I have always been and will always remain staunchly against artificial sweeteners. In ANY amount. They have become so ubiquitous and so accepted in society today that no one questions their safety. However, an increasing number of animal and human studies continue to find that these compounds increase the risk of weight gain and diabetes–exactly […]
Phthalates. Luckily, it took me less time to realize how bad they for our health then it did to learn how to spell the word. It has been clear that phthalates play a role in infertility, preterm birth, birth defects (they have a feminizing effect on the developing baby), hormonal cancers like breast and […]
In Utero Estrogen Exposure Linked to Testicular Germ-Cell Cancer More and more evidence is accumulating that suggests that a fetus’ exposure to chemicals in the womb can have long term effects. Recent studies suggest that maternal exposure to pesticides will increase the risk of a certain type of brain tumor in infants. This exposure to […]
Mercury From Seafood, Vaccinations May Adversely Affect Infants I’ve always been concerned with given newborns vaccinations for Hepatitis B, a virus transmitted w/ blood or sexual contact. A newborn’s immune system is immature and does not even begin to develop permanent immunity for months. And, if you remember a few weeks back, the mercury in […]
Breast Milk Offers Twice the Antioxidant Protection of Formula I think the evidence supporting breast feeding is overwhelmingly in favor. I think the problem today is that many mothers are told to cease breastfeeding when certain symptoms show up in the infant: colic, skin rashes, diarrhea… In cases like these we need to evaluate the […]
