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10/16/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Studies show that ordinary household dust may be the reason why you’re fat and sick

If you eat right and still don’t feel up to par, you might want to self-reflect on your housekeeping skills. According to recent research, a messy house may be equally, if not more, damaging to your health than a poor diet because of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that lurk in dust and other tiny debris. While […]

11/14/2017 / By Jhoanna Robinson

PBDE — toxicity, side effects, diseases and environmental impacts

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE), which belong to a class of brominated hydrocarbon and are sometimes likened to brominated flame retardant (BFR) chemicals, have been widely utilized in the United States since the 1970s. In later years, however, growing anxiety that they linger in the environment and bioaccumulate in the food chain, has arisen. PBDEs have […]

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