Avoiding "toasted skin" is just the beginning – protect yourself from infertility and worse.
Have you ever noticed a sponge-patterned skin discoloration on your thighs? If so—and you use a laptop computer—you may be literally "roasting" your skin.
Last week, the journal Pediatrics reported on a 12-year-old boy with this condition. "He recognized that the laptop got hot on the left side," researchers say, "however, regardless of that, he did not change its position."
A Virginia law school student suffered a similar ugly rash, resembling skin damage from long-term sun exposure, after using her laptop… Continue reading Categories
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October 11th, 2010Avoiding "toasted skin" is just the beginning – protect yourself from infertility and worse.
Have you ever noticed a sponge-patterned skin discoloration on your thighs? If so—and you use a laptop computer—you may be literally "roasting" your skin.
Last week, the journal Pediatrics reported on a 12-year-old boy with this condition. "He recognized that the laptop got hot on the left side," researchers say, "however, regardless of that, he did not change its position."
A Virginia law school student suffered a similar ugly rash, resembling skin damage from long-term sun exposure, after using her laptop… Continue reading Is Your Cell Phone Zapping Your Thyroid?
October 6th, 2010
Electropollution saps energy—and packs on pounds.
Mobile phones and wireless devices are everywhere these days. Even if you aren't using your phone or WiFi at the moment, you're probably within range of someone else's. At least 84% of Americans have cell phones.
Due to the proliferation of these phones, Blackberries and other digital devices, broadcast and cell phone antennas, power lines, satellite TV, and WiFi zapping us everywhere from our favorite coffee shop to the public library, we're now exposed 100 million times more to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) than our grandparents were.
What's all… Continue reading Uncover One More Reason Why Americans Are Getting Fat
September 29th, 2010
Hormone disruption from electropollution contributes to unwanted pounds and other health concerns.
Now that 72 million American adults are obese—or more than 30 pounds overweight—this country is the fattest of 33 developed nations, reports the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Clearly, our taste for junk foods—not to mention lack of regular, vigorous exercise—have contributed to our national weight problem.
Other less publicized factors like the latest environment toxin—electropollution—also play an important, if overlooked, role. For example, a study published in the Toxicology Letter shows that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) from cell phones… Continue reading Skyrocketing Drug Recalls
August 27th, 2010
Supportive supplements can help you live a long and healthy life.
Recalls of pharmaceutical medicines—both over-the-counter and prescription—have recently surged, calling into question the quality of drug manufacturing in the United States. The FDA reports that over 1,742 drugs were taken off the market last year—up enormously from 426 recalls in 2008!
In fact, independent reviews suggest that up to 85% of new drugs offer few, if any, additional benefits. But they carry potential risks of serious harm, according to new research presented several weeks ago at the 105th Annual Meeting of the… Continue reading When Your Workout Is No Longer Working
August 25th, 2010
A little rest—and relaxation—may be the missing ingredients.
We all know the importance of regular exercise. Some people just don't know when to quit, though. Unfortunately, overtraining can cause muscle soreness, irritability and restlessness, nagging injuries, and a stale feeling about working out.
"Exercise is physical stress on the body," says Pete McCall, an exercise physiologist with the American Council on Exercise, a nonprofit organization that promotes safe and effective physical activity. That's why most fitness programs alternate strenuous exercise with easy workouts the next day.
"Skeletal muscle breakdown is a normal occurrence with… Continue reading Food Sensitivities on the Rise?
August 18th, 2010
Dairy, soy—and especially gluten—are all too common culprits.
Allergic reactions to foods have more than doubled in the last six years, report researchers at Children's Hospital in Boston. They find an even greater increase in more serious—and occasionally life-threatening—reactions like anaphylaxis (difficulty breathing, dizziness, hives, nausea, vomiting, rapid pulse, and/or sudden drop in blood pressure that can result in shock).
While the reasons for this rise in food allergies isn't clear, pediatrician Susan A. Rudders, MD, recently told Reuters Health that changes in the diet may play a role. Also, the season of… Continue reading Secret Weapons Against Painful, Swollen Joints
July 12th, 2010
Gut bacteria appear to play a role in rheumatoid arthritis.
One of the most painful and commonest kinds of arthritis—rheumatoid—is suddenly on the rise among American women, researchers at the Mayo Clinic find. Unlike the "wear and tear" joint pain of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune condition, in which the immune system attacks itself.
Rheumatoid arthritis usually starts around 40 to 50 years of age. Women are 3 times more likely to develop the pain and swelling that mark this condition than men.
Interesting new research in both animals and humans, however, points to… Continue reading WiFis Dirty Little Secret
June 30th, 2010
Invisible, odorless, and silent, wireless radiation wreaks havoc 24/7.
Having trouble focusing? Can't sleep through the night?
Those are just some of the symptoms of attention deficit disorder (ADD) and/or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A genetic disorder affecting an estimated 3 to 5% of children and adults worldwide—in some countries like Australia as high as 11%—attention deficits are believed to have both environmental and nutritional components.
If attention problems and/or hyperactivity come on suddenly, though, wireless technology and other forms of electromagnetic fields (EMFs) may be to blame. While all the known mechanisms aren't… Continue reading The Coolest Summer Workouts
June 28th, 2010
This is a great time of year to get moving—so why aren't you?
Less than half of Americans exercise regularly—at least 3 times weekly for at least 30 minutes. And that's down from last year, reports a recent survey that interviewed about 1,000 people a day.
Over the past several decades, scientists have identified multiple benefits for moderate exercise. It protects the heart, combats numerous cancers, boosts metabolism and mood, puts the spark back in your sex life, promotes sound sleep, enhances immunity and fights infection, relieves stress, lengthens longevity, and (when done right)… Continue reading Canaries in the Coal Mine
June 18th, 2010
Electro-sensitivity may be an early warning of how EMF exposure can harm us all.
"Several years ago, I started having difficulty concentrating in my apartment. But when I went across the street and stayed at a friend's, I felt fine," says Camilla Rees, the founder of ElectromagneticHealth.org. Since there were no mold and chemical problems in her apartment, she was baffled why she felt bad there but not elsewhere.
As her symptoms expanded to blurred vision, dizziness, eye fluttering, fatigue, heart palpitations, skin rashes, "and a deep urge to move my bed to the… Continue reading 
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