The same plastic threatening our planet is a threat to your health. Research suggests that plastics may leach harmful chemicals when scratched or heated. At certain exposure levels, some of the chemicals in plastics may cause cancer. It is impossible to avoid all...
Your body is 50% to 70% water. Even your bones are 31% water. Every cell, tissue, and organ in your body needs water for optimal health. The quality and quantity of the water you use are essential for: Maintaining body temperature Eliminating waste Lubricating joints...
Do you know that the environment is the number one cause of cancer? Do you know what you can do to avoid environmental risk factors and live the vibrant, healthy life you deserve? Americans are typically exposed to hundreds of environmental chemicals and pollutants...
The Dangers of Cleaning Products Do you assume your household cleaning products are tested for safety? They’re not! The most significant danger in household cleaning products is that our government does not test their safety. Even worse, manufacturers are not required...
Each of us chooses how to manage underarm perspiration and odor. But is our method safe or adding to our breast cancer risk? Let's sort fact from fiction and explore healthy options. What is Sweat? Each person has between two and four million sweat glands in...
If you wouldn’t eat it, why would you rub it into your skin? Your skin is your body’s largest organ. Up to 60% of what goes onto your skin is absorbed into your bloodstream and circulated throughout your body. Are you reading labels? If not, you might want to start...
Much of the non-organic food you eat is treated with Roundup. It’s killing bees. Do you think it’s any safer for you to eat? Roundup is the most globally used pesticide. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared it a probable human carcinogen...
They are everywhere, and they present increasing dangers to your health. Electromagnetic fields (EMFs) are present everywhere in our environment but are invisible to the human eye. Your only protection is knowing the sources and taking precautions to reduce the...
The National Institute of Health (NIH) estimates that two-thirds or more cancers link to toxic chemicals in the environment. The staggering numbers associated with the environment is not a guess. The harmful effects of chemicals in our daily life are identified...
By Tirza at Better Breast Health – for Life!™ - with Riun Ashlie, EMRS (Electromagnetic Radiation Assessment Specialist) In this, part two of a two-part article, we provide mitigation techniques to minimize the effects of electric and magnetic fields (EMF), radio...
By Tirza at Better Breast Health – for Life!™ - with Riun Ashlie, EMRS (Electromagnetic Radiation Assessment Specialist) A growing form of environmental pollution is engulfing us: electromagnetic radiation from evolving technologies. In this, part one of a two-part...
Many Americans love their cars. Not only a mode of transportation, cars can represent our values, personality or lifestyle, and provide creature comforts and audiovisual entertainment. But do modern-day features impact our health? In this, part two of a two-part...