Tag Search - "Bisphenol A"

Featured: BPA-free products still toxic

Bisphenol A, a toxic chemical used in plastics and other products, is being increasingly restricted but the chemicals used to replace it may be just as bad.

Posted on Sun, 1 Jan 12

Canned soup and BPA: a toxic hazard

A tin of canned soup a day could increase your bisphenol A (BPA) levels by 20%. BPA exposure has been linked to obesity, heart disease and diabetes.

Posted on Mon, 7 Nov 11

Bisphenol A increases emotional problems in 3 year old girls

Everyone in the industrialised world is exposed to bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical used in many common consumer products including food and beverage containers. Prenatal exposure to BPA may increase behavioural and emotional problems in young girls.

Posted on Wed, 13 Apr 11

Study finds fresh, organic "notox" diet works

A little talked about fact is that widespread pollution is making us fat, sick and diabetic. Better than a detox may be a notox diet. A group of families managed to rapidly reduce their exposure to one of the most common, and dangerous environmental pollutants by eating organic, fresh food.

Posted on Wed, 1 Jul 09

Your drink bottle may be poisoning you.

Every person on earth harbours measurable levels of environmental pollutants including chemicals linked to various health problems such as cancers, immunological problems, reduced IQ, depression and anxiety, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, weight gain, fatigue, low fertility and endometriosis [1-4]. One such chemical, Bisphenol-A, has been estimated to be present at detectable levels in 93% of people...