8000 Carcinogenic Chemicals Found in Bed Sheets and Pillowcases

Bed Sheets Poison

 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…

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Study: Toxic Metals and Carcinogens Found in Popular Lipsticks

Lipstick toxic

In chemical testing of 32 commonly used lipsticks and lip glosses, a study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives and conduced at the University of Berkeley in California, researchers found high concentrations of cancer-causing metals. Carcinogenic chemicals found in the lipsticks & lip glosses include: Cadmium (known carcinogen) Chromium (known carcinogen) Titanium (recently classified…

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Harvard Study Confirms Fluoride Reduces Children’s IQ

low IQ

A recently published Harvard University study analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has concluded that children who live in areas with highly fluoridated water have “significantly lower” IQ scores than those who live in low fluoride areas. In a 32-page report that can be downloaded free of charge from Environmental Health Perspectives,1…

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Yoga Mats Off-Gas 108 Different Toxic Chemicals

Yoga Mats toxic

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…

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

shampoo in hair

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…

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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…

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8000 Chemicals Used to Produce Fabric used in Clothing

Clothing

An estimated 8000 chemicals are used to transform raw materials into fabric – all of which could be damaging your health if you wear conventional clothes. “Often, the clippings from fabric mills are so loaded with dangerous chemicals they are handled like toxic waste,” states German Chemist Michael Braungart, “while the products made from these…

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Over 100 Toxic Chemicals Released from Vinyl Shower Curtains

Shower Curtains

As many as 100 toxic chemicals associated with adverse health effects are released into the air from PVC vinyl shower curtains according to “Volatile Vinyl: The New Shower Curtain’s Chemical Smell.” These chemicals make up that “new shower curtain smell” unique to PVC vinyl shower curtains and shower curtain liners. Is Showering Harmful? “Taking a…

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