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December 6, 2012

TOXIC CHILDREN’S TOYS

They’re oh so cute, but oh so toxic.  75% of children’s Disney, Spider-Man and Dora the Explorer back-to-school products had high levels of phthalates.  Phthalates give plastics that “rubber ducky” feel.

Other children’s toys to avoid are:

  • Faux-leather goods (which contain lead)
  • Cheap jewelry (which can contain lead, arsenic and cadmium)
  • Some art supplies (which may contain carcinogens and volatile organic compounds)

 

Filed Under: CARCINOGENS, GENERAL, HEALTH TOPICS, HEALTHY HOME, HEAVY METALS, PHTHALATES, PLASTICS, TOXINS, VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS Tagged: , , , , , , , , ,
December 6, 2012

FRENCH FRIES ARE NEUROTOXIC

What?  Yep, french fries and any other browned, starchy foods like potato chips and cereal contain acrylamides, which are both neurotoxic and carcinogenic.  Read more…

SOURCE:  Environmental Health Perspectives

 

Filed Under: CARCINOGENS, FOOD AND NUTRITION, FOOD CHOICES, HEALTH TOPICS, NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, NEUROTOXINS Tagged: , , , ,
November 28, 2012

MOST GULF OF MEXICO SHRIMP CONTAIN CARCINOGENS

Shrimp from the Gulf of Mexico is widely contaminated with carcinogens.  53% of sampled shrimp contain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons such as xylene, toluene and benzene, which are carcinogenic.  Read more…

SOURCE:  GreenMedInfo


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November 24, 2012

PLASTICS AND BREAST CANCER

A new study strengthens the tie between breast cancer and toxic exposures to plastics and carcinogens in the workplace.

Specific industrial sectors with elevated risk included: agriculture, bars-gambling, automotive plastics manufacturing, food canning, and metalworking.

Premenopausal breast cancer risk was highest for automotive plastics and food canning.  Read more…

SOURCE:  Environmental Health Journal

Filed Under: BREAST CANCER, CANCER, CARCINOGENS, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS, ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS, ENDOCRINE ISSUES, HEALTH TOPICS, OTHER DISEASES, PLASTICS, TOXINS Tagged: , , , ,