Whether you see the glass as half full or half empty, researchers have discovered something alarming about drinking glasses…
A study at the University of Plymouth tested 72 drinking glass products, including tumblers, beer and wine glasses, and jars.
Scientists found that more than 70% of them contained lead and cadmium.[1]
In some products with enameled rims, they found that lead concentrations were an astounding thousand-fold higher than the recommended limit.… Read More
A new study has discovered that many of the sanitizers that flooded into the market during the pandemic contain benzene. It’s a potent carcinogen that can be absorbed through the skin.[1]
The International Agency for Research on Cancer puts benzene in its highest-risk category of carcinogens, on par with radioactive materials, asbestos, and formaldehyde.[2]
Benzene exposure is strongly linked to leukemia.… Read More
ACL knee surgery is supposed to be one of the triumphs of modern orthopedic medicine.
A torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of the most common knee injuries. You often hear about star athletes who torn ACLs, but it happens to many other people as well.
About 150,000 Americans tear their ACL every year.[1]
Years ago, people who ruptured their ACL would have to go through life with a “bum” knee.… Read More
In the pre-digital era, millions of Americans retreated to their bathrooms with a newspaper, magazine, or book.
But now?
The print media are on their last legs. And more people are relying on their smartphones to occupy their minds while they attend to bathroom business.
About 90% of us take our cellphones to the bathroom, according to one study.
That’s a bad idea.… Read More
Big Pharma has known for many years that blocking an enzyme called Cathepsin K (CatK) stops bone loss and prevents osteoporosis.
That’s why the holy grail of pharmaceutical research to improve bone health is a medication that inhibits CatK. Drug companies know that the potential market for such a product is massive. Osteoporosis affects one in three women and one in five men.… Read More
Most of us believe that our big brain is what sets humans apart from other species. And that’s what anthropologists thought for decades. All the fossils of our hominid ancestors indicated larger brains.
But everything changed in 1974.
That’s when the fossilized skeleton of a female human ancestor was unearthed in Ethiopia. Scientists called the specimen “Lucy.”
Her remains were 3.2 million years old.… Read More