If you want to make your children happier and more socially adjusted, feed them fish; if they don’t like fish, provide them with the nutrients that you find in fish. That’s the conclusion drawn from a new UK study published in March in the European Journal...
In a recent blog post we discussed the needless concern over the estrogen-like effects that soybean products are thought to pass on to humans. This concern is not justified, though, because human studies have proven that the isoflavones in soy—commonly...
Microplastics are in the news a lot lately, and for good reason. After twenty years of warnings from “conspiracy theory people” on the periphery, the plastic problem is now widely acknowledged. The world produces around 350 million tonnes of plastic waste...
A mind-numbing study published in early February has made headlines around the world: The average human brain now contains approximately seven grams of microplastics. According to the researchers, that’s about the same weight as a throw-away plastic spoon. The...
A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health found the risk of developing dementia anytime after age 55 was 42% in the U.S.—more than double the risk reported by older studies. The researchers involved in the study utilized data from the ongoing...
“Common products inside your home are contributing to serious health conditions.” Thanks to volumes of research conducted since the 1980s, this statement can now be said emphatically—with few detractors. Moreover, with the problem now more widely...
