Toxic Products & Health Effects | The Institute for Human Discovery

5 Dangerous Chemicals in Conventional Sunscreens

Why wear sunscreen to protect you from the sun, when the chemicals in the sunscreen are far more harmful than the sun? Your skin is the largest organ of your body, yet few people realize its importance for their health. While keeping your heart, liver, and kidneys functioning properly is crucial, so is protecting your…

Teenager Dies of Toxic Shock Syndrome after using Tampon for First Time

Imagine using a tampon for your first time and dying. This is what happened to one teenage girl thanks to the deadly chemicals manufacturers put in tampons. Tampons provide the perfect porous, oxygen-filled, warm moist environment containing nutritious menstrual blood for bacteria to thrive to dangerous levels. Many tampons are known to contain toxic amounts…

8000 Carcinogenic Chemicals Found in Bed Sheets and Pillowcases

If you are sleeping on bed sheets that are not organic, then every night your body is being exposed to an assortment of carcinogenic chemicals like formaldehyde, bleach, ammonia, and heavy metals. This burden of chemicals, absorbed through the skin and lungs, will accumulate in your body until one day it is no longer able…

Toxic Metals in Lipstick: What Are Women Putting on Their Lips?

Put on a coat of lipstick, and most of it will eventually disappear. Some rubs onto a glass. Some lands on a napkin. Some wears away. And some of it may be swallowed. That simple fact led researchers at the University of California, Berkeley to ask an intriguing question: What exactly is inside the lip…

Consumer Alert! Tampons and Pads Contain Cancer-Causing Chemicals

Tampon producing companies will probably never warn you about the chemicals contained in their products – so here’s your warning. The average woman will have her period once a month, for about 5 days, for around 40 years of her life. Products to keep women clean and fresh during this period are a necessity. Because…

Teflon: It’s Deadly to Birds… Who’s next?!

Here’s a sign that Teflon coating could cause serious health problems: It gives off fumes that kill birds! Veterinarians call it “Teflon Toxicosis” and it happens because birds develop powerful respiratory reactions to Teflon fumes. In this article you’re going to learn the potential health consequences of using teflon coated pans and other cooking products.…

Yoga Mats Off-Gas 108 Different Toxic Chemicals

Lurking in your yoga mat is highly toxic chemicals which offgas and can be absorbed through inhalation. With increased interest in yoga also comes an increase in the numbers of PVC (Polyvinyl Chloride) yoga mats sold across the country. Completely at odds with the yoga philosophy of a healthy planet, PVC yoga mats off-gas some…

Study: Cancer-causing Chemical Found in Nearly 100 Common Soaps and Shampoos

Does your shampoo contain carcinogenic chemicals? And do you love yourself enough to change to a cleaner product? If you use store-bought, conventionally-formulated shampoos, conditioners, body washes and other similar personal care products on a regular basis, you could be exposing yourself to high doses of a cancer-causing chemical that few people are even aware…

Laundry Detergent Chemicals Absorbed Through Skin and Inhaled

Most laundry detergents are loaded with extremely toxic chemicals that you could be absorbing through your clothes. Residues of these chemicals are left on your clothes and are absorbed by your skin and evaporated into the air where they are breathed in. Most would be surprised to find that even ‘Green’ labeled detergents contain toxic…

Study: Baby Pacifier’s Contain Toxic Metals Lead, Cadmium and Chromium

a baby pacifier glowing blue with blocks containing elemental names for heavy metals

Many popular pacifiers, teethers, and nipples contain toxic heavy metals like lead, cadmium, and chromium. Scientists report that metals like lead, cadmium and chromium, consumed even in small traces, are hazardous to health, particularly for infants and babies. As the baby sucks the pacifier over a period of time, the toxic elements migrate out and…