The very fact that you’re reading this blog is a good sign that you already know something about the health risks posed by mercury amalgam “silver” fillings. In that case, the headline on Dr. Mercola’s latest article on the subject was probably no surprise but just a statement of fact: There Is NO Safe Level […]
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Nanosilver: The EPA Comes Under Fire
Way back in 2008, the Center for Food Safety and several other nonprofits petitioned the EPA to start regulating the use of nanosilver, which may be considered a pesticide due to its antimicrobial properties. While the risks of nano-silver to the environment and human health are not well understood, existing studies have indicated cause for […]
At Last! EPA Releases Its Proposed Amalgam Separator Rule
Another important step toward a mercury-free future was taken last week: The EPA formally proposed its long-awaited rule on mercury discharges from dental offices. It would require dentists “to cut their dental amalgam discharges to a level achievable through the use of the best available technology (amalgam separators); and the use of other Best Management […]
Rethinking Antibiotics, Pesticides, Health
A few years ago, the executive chair of Google said that every two days, we create as much information as we did from the beginning of civilization through 2003. Not long after, a research group claimed that 90% of all data in the world had been created in just the past two years. The figures […]
What’s in Your Dentistry?: Nanosilver Edition
Nanosilver is pretty popular in the dental industry. For years, it’s been used as a coating on dental and surgical tools due to its antimicrobial properties. It’s why you’ll also find it used in some adhesives and resins – and a wealth of household products, too, from washing machines to clothing to toothbrushes. It’s even […]
Dental Mercury: Indefensible
Though more and more dentists are saying no to mercury amalgam fillings, the material still has plenty of defenders. It’s sad. And frustrating. And understandable. After all, we humans can be extraordinarily resistant to change, and going mercury-free requires a lot of it. Swapping out one material for another is just the beginning. Composite is […]
9 Reasons to Demand Real Food
Our bodies are not designed to eat the kind of highly processed products sold by the giant food corporations, nor the synthetic chemical residues that cling to industrially raised produce, meat and dairy, nor genetically engineered foods that would never have developed in nature without human help. As one registered dietitian has put it, “The […]
11 Must-Reads on What Industrial Farming Has Wrought
GMOs are far from the only health and environmental risk industrial farming has wrought. The quest for profits through things like higher yields, faster and more dramatic growth cycles, and more uniform “product” has come with scant concern for how it might affect the overall health of plants or animals, quality of the food […]