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What is Your Air Change Rate?

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Submitted By Catalytic PURE AIR LLC | There are many toxic indoor air environments needing our attention. Indoor air quality can be affected by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), gases (including carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds) and particulates (dust, dirt, pollen). With all of these pollutants, it’s no wonder indoor air is becoming more of a health hazard than outdoor air. These toxic environments affect our health with headaches, coughing, sneezing and trigger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Allergies, Current Issue, Family Health Tagged With: air quality, Allergies, breathing, toxic

ROUND-UP: The world’s Most Noxious Garden Pest.

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Written by Allison Prater | Round-up weed-killing spray and Genetically Modified Round-up Ready seeds are quite possibly the most threatening substances to the world’s ability to continue growing healthy food. While Monsanto, the makers of Round-up, claim that any damage caused by Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Round-up, is primarily sustained by the weeds it is intended to kill; with any remaining chemicals breaking down quickly in the soil, there is emerging evidence to suggest that … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Current Issue, Health Alerts, Sustainability Tagged With: toxic

Terrible Toxins

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Ingredients to AVOID in personal care products Propylene Glycol (PG) and Butylene Glycol: Found in Anti-freeze. Pentrates skin, weakens protein and cellular structure. Removes barracles from boats! Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) & Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES): Detergent, poses serious health threats. Used in garage floor cleaners and engine degreasers. In 90% of personal-care products that foam. DEA (diethanolamine), MEA (Monoethanolamiine) & TEA (triethanolamine): … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Ingredient Watch Tagged With: harmfull ingredients, parabens, toxic

ION Cleansing

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Written by Carol Christian As we age, our bodies retain toxins in the muscle and organ tissues. The effects from these toxic buildups can affect our health in any number of ways – the most obvious being the slow deterioration in our ability to fight disease. Toxic buildup is part of the aging process, but release of these unhealthy substances allows our bodies to operate at a higher capacity, leading to a healthier overall system. The Ion Cleanse Detoxifying Footbath is one effective … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful, Conscious Health, Detoxification, Family Health Tagged With: cleanse, detoxification, toxic, wellbeing

Brain Fog – Get the Lead Out

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Written by Michael Gerber, MD, HMD In the series on brain fog I have stressed the two basic health principles of putting good things into our bodies and taking out the bad. A major category of “bad things” is called heavy metals. Lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, aluminum, uranium and other heavy metals are universally found in our bodies. The last issue reviewed some of the horrors of mercury poisoning. In addition to mercury, we all have a thousand times more lead in our bones than … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Alternative, Brain Health, Conscious Health, Family Health, Integrative, Mind & Spirit Tagged With: heavy metals, Therapy Reviews, toxic

Toxins in Deodorants

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Written by Rita Shurtliff There are many personal care products including deodorants and antiperspirants on the shelves today. The trend is to make deodorants and antiperspirants that smell like perfume. Have you ever considered what makes up the gel or white colored paste we slather under our arms to stay fresh and sweat free?  Remember the commercial “Never let them see you sweat;” sweating is actually very healthy for you. It is our body’s way of getting rid of unwanted toxins. Toxins … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Health, Health Alerts, Ingredient Watch, Natural Health Tagged With: harmfull ingredients, toxic
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