Health, Microbes, and More
We all have some pesticide residues in our body, and the levels vary. One way that people are exposed to pesticides is from the foods they eat, specifically non-organic foods. Pesticides that people are exposed to can be measured in the blood and urine. A recent review of 72 scientific studies found that people who ...continue reading "Eating Organic Foods Lowers Pesticide Levels In the Body"
The province of New Brunswick in Canada is home to a mysterious cluster of brain diseases in some of its residents - even in young persons in their 20s and 30s. The numbers of persons stricken (currently 430) with neurodegenerative brain diseases and dying is growing, and at this time no one knows exactly why ...continue reading "Brain Disease Cluster In Canada"
Pesticides stick around in the environment and in humans. Thus, it shouldn't be a surprise that a recent study found the pesticide glyphosate in men's sperm. Glyphosate (also known as Roundup) is the most commonly used herbicide (weed-killer) in the world. It is used on both genetically modified crops (Roundup Ready crops), as well as ...continue reading "Common Pesticide Found In Human Semen"
For a while now researchers have been finding that certain environmental chemical exposures are linked to the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is commonly called Lou Gehrig's disease. Frequent exposure to pesticides and heavy metal and VOC exposure in solvents (e.g., in woodworking) are linked to ALS. A recent study found that storing ...continue reading "Pesticides and Other Chemicals Stored in Home Garages Linked to ALS Risk"
People don't realize the incredibly large amounts of pesticides applied to crops and soil in the US each year. Hundreds of millions of pounds! Which is the reason pesticides are found in our air, rain, water, soil, our foods, and in our bodies. One of the pesticides that scientists are getting increasingly concerned with is ...continue reading "Enormous Amounts of One Pesticide Used In the US"
Once again a study looked at pesticide exposure in humans and found health problems. This time a study by Univ. Of California researchers looked at exposures to the commonly used pesticides 2,4-D and glyphosate, and found that they are associated with neurobehavioral effects in teenagers. Neurobehavioral effects means there are effects on the relationship between ...continue reading "Commonly Used Pesticides and the Adolescent Brain"
A recent study found that indoor use of pesticides is associated with a higher risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Especially in women. The researchers found that the longer the pesticide exposure time, the higher the risk, even among persons without any underlying risk factors such as diabetes and hypertension. This type of CKD, without ...continue reading "Indoor Use of Pesticides and Chronic Kidney Disease"
Millions of pounds of pesticides are used each year in the US for all sorts of reasons - crops, lawns, inside homes, aerial spraying, etc. But what many people don't realize is that the pesticides get into us and they have harmful effects on us. Pesticides can be absorbed through the skin, ingested (from food and ...continue reading "A Commonly Used Pesticide, Children, and Liver Inflammation"
The pesticide industry is lobbying tooth and nail to take away the right of towns and states to pass pesticide laws that protect people. And to do away with laws already passed in about 200 communities in the U.S. The pesticide industry doesn't like that these laws are stricter than federal laws (which are pretty ...continue reading "The Pesticide Industry Is Fighting All Local Government Attempts To Restrict Pesticide Use"
Pesticides causing health problems are appearing in study after study. A recent study found that higher glyphosate levels in pregnant women is associated with lower birthweight in the babies and higher risk of admission to neonatal intensive care units. Studies find that almost all pregnant women have detectable levels of glyphosate in their bodies - ...continue reading "Almost All Pregnant Women Have This Pesticide In Their Body"