Everyday Toxins and Infertility
Dr Erin Westaway, ND One of the most overlooked factors in the conventional fertility world is the impact environmental toxicity has on a couple’s ability to reproduce. Frequently, the couples who come into my office looking for support with fertility have no known reason to explain their difficulty getting pregnant. Sometimes they’ve already had a […]
Hormone Disrupting Chemicals May Be Adding to Obesity Risk
Node Smith, ND At this year’s annual meeting of the European Society of Endocrinology, researchers presented on chemicals in everyday products that may be adding to the obesity epidemic by interfering with hormones that regulate fat production and metabolism.1 Endocrine disrupting chemicals in pesticides, personal care products, and other household items like plastic coatings, paints, […]
Flame Retardant Residue Found in Human Hair and Nails
(NaturalPath) According to a study out of Indiana University, certain chemicals used as flame retardants that are potentially harmful to humans are found in hair, toenails and fingernails. It sounds disgusting, but apart from that, the problem is that exposure to flame retardants in various forms has been linked to obesity, learning disabilities, neuro and reproductive […]
Detoxification for Prediabetes
Dr. Sarah Cimperman, ND @DrCimperman Toxic Compounds Permeate our Environment, and our Bodies Almost 500 different chemicals have been found in human blood and fat tissue1 and studies show that the older we get, the more toxins we contain.2 Several are called “diabetogens” because they increase the risk of developing type two diabetes mellitus (T2DM). […]