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 ʻBPA-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 […]
Science Explains What Happens During Menopause
Joseph Mercola Menopause is a natural life stage that occurs when the ovaries have reduced function; it’s associated with lower levels of estrogen and other hormones, and marks the period when fertility ends. Perimenopause, or the menopausal transition, is the process leading up to menopause; perimenopause may begin around the ages of 45 to 55 […]
Rethinking Osteoporosis
Caroline Markolin Microsoft Word – Osteoporosis_E.doc Osteoporosis, defined as a ”disease“ in which the bones become porous and weak, occurs (so we learn) predominantly in women following menopause. But why are postmenopausal women at greater risk? Why does not every postmenopausal woman develop it? German New Medicine provides the missing link as to why not […]
