Toxins

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

What toenail clippings can reveal about lung cancer

Lung cancer goes hand-in-hand with smoking, but the leading cause for people who have never smoked is an odorless, tasteless gas that can go undetected. Even years later, our toenails can reveal exposure and the risk it might pose…

Joyce Hollman

The cholesterol fix that sweeps forever chemicals away

Experts warn that every person in the U.S. is walking around with a body full of disease-causing forever chemicals. Seems a formidable challenge to overcome, until someone stumbled upon this cholesterol connection…

Carolyn Gretton

A simple device to combat heart-damaging air pollution

Air pollution damages more than your lungs. Several studies acknowledge its threat to heart health. As inescapable as it may seem, there is a way to combat it and protect your heart in the process…

Carolyn Gretton

Could we actually poop out ‘forever chemicals’?

There’s no escaping “forever chemicals.” They’re everywhere and, as the name implies, they stick around. They’re also linked to numerous disease conditions. But have we been overthinking the solution?

Carolyn Gretton

Live near a golf course? Your risk for Parkinson’s may double

Even if you don’t play golf, but have a golf course in your neighborhood, you’ll want to pay attention to this. You could face more than double the risk of developing Parkinson’s, and it may start in your groundwater…

Joyce Hollman

The indestructible toxin attacking your immune system

PFAS are “forever chemicals” that poison your drinking water and sneak into your body via furniture, clothing, take-out and dental floss, too. They’re hard to avoid. And now we know how they cause disease: by destroying the most important parts of our immune system…