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Fix Your Toxic Home and Live Longer

December 31, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

The essential handbook for those who want to cultivate a healthier living environment. Introducing “Fix Your Toxic Home and Live Longer” by Marko Vovk. Boasting over 40 years of expertise from 18,000 home and building inspections, Marko Vovk, a distinguished inspector, civil engineer, environmentalist, consultant, and Expert Witness, emerges as a trusted authority. This all-encompassing […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: contaminants, dust, dust mite, home, home environment, house, indoor pollutants, lead, mold, toxic, toxins, VOC

Arsenic, Lead and Other Toxic Contaminants in 95% of Baby Foods Tested

August 13, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

In a new investigation released today, Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) and its partner organizations report that 95% of baby foods tested contain one or more toxic chemicals, including lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium. One-quarter of foods tested contain all four toxic chemicals tested by the lab, all of which are heavy metals that can […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: arsenic, baby, baby food, Food, lead, toxic chemicals

Cookware made with scrap metal contaminates food

June 23, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Aluminum cookware made from scrap metal in countries around the world poses a serious and previously unrecognized health risk to millions of people according to a new study. The highest levels were found in cookware from Vietnam including one pot that released 2,800 times more lead than California’s Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) of 0.5 […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cookware, Food, lead, scrap metal

18 Million Americans Get Water From Systems Tainted With Lead

June 30, 2016 by Captain Organic Planet

More than 18 million Americans got their drinking water from systems with lead violations in 2015, according to a groundbreaking Natural Resources Defense Council report. The problem could be significantly more pervasive because many more water systems known to have such violations — including that in Flint, Michigan — do not even show up as […]

Filed Under: Environment, Health Tagged With: copper, health, lead, tapwater, water

Some Chocolate Contains Toxic Metals Like Lead And Cadmium

April 15, 2016 by Captain Organic Planet

Testing commissioned by As You Sow, and conducted at independent laboratories, indicates that the chocolate products contain lead and/or cadmium, and they fail to provide the legally required warning to consumers. If you have a sweet tooth, you may have read studies talking about the health benefits associated with eating moderate amounts of chocolate. But our research […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cadmium, chocolate, lead, products

Lead Exposure Changes Gut Microbiota, Increases Chance For Obesity

April 4, 2016 by Captain Organic Planet

Exposure to lead during early development can alter the the gut microbiota, increasing the chances for obesity in adulthood, researchers from the University of Michigan School of Public Health have found. Adult male mice exposed to lead during gestation and lactation were 11 percent larger than those not exposed, due to differences in their gut […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: gut, lead, microbiota, obesity, study

Harmful Chemicals In Your Garden Hose

May 10, 2013 by Captain Organic Planet

It is not safe to drink from a garden hose. Many garden hoses are made with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) that often uses lead as a stabilizer. The brass fitting on the ends of the hose are also likely to contain lead.  And water left standing in the hose can absorb worrisome amounts of lead and […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bpa, garden, hose, lead, phthalates, PVC, water

Kiss of Death: Top 400 Lipsticks Containg Lead

January 16, 2012 by Captain Organic Planet

Your favorite shade of lipstick may contain lead, according to a recently updated test of lipstick by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency found that 400 popular lipsticks contained trace amounts of the toxin. The worst offenders on the list were Maybelline’s Color Sensation in Pink Petal, which had 7.19 parts per […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: arsenic, cosmetic, cosmetics, lead, lipstick, product

Candles With Lead Wicks Emit Lead Into The Air

January 9, 2012 by Captain Organic Planet

University of Michigan research shows that some candles are made with lead wicks that emit potentially dangerous levels of lead into the air. A University of Michigan School of Public Health study of candles purchased from stores in southeast Michigan shows that some candles on the market today are made with wicks that have either […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: candle, candles, lead, study

Study Finds Major Toxins In Many Cosmetics

December 26, 2011 by Captain Organic Planet

You won’t find lead or arsenic on the ingredients list of your favorite lip gloss or eyeliner, but a Toronto-based environmental group has tested dozens of cosmetics products commonly used by Canadian women and found virtually all of them were contaminated with heavy metals. Environmental Defence released a study Monday that shows Canadian consumers can’t […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: arsenic, cosmetic, cosmetics, lead, research, researchers, skin, toxin, women

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