everything we have been eating, drinking, breathing, and putting on our skin has been laced with toxic ingredients that have zero value for our bodies. However, it’s even tougher to deal with the fall-out of these poisons if we don’t adjust […]
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-(Natural News) Deadly microplastics have been discovered in Alaskan seabirds in the Aleutian Islands, endangering both animals and the region’s native American population, reported a News Deeply article. The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) had been examining hundreds of Aleutian seabirds over the better part of a decade. The study found that one out of every five specimens had ingested microplastics […]
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-(Natural News) The future looks brighter as researchers have discovered a way to create plastic that’s not harmful to nature. Scientists from the Centre of Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT) at the University of Bath has successfully created a plastic material that doesn’t use highly toxic substances that could pose problems not only to the environment […]
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-(Natural News) It’s so easy to say you are living a healthy life when you are safeguarding what you eat and drink, trying to stick to mostly organic and raw whole foods, but millions of Americans often forget the fact that their skin is their largest organ, and most body care products are loaded with […]
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-(Natural News) Phthalates are everywhere. They can be found in plastic food containers, coatings, printing inks, household products, packaged foods, and personal-care products. Phthalates act as binding agents and make plastics softer and more flexible. New studies on the dangerous impacts of phthalates on our health seem to come out every week. Given their hormone- […]
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-(Natural News) A group of researchers from the University of Adelaide and the South Australian and Medical Research Institute discovered that common household products – which include a variety of consumer goods such as children’s toys, food packaging, and medication – inside the house could be contributing to the onset of grave medical conditions that […]
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