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The Truth About Artificial Dyes: Are Your Foods & Cosmetics Safe?
The article argues that artificial dyes are used by big businesses to manipulate consumer choices and increase demand through psychological triggers like color. It highlights the use of these dyes in food, medicine, and cosmetics for marketing purposes. The author details several...
Why Is My Skin So Dry? Common Causes & Cures
This blog article provides a comprehensive guide to understanding and treating dry skin. The author, Dahlia, addresses the common problem of dry skin and identifies several key causes. These include taking hot showers, which strip the skin of its natural, protective oil...
Is Aluminum Safe? Exploring Health Risks in Everyday Products
This article provides an overview of aluminum's ubiquity in everyday products, from food and water to various consumer goods. It raises concerns about aluminum's potential to affect the central nervous system, citing studies that link it to liver toxicity, brain inflammation, and...
Hidden Dangers: The Truth About SLS, ALS, and 1,4-Dioxane
This article serves as a warning about the common artificial soap chemicals, sodium laurel/ethyl/laureth sulfate (SLS) and ammonium laurel sulfate (ALS), found in a wide range of everyday products from shampoos and detergents to toothpaste and cosmetics. The author explains that these...
The Truth About 'Natural': What Does It Really Mean?
he provided article, "An Overview," discusses the varied and often unregulated definition of the term "natural" as it applies to products, particularly in the context of skin care. It presents several definitions from different organizations, including the USDA (for meat and poultry),...
Understanding Chemical Absorption: What's Really in Your Daily Shower?
This blog article discusses four key factors that determine the absorption of chemicals into the body: the method of consumption (digestion, inhalation, injection, or through the skin), the concentration of the chemical, the duration of exposure (time), and the frequency of exposure....
5 Hidden Sources of Toxins in Your Daily Life
This blog article outlines five primary sources of toxins and chemicals that accumulate in the human body, leading to various health problems. First, it discusses how processed and genetically modified foods are laden with chemicals for preservation and to enhance flavor, which...
Four Ways Toxins Enter Your Body
This blog article outlines the four primary ways substances can enter the human body, whether they are beneficial or harmful. The four methods are ingestion (eating or putting something in your mouth), inhalation (breathing through the nose and mouth), injection (through needles,...
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