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Arsenic; Natural but Nasty

by Lisa Saffron

In 1900, beer drinkers in northern England died of arsenic poisoning when sulphuric acid contaminated with arsenic was used in the processing of the beer. Murderers prefer arsenic ...

Biosensing to Counter Geopathic Stress

by Veronica Strong

How often do patients get 'successfully' treated by conventional medicine, or alternative healing, to find that the success is not long-lasting? How often is the lack of long-term ...

Cancer and the Environment - Perception in Perspective

by Lisa Saffron

How do we assess the risks of cancer from the various hazards we are exposed to in our environment? Estimates of 75 to 90% of all cancers are believed to be caused by agents in the...

Cause and Effect

by Leon Chaitow, ND DO

The obscenity of feeding gentle vegetarian ruminants with minced up bits of other animals has resulted, not at all surprisingly – in ecological disaster, with the worst of it bei...

Clinical Ecology: Stratagem for a Poisoned World

by Martin J Walker

Over the last twenty years, a major schism has developed between those doctors who are willing to accept only food intolerance as a classic cause of allergy, and those who have d...

Electrical Sensitivity: Mobile Phones, Microwaves, 'Electro-smog' and what to Avoid

by Dr Diana Samways

Until fairly recently we limited ourselves to mains electricity and its generating and distributional network, the National Grid. Now we have a multiplicity of wireless microwave e...

Electromagnetic Stress in the Home

by Jacqueline Beacon

Scientists and members of the public are becoming increasingly concerned about the effects on mental, emotional and physical health of electro-magnetic fields emanating from power ...

EMF Protective Devices

by Dr Mark Atkinson

The author, a medical physician, vice president of the Complementary Medical Association, and developer of the Optimum Health Coaching System, looks at the detrimental effects of e...

Environmental Sickness, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

by Dr Kartar Badsha

In this important feature, the author highlights the plight of the ever-increasing number of multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) sufferers, and discusses the findings of authoritat...

Environmental Toxins and Weight Gain: The Link. An Interview with Paula Baillie-Hamilton MB, BS, Dphil

by Russ Mason

Author Russ Mason interviews Paula F. Baillie-Hamilton an expert on metabolism and the impact of toxins upon the human system who has, through years of research, identified certain...

Fragrance: A Growing Health and Environmental Hazard

by Klaus Ferlow

This article focuses on the hazards of fragrances, found in a growing number of products. A study by Greenpeace in 2005 discovered that at least 36 well-known perfume brands conta...

Headlice control - unnecessary chemical warfare

by Lisa Saffron

Headlice are a frequent nuisance but cause no hazard to health beyond an itchy scalp. Yet they are treated with toxic pesticides, potentially capable of causing greater hazards to ...

Healing - Sick Houses

by Roy and Ann Procter

Anyone concerned with improving their health will be aware that the environment in which you live and work plays an important part. You would avoid traffic fumes, especially if yo...

Healing Spaces - The Importance of Architecture in Healthcare

by Dr David Peters

If we are ill, we know intuitively that a building can affect how we feel – and how well the practitioners around us do their work. But how might the built environment boost or und...

Health Benefits of Soil-based Organisms

by Helen Adams

This article explains how, because of new farming methods and the use of fertilizers and pesticides, the soil in which our food is now grown lacks a healthy mixture of soil-based o...

Heavy Metal Toxicity - An Unsuspected Illness

by Janine Bowring

The author, a Naturopath points out that heavy metal toxicity is becoming a growing concern due to industrialization and metals are used in many products that have made their way i...

Hidden Dangers Lurking In Your Cosmetics And Personal Care Products

by Klaus Ferlow

This article, as the title suggests, rings a warning bell about the possible toxins and carcinogens which may be included among the ingredients of our commonly used cosmetic and ...

How Heavy Metals Affect Neurotransmitters Production and Balance

by Manuela Malaguti Boyle and Geoff Beaty

The article discusses the range of conditions which appear to be the result of heavy metal toxicity, which begins in the womb, as the foetus’ developing neural systems and brain co...

How Multiple Allergies can Devastate our Lives or Make Them Healthier - Emma's Story

by Maxima Skelton

Emma was a restless and overactive baby from the day she was born. Often screaming, unable to sleep and in discomfort from severe digestive problems, we tried everything to get her ...

How to Create a Healthy Living Space

by Anat Cohen BMed

Although we often regard our homes as a safe haven from the dangers of the outside world, the indoor environment presents its own hazards in the form of toxic pollutants and other ...