Category Archives: toxins

Toxic Chemicals in Personal Goods

Especially a lot more than you think using cosmetic and personal goods. Here are some useful articles:   Are your skincare products toxic? Chris Kresser Toxic Chemicals on my site Safecosmetics.org (Campaign for Safe Cosmetics) Women put an average of 168 chemicals on their bodies daily 5 things wrong with your deodorant – Time’s article […]

Sunscreen Toxins

6 Toxins to Avoid in Sunscreen Oxybenzone – This chemical absorbs and filters UV light and is therefore a common ingredient insunscreen, despite causing relatively high rates of skin allergies. It also penetrates the skin at very high rates and acts like estrogen once it enters your bloodstream, disrupting your endocrine system, reducing sperm production, and potentially […]

Sunscreen Safety

It’s wonderful to spend time in the summer sun, but not so much fun getting sunburns, which can irreversibly damage your skin,and increase your risk of melanoma! But which to choose? Sunscreens, while created to protect, can often contain harmful ingredients! Get informed, and protect yourself, your family, and friends with sunscreen! Tamie’s pick is Babo Botanicals […]

Fluorinated Water – How is it Affecting Your Health?

Though the fluorinated water was thought to be beneficial, studies are showing some serious long-term health effects. Watch this short documentary, Our Daily Dose, to learn more about this rising issue. “Filmmaker Jeremy Seifert lays out the dangers of water fluoridation informatively and creatively, highlighting the most current research and interviewing top-tier doctors, activists, and […]

Dr. Brownstein M.D. – his board exam re-certification experience

I adore this doctor specialized in thyroid/adrenal health. He wrote in this blog – “Nearly every question was about a drug—how it is used, the side effects associated with it, and how it interacts with other drugs.  There were virtually no questions about the importance of diet or the importance of identifying nutritional deficiencies.  In fact, […]