No one wants to live near a toxic waste dump. But if you’re like most people, that’s essentially what you have underneath your kitchen sink.
Commercial cleaning products are full of chemicals that can cause serious health problems. They include laundry detergents, bathroom cleaners, dishwashing soaps, and floor cleaners.
The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a consumer organization, analyzed thousands of cleaning products.… Read More
When it comes to breast cancer, the curse of nature can be overcome by clean living.
That’s the upshot of a new study that provides hope to women who have a genetic predisposition to breast cancer. It shows that if breast cancer runs in your family, you can beat your heightened risk by making simple lifestyle changes.1
Johns Hopkins researchers looked at women with one or more gene variants that put them at greater risk for breast cancer.… Read More
Your fitness club is supposed to be a health haven. But a new study shows that it’s teeming with germs.
“Every time you pick up a weight or grab an exercise bike handle, you could be putting yourself at risk for an illness or infection,” warns the report.
The environmental testing lab EmLab P&K took bacterial samples from exercise equipment at three large fitness chains.… Read More
A new prostate cancer study is being touted as evidence that men should get the PSA test.1
But don’t be bamboozled by the headlines. This is a bad test.
That’s because PSA screening often starts a medical chain of events that needlessly leaves men impotent and/or incontinent. Sometimes they even die.2 The new study does nothing to change that.… Read More
Exciting new research may have unlocked a major cause of migraines. And the end to these excruciating headaches could be as simple as taking the proper vitamins.
Researchers from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center found that a high percentage of migraine sufferers are deficient in four nutrients. They are vitamins D and B2 (riboflavin), folate, and coenzyme Q10.1
Scientists measured blood levels of the vitamins in over 4,500 young migraine sufferers.… Read More