Despite continued challenges from higher prices, organic food sales in the United States have continued to rise in both volume and dollars. A survey by the Organic Trade Association also determined that more than 80 percent of households are eating organic foods.
Mounting evidence is indicating that autistic children tend to have gastrointestinal abnormalities. And studies have shown probiotic supplementation may help autistic children.
Multiple studies have found that the use of certain pesticides over a lifetime produces a shortening of chromosome telomeres, which means shorter lifespan and greater cancer incidence.
Medical research has confirmed that exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) through mothers’ breast milk is widespread. BPA is a well-known hormone disruptor.
Researchers have determined in a large study that a deficiency of vitamin D leads to an increased risk of obesity.
Researchers from the Rush University Medical Center have found that stress in the home and depression among parents increase the risk of asthma among children.
Not so long ago a family farm produced a myriad of crops the family and children ate. Today’s farms are a different animal altogether, and monoculture food production is not only hard on the land and soil, but is causing allergies and hay fever.
Japanese researchers have determined from a large multi-center study that consistently consuming a minimal dosage of a particular strain of probiotics results in reduced abdominal fat and lower body mass index in three months.
Multiple studies have found that dentists who install and remove amalgams containing mercury have higher levels of mercury in their bodies. And mercury is a proven toxin with neurological effects.
A growing body of research is confirming that the bacteria that infect our gums may well be the cause of many cases of arthritis. Could your gingivitis be swelling up your joints?
Researchers may have solved a vexing mystery as to why parabens contamination in humans has been so high in recent studies: Parabens are increasingly contaminating our food supply.
Research has confirmed other research findings that Bisphenol A (BPA) – found among various plastics and resins in consumer goods – increases the risk of diabetes.
Oceana has just released a report that finds illegal fishing is linked to seafood fraud as uncovered in a recent study on fish mislabeling, along with foodborne illness and a massive loss of marine life species throughout the world.
Scientists have confirmed that baldness and premature hair loss are associated with a number of lifestyle choices, including drinking, smoking and others.
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