Category Archives: Toxins

Why Doctors Need To Understand CBD Better

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The Basics of CBD In this article we will discuss why CBD and CBG should be used first and help doctors understand CBD better. Let’s start with the basics of CBD. Cannabinoids are natural modulators that stimulate millions of receptors in the body and brain. Tthese natural plant extracts are currently not regulated, and only […]

Consumer Products Linked To Early Death Due To Chemicals Study Finds

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Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in hundreds of consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may contribute to some 91,000 to 107,000 premature deaths a year among people ages 55 to 64 in the United States, a new study found. The study estimated those deaths could cost the US about […]

Evidence of Cannabinoid Benefit for Morphine Addiction Dependency

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Mice were rendered morphine-dependent by the subcutaneous implantation of a pellet containing 75 mg of morphine base; 72 h after the implantation, the animals were injected intraperitoneally either with vehicle or with various doses of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol, Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabidiol, cannabinol, or 11-hydroxy-Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol. Thirty minutes after injection of the cannabinoids, the antagonist, naloxone HCl, was administered to […]

9 Hand Sanitizers That The FDA Warns Can Be Toxic If Absorbed By The Body

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The Food and Drug Administration over the weekend issued a warning on nine alcohol-based hand sanitizers manufactured by Eskbiochem SA de CV in Mexico that it says contain wood methanol, a toxic substance that could ultimately result in death of absorbed through the skin or ingested. “Consumers who have been exposed to hand sanitizer containing […]

Teen Receives Double Lung Transplant Due To Vaping

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Dr. Hassan Nemeh, the surgeon who led the team that performed the first double lung transplant on a vaping patient in the United States, said that the damage to the previously healthy teen’s organs was unparalleled. “What I saw in his lungs is like … FULL STORY HERE

Cortisone Injections: The Side Effects

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What will the doctor offer you if you have a stubborn pain in a joint? Frequently, physicians turn to cortisone injections to ease the pain for a while. Before you agree to such treatment, make sure you are aware that it can cause devastating body-wide side effects. One reader learned that the hard way. FULL […]

Ditch The Dairy!

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The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to place breast cancer warnings on cheese. Made up of 12,000 medical professional members, PCRM would like cheese products to have warning labels similar to those on cigarette packets. It gives one example in the petition: “dairy cheese contains reproductive […]

Air Quality In Cars Needs Regulation

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Experts have called for the regulation of car air conditioning systems after new trials revealed that popular models are letting in dangerous amounts of pollution.​Safety tests on 11 types of car have shown huge variation the the ability to purify incoming air, exposing those inside to millions of poisonous particles with each breath. The Toyota C-HR performed […]

Glyphosate Classified As a Carcinogen

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Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Monsanto‘s Roundup herbicide, is recognized as the world’s most widely used weed killer. What is not so well known is that farmers also use glyphosate on crops such as wheat, oats, edible beans and other crops right before harvest, raising concerns that the herbicide could get into food products. ​ Escalating […]

Weedkiller Glyphosate Found In Foods, FDA Emails Show

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The FDA has been testing food samples for traces of glyphosate for two years, but the agency has not yet released any official results…Thanks again FDA for working so hard to protect the U.S. tax payers. Scientists have detected a weedkiller linked to cancer in an array of commonly consumed foods, emails obtained through a […]