Category: Health News
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The Truth About Fluorinated Water
We’ve been drinking fluorinated water for more than seventy years now, but most people don’t know what health implications and danger come from the fluorinated water. In 1945, Grand Rapids, Michigan became the first city in the world to add fluoride to their water; when studies showed that schoolchildren there had fewer cavities, other cities […]
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How Phthalates Leach Into Your Food
Phthalates is a chemical that is commonly found in building materials and plastics— The type of stuff you’d find in a home improvement store, however, research has shown that this toxic chemical can also be found in common foods that we eat including frozen dinners, meats, cheeses, and fast foods. It isn’t the food themselves that contain phthalates, it is through […]
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Do Your Clothes Contain Toxic Chemicals?
Some might wonder how the simple act of wearing clothing with chemicals can negatively affect us if we aren’t consuming it into our bodies. Well, our skin is the largest organ of our bodies and can be considered our first line of defense. Our skin can absorb the chemicals found in clothing material similar to the […]
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Do Pringles Cause Cancer?
“Once you pop, the fun don’t stop!” is a widely known catch phrase that Pringles popularized in an effort to make it’s “potato” chips easily distinguishable from others, along with their unique shape, large variety of flavors and recognizable tube packaging. With its melt-in-your-mouth texture and addictive taste, Pringles are one of those snacks that […]
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Is Your Olive Oil Fake?
Every day, people are being told how beneficial it is to use olive oil in the preparation of food, but did you know a gang of Mafia suspects were busted for sending fake, adulterated olive oil to the United States? Yes, you read that right. The Italian mafia, what the Italians refer to as “agromafia”, infiltrated […]