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  1. Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation Creatine Brain Fuel Supplementation May 3, 2012

    Vegetarians appear to get more of a cognitive boost than meat-eaters from creatine supplementation.

  2. Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? April 9, 2012

    The association between poultry and cancer may be explained by the presence in chickens’ and turkeys’ flesh of industrial carcinogens such as dioxins, oncogenic (cancer-causing) viruses, and/or the drugs that were fed to the birds.

  3. Some Ayurvedic Medicine Worse Than Lead Paint Exposure Some Ayurvedic Medicine Worse Than Lead Paint Exposure January 20, 2012

    Triphala, a combination of three fruits–amla, bibhitaki, and haritaki fruits—is the most commonly used herbal formulation in Ayurvedic medicine and may have powerful anti-cancer properties. Unfortunately, one in five Ayurvedic herbal dietary supplements were found contaminated with lead, mercury, and/or arsenic.

  4. Fish Oil in Troubled Waters Fish Oil in Troubled Waters October 5, 2011

    Major fish oil manufacturers and drug stores are being sued for failing to disclose the PCB pollutants in fish oil supplements.

  5. Food Sources of PCB Chemical Pollutants Food Sources of PCB Chemical Pollutants September 16, 2011

    The top three sources of industrial toxins in the diet are fish oil, fish, and eggs.

  1. Industrial Pollutants in Vegans Industrial Pollutants in Vegans May 13, 2011

    Why vegans appear “significantly less polluted” than omnivores, but not as toxin-free as expected.

  2. Obesity-Causing Pollutants in Food Obesity-Causing Pollutants in Food May 12, 2011

    Chemical obesogens in the food supply may be contributing to the obesity epidemic.

  3. Is Distilled Fish Oil Toxin-Free? Is Distilled Fish Oil Toxin-Free? May 11, 2011

    Researchers test molecularly distilled fish oil supplements for industrial pollutants.

  4. Hair Testing for Mercury Hair Testing for Mercury May 10, 2011

    Due to the state of the world’s oceans, human biomarkers for fish consumption now include dioxins, PCBs, and mercury.

  5. Dioxins in the Food Supply Dioxins in the Food Supply May 8, 2011

    Which foods accumulate the highest levels of industrial toxins?

  1. The Problem with Organic Salmon The Problem with Organic Salmon January 23, 2011

    Much of our fish supply is so polluted that algae-derived sources of long chain omega-3 fatty acids may be safest option.

  2. Avoiding Other Banned Pesticides Avoiding Other Banned Pesticides January 22, 2011

    Industrial pollutants in the food supply may help explain the link between dairy consumption and Parkinson’s disease.

  3. DDT in Fish Oil Supplements DDT in Fish Oil Supplements January 21, 2011

    Though banned decades ago, the pesticide DDT persists in the food supply.

  4. Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty January 16, 2011

    Until the twentieth century, the average age of puberty for girls was 16 or 17 years old.

  5. Xenoestrogens & Sperm Counts Xenoestrogens & Sperm Counts January 15, 2011

    Endocrine disrupting xenoestrogens in fish may be interfering with male fertility.