Ever wondered what that new car smell was doing to your health? Well if you drive a Honda Civic or CR-Z or Toyota Prius you can breathe easy as they were rated the healthiest. If however you recently purchased a Mitsubishi Outlander or Chrysler (family...
Bisphenol A seems impossible to avoid. It contaminates food, thermal receipts and drinks served in certain plastic bottles. A new study finds its reach goes even further. Researchers detected trace amounts of BPA in a wide variety of paper products most of us touch every...
It’s that time of year again when our children go back to school and it got me thinking about a study I quoted in my book “292 schools in NSW were found to have up to 12 times the maximum level of lead in their...
Plants are the lungs and kidneys of the planet! 20 years of research conducted by Dr. Wolverton has demonstrated what has long been suspected - that plants have a remarkable capacity to purify the air in our buildings. The real green revolution should be the...
Overweight has become synonomous with living in the 21st Century - but what if there was more to addressing weight than just lifestyle and diet? More than 50% of Australians are overweight or obese (ABS, 2008) which is similar to stats in other western countries....
You probably already know that some plastics are a health hazard in particularly PVC (3), polystyrene (6) and polycarbonate (7) because they contain hormone disrupting chemicals which are thought to be contributing to early puberty, diabetes, obesity, heart disease as well as cancer of the...
A recent investigation by Greenpeace and the International POPs Elimination Network (IPEN) found up to one third of children's products sold in China contained heavy metals in their paints including lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury, antimony or chromium. These metals cause learning and behaviourhal problems in...
Around 10 years ago I had my hair analysed for heavy metals and minerals. The reading that came up highest was arsenic which was well above the normal limit. I always suspected that it came from years of drinking apple juice which I pretty much...
We all know how important sunscreens are to prevent skin cancer...
Fresh fruit and vegies are an essential part of a healthy diet, however a recent audit revealed how contaminated some of these foods maybe. Apples were the worst followed by celery (57 pesticides were found on them!) and strawberries (EWG, 2011). Here is a list...
