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Top 10 Best Houseplants for Purifying Indoor Air

In All Health Watch, Featured Article, Longevity

The air in your house can be filled with pollutants. The Environmental Protection Agency reports that indoor air pollution can be up to eight times worse than outside air pollution:1

  • New carpets, furniture glues, and wet paint release dangerous volatile organic compounds (VOCs). They have been linked to cancer and asthma.
  • Flame retardant carpet padding contains hormone-disrupting chemicals.
  • Common plastic household items release the industrial solvent 1,2-dichlorethane (DCA).
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Never Do This With Your Coffee

In All Health Watch, Cancer, Diet and Nutrition, Featured Article, Health Warning

A massive review of over 1,000 studies brings both good news and bad news for coffee drinkers.

We’ll give you the bad news first…

There’s one thing you should never do with your coffee. Don’t drink it piping hot. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that drinking very hot beverages likely causes throat cancer.1

The WHO warned that hot drinks can cause chronic irritation of esophagus tissue.… Read More

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Poison Under Your Sink: Natural Alternatives to Chemical Cleaners

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Cancer, Featured Article, Health Warning

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

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Stay Away from the PSA Test

In All Health Watch, Anti-Aging, Cancer, Featured Article, Men's Health, Prostate Cancer, Sexual Health

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