Environmental Toxins

also known as environmental toxicants

GMOs on X

GMOs on X

This is a different type of blog/article.  My news stems mostly from X.  I grew weary from censorship and factchecking and thought X might be the safe news haven.  For the most part, I believe that to be true, unless I am criticizing Dr. Makary and the FDA position on Covid vaccines or the missing link, GMOs, from the MAHA Commission Report recently released. But a recent post graced my feed and I thought I must share an anonymous tweet in response to someone stating that “…Developing GMO food...

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Synthetic Milk and Our Children: A Pediatrician’s Cautionary Tale

Synthetic Milk and Our Children: A Pediatrician’s Cautionary Tale

Article 7 in the Got REAL Milk Series Why Synthetic Milks May Be a Bad Idea for Children:A Pediatrician’s Perspective A summary for busy parents: Synthetic milks lack key bioavailable nutrients found in organic dairy, including healthy fats, essential amino acids, and fat-soluble vitamins which are necessary for brain development and immune function. These products are new to the market and have no long-term safety data in children whose developing systems may be more vulnerable to novel...

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A Hidden Epidemic

A Hidden Epidemic

A survey shows that exposure to potentially health-threatening levels of glyphosate has escalated over the past 20 years, yet regulators are turning a blind eye, writes Professor David Schubert.

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Healthy Food, Healthy Children

Healthy Food, Healthy Children

In order to reverse the current health crisis affecting children, we need to rethink our relationship with food and the type of medicine we support, says Professor Vincanne Adams.

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Massive Rise in Use of Glyphosate-based Herbicides

Massive Rise in Use of Glyphosate-based Herbicides

Herbicides containing glyphosate are the most heavily used worldwide. A comprehensive account of the use of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) is available in an article published by Environmental Sciences Europe in February 2016 (1). This article examines the last 40...

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Glyphosate and Glyphosate-based Herbicides

Glyphosate and Glyphosate-based Herbicides

Glyphosate is the active ingredient in the herbicide formulations most commonly used on genetically engineered (GE) crops. For nearly a decade, glyphosate has been far and away the most widely and heavily used pesticide in the US and globally. In 2015, US farmers and...

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