Environmental Toxins
also known as environmental toxicants
When Formula Turns Toxic: Infant Clostridial Infection, ByHeart® Recall, and What Parents Need to Know
Article 8 in the Got REAL Milk Series The Newest Formula Scare: Clostridium in the Nursery The FDA and CDC recently announced an investigation into infant botulism potentially linked to powdered infant formula manufactured by ByHeart® Inc. Two lots of its “Whole Nutrition Infant Formula” were voluntarily recalled after testing found possible contamination with Clostridium botulinum spores. Although no definitive link has yet been confirmed between the formula and all reported cases, the very...
A Global Children’s Health Bill of Rights
Globally, the health of our children is under assault. Chronic disease amongst our most vulnerable is rampant. The main drivers of this present health disaster are environmental toxicants. Californian state lawmakers proclaimed that October 2021 is Children’s Environmental Health Month, raising awareness about the need for clean air, water, and food to protect children.
Turning Sewage Sludge and Food Waste into Carbon Free Vehicle Fuels
Highlights Sewage dumped into the ocean harms sea life Sewage sludge converted to fertilizer has too many harmful chemicals in it Food waste and sewage sludge can be turned into valuable fuel, but toxic chemicals (e.g., glyphosate, prescription drugs) are still...
Press Release: Regeneration Health International – Who We Are
Contact after June 1, 2022: Michelle Perro, MD at michelle@rhi.bio Ruth Westreich at ruth@rhi.bio Regeneration Health International Who We Are In 2021, a team of scientists, farmers, activists, artists, physicians, and lawyers came together to facilitate and catalyze...
Virtual Children to Help Combat Overpopulation
Story at-a-glance Artificial intelligence expert Catriona Campbell predicts virtual children will be commonplace within the next 50 years, which can help combat overpopulation The virtual children would only exist within the metaverse, and parents would interact with...
What’s Making our Children Sick?
Regenerating Our Health and Food So many ill children reveal the ways we have outgrown our medical model and our predominant food production systems. The problems our kids suffer from most persistently today are complex, arising from a multisystem dysfunctional...
Can we talk about Regenerative Agriculture?
As an organisation, we’ve always had a complicated relationship with regenerative agriculture; this is probably no surprise to anyone who has followed our work for any length of time. But in some ways, we’ve shied away from really diving into the conversation, partly...
Big Farms, Empty Food, Chronic Disease
Modern agriculture has made food plentiful and abundant—but not healthy. Half of the American population have chronic diseases, utilizing 86 percent of health care dollars. Oftentimes the blame is placed on those who are ill for their lifestyle choices. But the...
Farming Nature’s Way
Highlights •Noni trees are a medicinal fruit tree that is native to a large area across Asia and Australia. •Noni was popular among the ancient Polynesians for its many beneficial phytochemicals and its ability to ease pain topically. •Steve and Richele Frailey have...
Microbiome Health for Kids: The Effects of Pesticides in the Diet
The microbiome is finally being recognized and valued for its crucial role in creating and maintaining a robust immune system. We’ve all been inundated with information on how to best boost our immunity, so that if/when we become part of the population that contracts...
What is Regenerative Agriculture?
By Melissa Diane Smith At-A-Glance •Unlike industrial agriculture, regenerative agriculture improves the land rather than depletes it. •Regenerative agriculture uses practices that regenerate and revitalize the soil and the environment. •Regenerative agriculture...
GMO Myths & Facts: A Summary
The following article summarizes the recent publication, GMO Myths and Facts, by Claire Robinson. GMO Myths & Facts: A Summary By Melissa Diane Smith For the past several decades, the public has been fed the rhetoric that genetically modified (GM) crops and foods...