I found two articles I think go well together. The first says that pregnant women in the US are exposed to multiple chemicals; the second states that primordial germ cells, embryos, and fetuses are highly susceptible to epigenetic dysregulation, or changes in DNA sequences, from chemical exposures. ... [More]

It’s a phrase most can identify with. It speaks of the comfort, familiarity, and security most people associate with their regular place of dwelling. It’s uttered most often when returning home from a vacation or a stressful, long day at work. Home Bittersweet Home… While there... [More]

Since you are not a grazing horse (great legs notwithstanding), eating plants may not be in the forefront of your consciousness. Consider for a minute, though, that our lives totally and utterly depend on plants, green plants. If not for them, we would not have anything to eat that would suffice as ... [More]

A Review of Walter Crinnion, ND’s book: Clean, Green & Lean (2010, John Wiley & Sons) By Terry Pollock, MS – Technical Support Specialist   Meet Michelle. “Michelle” had been having increasingly severe and frequent allergies. Even dryer sheets, which never b... [More]

Dumb Holiday question #658, “Can we use a blow dryer to thaw our turkey?” This is a real question sent into the U.S.D.A. consumer information site. You may not always agree with the U.S.D.A., but they do have a lot to contend with. I would imagine the people who asked this are prone to f... [More]

Since we have been focusing on toxicity the past few months, I wanted to share one last article written by Dr. Crinnion on dangerous chemicals that have been banned for some time – chlorinated pesticides. The most famous pesticide, DDT, has been banned since the 1970s, but can be found in ever... [More]

You may be thinking I am really scraping the bottom of the barrel to be blogging about dentures, but when you finish reading this post you will be thinking, “WOW, I didn’t know that!” Approximately 35 million Americans, mostly elderly, wear dentures. They naturally are concerned a... [More]