Tag Archives: pollutants
You’re STILL Drinking Bottled Water? Seriously?
Posted on03. Nov, 2011 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
This will be my last rant about the evils of bottled water. Maybe. We Americans pay for conveniences and extravagances like no other society. We spend $20 Billion – yes, BBBillion – on bottled water. Every year. The crazy thing is, there are more smartphones in use on the planet than there are people with [...]
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Eliminate Your Smoke Exposure
Posted on14. Oct, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Smoking … Bad … We’ve heard about the harm from tobacco smoke these days – the number of cancers related to smoking or chewing tobacco, the cost of respiratory illness such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD, or emphysema). We hear about the addictive properties of tobacco smoke, and we see the advertisements [...]
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry: 8 Natural Alternatives to Toxic Cleaners
Posted on26. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) are ubiquitous – they are all around us, and in us. In addition to allergies, rhinitis, asthma, alterations in our immune systems, and neuro-toxicity, these toxins have been linked to cancer, diabetes, and birth defects. We have recently reviewed how to reduce them in our water and our food. Here are some small steps that will make a BIG difference in your life.
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry: Our Food
Posted on19. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Despite being banned in this country in 1972, the pesticide DDT can still be found in many foods in this country. Even “safe” pesticides that are allowed and widely used, are proven carcinogens and have other horrifying effects on our children. This post brings you the GOOD NEWS – some of our food seems to be relatively free of these poisons. Here is how to eliminate 90% of the pesticides from your food!
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry: Food & Water
Posted on12. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Bottled Water It’s Embarrassing Americans spend more money on bottled water than iPods or movie tickets! Not that those are expenditures to be proud of. It’s a WASTE Americans churn through 2.5 Million plastic bottles EVERY HOUR of every day. It is estimated that the amount of oil used to produce those bottles could fuel [...]
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Better Living Through LESS Chemistry
Posted on05. Aug, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Most of us grew up (have I grown up yet?) in the age of “better living through chemistry.” That was the promise. Unfortunately, along with the “better living,” chemistry also brought along toxins. This is the 1st in a 4-part series on reducing the chemicals in your life – and in your children’s lives.
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Honey – Nature’s Antibiotic
Posted on24. Jun, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
You may have noticed that your honey never seems to develop mold or bacterial contamination, even when it isn’t refrigerated after opening. We now know why this is: honey has innate anti-microbial activity. Honey is a natural antibiotic !! Who knew? Well, it seems that ancient humans knew: For over 2 thousand years humans have [...]
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Saline Sinus Rinses: What Good Are They? 2/4
Posted on29. Apr, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
Medical Evidence to Support Sinus Irrigations: A study from the University of Michigan (well-designed, and executed as a randomized, controlled trial of over 100 people with chronic rhinosinusitis) found that symptom severity and symptom frequency were significantly reduced in those who used sinus rinses on a daily basis compared to those who did not. Similar [...]
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Saline Sinus Rinses: What Good Are They? 1/4
Posted on22. Apr, 2010 by Russell A. Faust, PhD, MD.
I have been personally coping with allergic rhinitis from the age of 6 or so, and with recurrent and chronic sinusitis for at least 20 years now. Although I was fortunate that allergy desensitization (allergy shots), gave me great relief, somewhere around age 8, I am not completely symptom free. Antihistamines, the standard conventional treatment, were not much benefit. And I hate the side effects. So, about 10 years ago I began using the home remedy of nasal-sinus irrigation using a weak salt water (saline) concoction. This is a method of cleansing the nasal and sinus cavities.
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