Perfluorinated compounds, or PFCs, having already been found to be present in breast milk, are in the hot seat again as a report out of Harvard School of Public Health has linked the chemicals to immune disorders in children, along with making them less likely to respond to routine vaccines. PFCs are found in food [...]
Finally, some good news coming out of Washington, D.C. According to the Associated Press, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will be finalizing a 20-year ban on uranium mining today on over 1 million acres of public land near the Grand Canyon. Granted, there are already thousands of mining claims in place around the area, which won’t [...]
Q: I always hear about hair products and sprays that claim to be natural and organic based. What are some hair products that can be purchased that are legit and cause no harm to the environment? Many common hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners and hair sprays, can pose health hazards. Most of the shampoos [...]
And you guys thought I just had a personal vendetta! Monsanto, a biotech giant well known for creating GMO foods and crops, has been given the Worst Company of 2011 Award, by readers of NaturalSociety. I personally would have named them Worst Company of the Decade, but I won’t complain about this award since I [...]
A new study has shown that eating just one serving of canned food over a five day period elevates ones level of bisphenol-A, or BPA, in the bloodstream by over 10x the normal level. Published in The Journal of the American Medical Association, the study highlights the potential danger of the usage of BPA in [...]
Q: How clear (or not) are the links between the rising incidents of cancers around the world and the prevalence of synthetic chemicals in modern society? With the World Health Organization hinting that cancer could unseat heart disease as the leading cause of death around the world, it’s no surprise that per capita cancer incidence [...]
That headline is not a typo, folks. The National Wildlife Federation, the very people who claim that they “work(s) to inspire Americans to protect wildlife for our children’s future. As the nation’s largest conservation organization, NWF and its 4 million supporters are committed to sustaining the nature of America for the benefit of people and [...]
