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10/19/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Fruit and vegetable peels can be used to remove water pollutants

Fruit and vegetable scraps may often end up in the trash, but they are far from useless. A recent study published in the Journal of Chemical Education revealed that the seeds and peels of many fruits and vegetables can be used to remove pollutants, including dyes and heavy metals, from the water. The authors of […]

10/17/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Discover the hidden truth about your dental fillings

Most of us think that our mouth can’t get us into trouble as long as we choose our words carefully, but that isn’t the case if you happen to have dental fillings. In fact, if you’re unlucky enough to have mercury amalgams, you could have a ticking time bomb in your mouth. That’s because mercury […]

09/29/2018 / By Ralph Flores

How to identify toxins all around us (and take steps to eliminate them from your body)

It’s undeniable that a lot of people are exposed to various toxins at an alarmingly regular rate. In fact, a person doesn’t need to go out of his house to be exposed to toxins: The U.S. Environmental and Protection Agency (EPA) has identified at least 400 types of toxins called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) that are present […]

09/23/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Arsenic in drinking water: A piece of the diabetes puzzle?

Being exposed to arsenic over a prolonged period of time can increase the likelihood of diabetes, according to a paper published in the American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. Researchers from the University of Chicago, University of Albany, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine and the University of Illinois at Chicago used male mouse […]

09/11/2018 / By Russel Davis

Fluoride poisoning: The top signs and symptoms to watch out for

Fluoride is known for its many uses especially in dentistry and water treatment. However, excessive fluoride exposure may prove detrimental to the body’s overall health, and may even lead to various adverse medical conditions. In fact, The Lancet has officially classified fluoride as a neurotoxin. This puts the element in the same category as other neurotoxins including arsenic, lead, […]

08/18/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Dangerous, toxic, potentially catastrophic: Tailing ponds for copper mine quietly being planned upstream from the St. Louis River, Lake Superior

A Global Research article drew attention to the quiet plans of a foreign corporation to set up insufficiently secure toxic tailing ponds for its copper mine sited upstream of the vital St. Louis River in Minnesota. According to the article, PolyMet Mining is planning to set up an “enormously dangerous [and] potentially catastrophic” lagoon that will store […]

08/07/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Here’s how to source your fish in the safest and most toxin-free way possible

Fish is, inarguably, one of the healthiest food sources available to us on this planet. Fatty fish, for one, are the best sources of omega-3 fatty acids, which help support brain and body functions and are linked to the prevention of many diseases. For people living in areas that receive limited sunlight, fish is the […]

08/02/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Pigeons could offer insights to fight disease caused by water and air pollution

Pigeons may be seen as a burden in urban areas because of their unhygienic habits. Contrary to this, experts believe that they could be of use as they could provide insights to fight disease brought about by water and air pollution. This was based on a study conducted by a team of researchers from the […]

08/01/2018 / By Ralph Flores

Toxic heavy metal contamination from cadmium in the soil stresses rice crops and threatens both crop viability and food safety

A study published in the IOSR Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology has revealed that the current progress of scientific literature regarding the effects of cadmium accumulation in soil, coupled with the development of various procedures to treat it, significantly aids toxin-free rice production. Led by researchers from the South China Agricultural University and Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) – […]

07/14/2018 / By RJ Jhonson

Study: Industrial sea fishing is exposing more people to excessively high levels of mercury

Industrial fishing is helping bring more toxic mercury to the table, according to research from Université de Montréal published in Scientific Reports. This means that populations from several countries consume way more mercury than what is considered safe and are at a higher risk of suffering the complications. The study used data from the Food and […]

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