Dec 16, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating |
In Chapter 42 (Pots, Pans and Packaging) of my book – Changing Habits Changing Lives I talk about the fact that food choices are very important. I then go onto say that we also need to look at the packaging we buy our food in, the vessels we use to cook and bake...
Dec 15, 2009 | Body and Mind, Chemicals In Food |
Plastics component affects intestine: study PARIS — The chemical Bisphenol A used in plastic containers and drinks cans has been shown for the first time to affect the functioning of the intestines, according to a French study published Monday. National...
Nov 23, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Children's Health, Medications/Vitamins |
WHEN Emiley Cooper was prescribed Ritalin and Concerta for her attention deficit disorder she became extremely sick. Normally a bubbly girl, Emiley retreated and became withdrawn and lethargic. So concerned by her daughter’s dramatic weight loss and reaction to...
Nov 19, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating, Medications/Vitamins, Pregnancy |
Folic acid supplements could increase the risk of cancer, particularly lung cancer, researchers have found. However, folic acid has proven benefits for pregnant women, as it cuts the risk of babies being born with major deformities of the brain and spine. The doses of...
Nov 12, 2009 | Chemicals In Food, Healthy Eating |
Tests show Bisphenol A in a range of US canned food products. Nearly 19 brands of canned foods have tested positive for containing measurable levels of the chemical Bisphenol A (BPA) in their containers, according to US-based magazine Consumer Reports’ latest...
