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Pesticides and Breast Cancer

by Lisa Saffron

Past and current use of organochlorine pesticides has led to the pollution of the entire globe, with detectable levels in the body fat of nearly everyone in the world. Could pestic...

Pesticides and Chemicals Update

by Georgina Downs

Following on from her article on the Health Risk of Pesticides in Issue 127, the author (winner of the prestigious Andrew Lees Memorial Award at the 2006 Environment and Media Awar...

PFAS – The Unfolding Chemical Disaster

by Dr Robert Verkerk

We are being bombarded by human-made chemicals every day. There is increasing evidence that this chemical burden is overwhelming our internal biotransformation and detoxification ca...

Safe as Houses?

by David Cowan & Rodney Girdlestone

The history of Geopathic Stress is a long one. The unhealthy spirals which dowsers detect above subterranean water have probably always been with us and the energy leys are believe...

Sea Medicine: Nature-Nurtured Therapeutics

by Rajgopal Nidamboor

Water is the elixir of life - a great source of nutritional and medicinal substances, too. It was but natural that our ancients knew about seawater's natural therapeutic properties....

Sleeping in a Radiation-Free Bedroom after Shielding

by Leonard Stafford

Whilst working as an NHS GP principal in a group practice between 1991-1994, Dr Daya felt a distinct need to include the field of holistic medicine in her practice to provide her pa...

Smart Technology: Is It As Smart As We Think?

by Amanda Kenton

Is it possible that something we cannot see could have a serious effect on our health? Clearly, judging by the devastating consequences caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the ans...

Soil Minerals and Immune System Dysfunction

by David E Marsh

Following a discussion of the origin of minerals, the article points out that organic farming focuses on feeding the soil and the soil microflora within it, meaning that organic ...

Strategic Confusion in Health Issues

by Vivienne Bradshaw-Black

The abundance of confusion found within information on health issues is mind-boggling. Even searching for information on one topic can lead down a hundred other avenues, all with c...

Tatha Gallery and the Health Benefits of the Salutogenesis Model

by Mark Cashley

The Tatha gallery is a cutting edge art gallery, run by health enthusiasts. It is situated on the southern banks of the river Tay and is drenched daily by the setting sun. The loca...

The 10 Trendiest Air Purifying Plants for Your Home Office

by OnBuy.com

The prospect of long periods of time spent in the home is upon us, therefore it might be worth considering ways we can bring the outdoors in. Not only have plants been very trendy d...

The Damaging Effects Of Electropollution

by Helke Ferrie

The author opines that “the detrimental health effects of cell phones, WiFi, electromagnetic fields (EMFs), and the microwave-based technology we use daily makes worrying about our ...

The Dangers of Toothpaste and Deodorant

by Philippa Turnbull

Dr Samuel Epstein, co-author of The Safe Shoppers Bible says, "Since 1965 more than 4 million distinct chemical compounds have been reported in the scientific literature; of these,...

The Electromagnetic Space Age We Live In

by Elana Freeland

These are strange, science fiction times. Real burning issues are marginalized as conspiracy theory’, and scientists stepping forward to sound the alarm are discredited, ostracized,...

The Feel Good Factor

by Ann Crowther

The author points out the prevalence of environmental toxins. In the seas and oceans there are high levels of man-made toxins in the waters, and in the plant and animal life – seaw...

The Hazards of Water Fluoridation

by Dr Graeme Munro-Hall and Dr Lilian Munro-Hall

Drs Graeme and Lilian Munro-Hall look at the impact of fluoride on the health of the nation. About 10% of Britain has fluoride in its drinking water already and the government has ...

The Health Risks of Pesticides

by Georgina Downs

In view of the ongoing disagreement between the Advisory Committee on Pesticides and the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution on the public health risks of pesticides, and...

The Holistic and Environmentally Friendly Home

by Maxine Fox

This article focuses on how we can make a big, positive impact on the planet from an environmentally friendly home.

The Influence of the Weather upon our Health

by Polly Hall

The author concludes that if we are balanced and healthy we are ready to face the world whatever the weather. This can be achieved through complementary therapies such as acupunctu...

The Need for a New Paradigm in Healthcare?

by Dr Robert Verkerk

Dr Verkerk discusses the concept of ‘sustainability’, as defined by the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development.