Technology as Servant: Avoiding Glyphosate in Feminine Hygiene Product
John Moody/Wise Traditions Winter 2015 … a recent Argentinian study has found glyphosate in tampons. Now, this news in itself, while galling, did not surprise me. Cotton, after all, was one of the first genetically modified (GM) crops, is one of the heaviest consumers of industrial agricultural chemicals—in particular, the herbicide Roundup, whose active ingredient […]
The EPI<sub>3</sub>-LASER study” Real-world Observational Evidence for Homeopathy from General Physicians in France
E. R. Roberts et al. Observational studies provide researchers, clinicians and patients with valuable, clinically relevant information on how a treatment performs in the real world. For homeopathy, there is a small, yet highly relevant, body of such evidence supporting the usefulness of homeopathic treatment, especially in Europe. Here we summarise the results of a […]
The Case FOR Homeopathic Medicine: The Historical and Scientific Evidence
Dana Ullman A lot of people today are confused about what homeopathy is (and isn’t), and this situation is not helped by the skeptics of homeopathy who go to incredible extents to exaggerate and misconstrue what homeopathic medicine is and who commonly provide misinformation about it. It is more than a tad ironic that these […]
Fluoride Added to Drinking Water Contributes to Rising Rates of ADHD, Lower IQs in Kids
Joseph Mercola More than 400 animal and human studies show uoride is a neurotoxic substance, and many have found harm at, or precariously close to, the levels millions of American pregnant women and children receive. A 1 mg-per-day increase in the uoride a mother gets from drinking water may lower the IQ of her child […]
Popular Weight-loss Drugs Pose Serious Risks for Pregnant Women – But Warnings are Buried
Brenda Baletti Ozempic and Wegovy, the drugs at the center of the latest weight-loss craze, carry serious and under- discussed risks for pregnant women. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that the use of Ozempic — approved for diabetes but taken off-label for weight loss — and Wegovy should be discontinued at least […]
Assessing Plastic Ingestion from Nature to People
Dalberg for WWF A new study by the University of Newcastle, Australia suggests that an average person could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week. The equivalent of a credit card’s worth of microplastics. This summary report highlights the key ways plastic gets into our body, and what we can do about it. […]
The ‘Safer’ Plastics Designed to Replace BPA May Be Just as Bad for You: What’s in Your Water Bottle?
Kendra Pierre-Louis A chemical called BHPF—found in some Ê»BPA-Freeʼ plastics—may cause harmful outcomes in mice, according to a study published Tuesday in Nature Communications. … In recent years, BHPF has shown up in all sorts of adhesives and plastic materials—everywhere from the aerospace and automobile industry to coatings used to protect floors. … Because BPA […]
The Safety of Pediatric Use of Paracetamol (Acetaminophen): A Narrative Review of Direct and Indirect Evidence
Esha Patel et al. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy and early childhood was accepted as safe in the 1970s, but is now a subject of considerable concern. careful analysis shows that initial acceptance of the drug was based on the false assumption that drug interactions in babies and adults are the same, and on a […]
