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OverSanitized
The Clean Hand Obsession From supermarkets to schoolyards, it is hard to travel more than ten feet without running into a bottle of hand sanitizer! Since the beginning of the COVID era, the usage of sanitizing products has expanded, particularly in areas that interface with children. Of concern are the many compounds in these products that are antimicrobials. Clearly, there is an obvious need for disinfection. However, the potential toxicity of the various compounds in these products on...
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...
A GMO Corn and Its Non-GMO Parent Are Not Substantially Equivalent
Findings question industry and regulatory position of substantial equivalence of GM crops and may have safety implications
A GMO Corn and Its Non-GMO Parent Are Not Substantially Equivalent (Page 2)
Results from animal testing show differences between rats fed GMO versus non-GMO corn. This is Page 2 of a 3-page article. If you are just joining us, please read Page 1 first.
A GMO Corn and Its Non-GMO Parent Are Not Substantially Equivalent (Page 3)
The pediatrician and executive director of GMOScience, Michelle Perro, M.D. commented on the clinical relevance of these studies to human health. This is Page 3 of a 3-page article. If you are just joining us, please see Page 1 and Page 2.
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.
What’s Making Our Children Sick? And What We Can Do About It
An interview with pediatrician Michelle Perro, MD
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...