Archive for the ‘Health Focus’ Category
Health Focus: Enjoying Safe Seafood
Many of us enjoy eating seafood every week, but did you know that some seafood can contain toxins that are harmful to your body? Certain types of seafood contain high levels of methylmercury or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). These toxins can be very harmful to the body and it can take one year to rid the ...
Health Focus: Toxic Pesticides
A growing concern is the presence of residual pesticides in our food. With rapid technological developments in farming, most farmers use chemical pesticides to yield greater crop output and prevent insect damage, fungal attacks and the growth of weeds, all of which can be lethal to the crop. Unfortunately, these pesticides pose a greater risk ...
Health Focus: Toxins Produced from Excessive Ultraviolet Exposure
Ultraviolet (UV) light is electromagnetic radiation with a wavelength shorter than that of visible light. It is produced by the sun and can be created artificially using florescent lamps. The UV rays from the sun include UVA and UVB, both of which are present in our atmosphere. The Ozone Layer, which covers the earth, helps regulate ...
Health Focus: Environmental Toxins Produced During Industrial Manufacturing
Through industrialization, we have experienced booming economies, advancements in society and the advent of new technologies and products we use everyday. However, with this also comes pollution and environmental toxins, which pose serious health concerns for humans. One significant discovery resulting from industrialization is the use of aluminum. While it is considered a miracle component that ...
Health Focus: Hazardous Toxins in Electronics
We all use computers, printers, cell phones, DVD players and TVs, but did you know that these electronics could be harmful to our health? Mercury, lead, barium, chromium and cadmium are just a few of the hazardous and toxic elements found in our electronics. With over 315 million obsolete personal computers and with over six pounds ...
Health Focus: Toxins from Plants
Most people enjoy strolling through gardens during the warm summer months and displaying freshly cut flowers inside their homes, but did you know that many plants actually contain potentially deadly toxins? Not all toxic plants grow in exotic forests. In fact, there are many that grow in our own backyards. The toxins in these plants originate ...
Health Focus: Toxic Lead Exposure
Did you know that lead is one of the most common environmental toxins? Even more importantly, did you know that exposure to high levels of lead can cause serious health effects? Well its true. Lead is found almost everywhere and it is extremely toxic to humans, especially children. Each year, there are an estimated 500,000 children ...
Health Focus: Toxins in Soft Drinks
Soft drinks can be one of the greatest carries of environmental toxins. Most require additives and preservatives, which consist of chemical substances. Unfortunately, these substances can actually be harmful to our bodies. Many times, soft drinks contain toxic levels of sugar. To help combat this, artificial sweeteners are often substituted to lower the number of calories. ...
Health Focus: What are Environmental Toxins?
We are surrounded by environmental toxins. Substances that may cause distress or disease to our bodies can be found in everything that we eat, in everything that we drink and even in the air we breathe. Some of these compounds are a by-product of an industrialized world. Heavy metals like lead and cadmium are released ...
Health Focus: Eating Organic Foods
To some, organic foods may just seem to be too expensive and unnecessary, but these foods can provide an increased level of important minerals, reduce the consumption of harmful toxins, and provide an overall healthier lifestyle. Benefits to Farmers Organic farms produce less waste, use less energy and do not release synthetic pesticides into the environment. Benefits to ...
