Brown rice contains significantly higher levels of arsenic than white rice, with the toxic element concentrating in the bran layer. Children under 5, especially infants, face the highest risk due to their higher food intake relative to body weight. Despite its nutritional benefits, brown rice may unintentionally expose young eaters to arsenic levels exceeding safety … Continue reading New study confirms brown rice contains 40% more toxic arsenic than white rice, putting young children at risk
Young people, middle-aged adults developing cancer at accelerating rate due to ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENS
The journal Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology published a study last year showing that cancer rates among people aged 50 and younger has increased dramatically over the past several decades. The causes vary and include everything from chronic exposure to cancer-causing toxins, poor diet and lifestyle habits, morbid obesity, and environmental carcinogens, including the chemicals doused on industrial agriculture crops. … Continue reading Young people, middle-aged adults developing cancer at accelerating rate due to ENVIRONMENTAL CARCINOGENS
DIOXINS released after Ohio train derailment PERSIST in the environment and collect in lipids, meaning they will contaminate milk, cheese, eggs and meat from farms and ranches
The massive chemical dioxin plume created by the “controlled explosion” at the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment will contaminate the food supply in ways that most people could never imagine. Dioxins, a chemical byproduct of the burning of vinyl chloride and other chemicals, are hormonally toxic and extremely persistent. They bear a double benzene … Continue reading DIOXINS released after Ohio train derailment PERSIST in the environment and collect in lipids, meaning they will contaminate milk, cheese, eggs and meat from farms and ranches
Top 8 causes of cancer you most likely DON’T KNOW about yet
Unbelievably, billions of people around the globe think cancer is something you get because you’re genetically predisposed or just unlucky. Then, once they get it, they think the only chance they have to beat it is surgery, chemotherapy and radiation treatments. That’s the absolute worst choice they could ever make. Other people know they can … Continue reading Top 8 causes of cancer you most likely DON’T KNOW about yet
Popular hand sanitizer may cause CANCER, warns FDA
Maintaining proper hygiene during the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is key to preventing the spread of the infectious disease. And if you don’t have access to soap and running water, health experts recommend the use of hand sanitizer. But according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Americans should avoid a popular brand of hand sanitizer because it contains dangerous … Continue reading Popular hand sanitizer may cause CANCER, warns FDA
Cancer-causing chemical found in hand sanitizers made during the pandemic
Some hand sanitizers made to meet the surge in demand amid the coronavirus pandemic contain high levels of a cancer-causing chemical known as benzene, according to a study conducted by the online pharmacy, Valisure. Valisure analyzed 260 bottles of hand sanitizer across 168 brands in its laboratory in New Haven, Connecticut. The analysis showed that 44 … Continue reading Cancer-causing chemical found in hand sanitizers made during the pandemic
Potential threats to child brain health: Daily exposure to heavy metals in baby food could build up over time, warns experts
Baby foods are laced with trace amounts of toxic heavy metals that can build up over time through daily exposure and impair children’s brain health, reported the consumer advocacy group Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF). The organization found that 95 percent of nearly 170 commercial baby foods contained lead, arsenic, mercury and cadmium, with one in four products containing all … Continue reading Potential threats to child brain health: Daily exposure to heavy metals in baby food could build up over time, warns experts
Pepsi admits its soda contains cancer-causing ingredients
When the Center for Environmental Health released test results showing that Pepsi intentionally covered up the presence of high levels of 4-Mel in its popular soft drinks in 2013, the company denied both the presence of this chemical in its beverages and the fact that it was dangerous. 4-Mel, which is short for 4-Methylimidazole, is a … Continue reading Pepsi admits its soda contains cancer-causing ingredients
Large-scale study links cell phone radiation and brain cancer
Your cell phone may increase your risk of brain cancer, according to a study. An expert review panel looked at a $25-million study carried out by the National Institutes of Health’s National Toxicology Program (NTP). The panel discovered that radio-frequency radiation emitted from cell phones was linked to heart and brain tumors, providing evidence of carcinogenicity, at least … Continue reading Large-scale study links cell phone radiation and brain cancer
Cancer-causing atrazine is world’s No. 1 drinking water contaminant
For more than a half-century, North American farmers have been spraying atrazine, an herbicide, on their crops -- most notably corn -- in the millions of pounds per year. This widespread use of the weed killer has also created no small amount of runoff, ensuring that atrazine winds up in lakes, streams and, on occasion, … Continue reading Cancer-causing atrazine is world’s No. 1 drinking water contaminant
Dr. Eddy Bettermann MD 