Plants vs. Pesticides
Phytonutrients found in certain foods may protect against the toxic effects of industrial pollutants such...
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Friday Favorites: Does Coffee Inhibit Iron Absorption? What Are the Effects of Having Too Much Iron?
Coffee and common herbal teas impair iron absorption, which may help explain some of their benefits.
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Food Sources of Perfluorochemicals
Where do DDT, hexachlorobenzene, PCBs, and perfluorochemicals (linked to thyroid disease) concentrate in the food...
How Fast Can Children Detoxify from PCBs?
Based on the half-life of industrial pollutants children may be exposed to in the womb...
DDT in Umbilical Cord Blood
Are pregnant women who eat fish, other meat, and dairy still passing along the pesticide...
Food Sources of Flame-Retardant Chemicals
Other than pet food and fish (which may be most contaminated), how do fire-retardant chemicals...
Pollutants in Californian Breast Tissue
Levels of flame-retardant chemical pollutants (PBDEs) in the tissues of women from around the world...
BPA Plastic and Male Sexual Dysfunction
Canned foods and sliced turkey were found to be contaminated with the plastics chemical BPA,...
Pesticides in Chinese Bamboo Shoots
Cans of bamboo shoots imported from China may have concerning levels of pesticide contamination.
President’s Cancer Panel Report on Environmental Risk
The official National Cancer Institute report on the "unacceptable" burden of cancer stemming from industrial...
CDC Report on Environmental Chemical Exposure
The latest national survey on the levels of chemical pollutants (such as heavy metals, toxic...
Saffron vs. Prozac
A head-to-head test of the spice saffron versus Prozac for the treatment of clinical depression.
Wake Up and Smell the Saffron
Even the scent of the spice saffron may reduce stress hormone levels, and ease the...
