Resources. Articles on Pesticide Poisoning. Air quality at home - Office of Environment and Heritage. EWG Home | Environmental Working Group. Naturopathic Health: Cleanse and Detox 101. Dr. Jaclyn Chasse, N.D. is a licensed naturopathic doctor and the Medical Educator for Emerson Ecologics, a distributor of dietary supplements to medical professionals. Dr. Chasse’s clinical practice, Northeast Center for Holistic Medicine (www.northeast-holistic.com), focuses on women’s health, pediatrics and infertility, with an emphasis on botanical medicine. Dr. You clean your home, you clean your car, you clean your kids’ faces.
Last weekend, at the MOTHER EARTH NEWS FAIR, I presented on the importance (and simplicity) of detox and cleanse programs. It was recently reported that in 24 major cities,the water supply was contaminated with pharmaceutical medications.Photo by Joe Shlabotnik/Courtesy Flickr More than 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used each year in the United States.
Our body was designed to be able to identify, break down and eliminate compounds that may be harmful. To help decrease the toxins you take in, eat organic whenever possible. Decreasing Toxins In Resources. Summary of Results — Pollution In People. Document Actions Pollution in People: A Study of Toxic Chemicals in Ten Washingtonians Pollution in People: A Study of Toxic Chemicals in Washingtonians We tested ten Washington residents for six groups of chemicals: the plasticizing chemicals known as phthalates,the flame retardants PBDEs,the heavy metals: lead, arsenic, and mercury,perfluorinated chemicals like those used to make Teflon,pesticides, andbanned, but persistent, PCBs and DDT. Our study revealed that toxic chemicals have traveled to the worst possible destination: our bodies. New chemicals policies are needed today, to keep chemicals that can harm our health out of industries and out of everyday products.
What We Found> Pollution in People: A Study of Toxic Chemicals in WashingtoniansA Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition ReportReleased May 2006About Us.