Environmental Toxins
also known as environmental toxicants
You Asked! We Answered! Do Carbon Filters Eliminate Glyphosate?
Reader Kathryn L. asks whether carbon filters can eliminate glyphosate from her drinking water. Good question! This is what we found out As per the EPA, studies show that glyphosate is effectively removed with activated-carbon methods, as well as chlorine and ozone. There are more than 750 glyphosate-based herbicides on the market, (Roundup being the most renowned), so this is a commonly used and ubiquitous herbicide. How does glyphosate get into your water, Kathryn? Run-off and erosion...
GlyphoWHAT? The Daily Poisoning of Our Children
Our children are consuming a daily dose of poison. Parents are unaware of the great harm befallen our most vulnerable. And for those parents who attempt to thwart the daily dose of poison, children consume it at school.
How We Read Scientific Studies
The science of genetic engineering is rapidly evolving, and it is changing the environment, agriculture and food manufacturing and consumption in profound ways. New applications of existing tools to genetically modify plants and animals are under development around...
Are all forms of Bt toxin safe?
There are many types of Bt toxin in the wild and in genetically engineered plants; research has raised safety concerns relating to some of them. Declaring them all safe is premature, and here’s why. Thus far, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded...
GMO Questions and Answers
How are genetically engineered (GE) crops different from those that are not genetically engineered? The short answer is that the genes used in genetically engineered crops are often not from an organism that is similar to the crop. The GE genes may introduce...
THE BIG 5 LIST: Top 5 Childhood Diseases On The Rise
Many authors claim that Genetically Engineered (GE) foods are safe by "scientific consensus", and that we have nothing to worry about. But the day-to-day clinical experience of doctors treating children leads us to believe that we should not be easily reassured,...