Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that causes your skin cells to grow rapidly and build up on the surface of your skin, leading to itchy red patches and thick scaling. This common condition impacts up to 7.5 million Americans to varying degrees.[i] While some cases of psoriasis are mild and merely a nuisance, others can be … Read More
E. Coli Poisoning: 7 Important Facts Everyone Needs to Know
10 American Cities with the Most TOXIC Tap Water
When you turn on the tap for water, like most people you probably assume the water that comes out is pure. Or, even if you know it’s not as clean as fresh water from an uninhabited mountain spring … you at least assume it’s safe. But the Environmental Working Group (EWG) has analyzed nearly 20 million records of water utili … Read More
Toxic Fabrics
The 6 Most Dangerous Fabrics Have you been so focused on avoiding the harmful chemicals lurking in processed foods you've forgotten about the toxic fabrics that you may be wearing on your body or the ones covering you while you sleep? It's not surprising the "forest" of health habits you navigate to stay healthy would obscu … Read More
The Latest Toxic Chemical in Soft Drinks
Why Are Flame Retardants Hiding in Your Soda? The toxic chemical identified in some soft drinks -- brominated vegetable oil (BVO) -- has its origins as a flame retardant for plastics. That alone should be cause for great concern. BVO has been hiding in very popular sodas and sports drinks marketed squarely at young people w … Read More