Health Canada is one of the first regulatory bodies worldwide to recognize and move toward banning products that contain BPA. Why? It’s suspected of being linked to neural and behavioural effects in fetuses, infants and children, in addition to obesity and abnormal hormone levels causing early puberty, prostate and breast… read more →
Organic Lunch Goes Back to School by Debra Lynn Dadd Thanks to Debra for this article. Go to her website http://www.dld123.com for excellent information on many aspects of “less toxic living”. In the middle of a long day of studying at school, your child needs a good nutritious lunch. Here’s… read more →
What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You: A Primer on Heat and Humidity, Noise Pollution, Indoor Lighting, Radon, and Electromagnetic fields
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K. Robinson Healthy Schools Editor AEHA National Update Magazine Winter, 1997 (updated 2008.)
Compiled by Dr. Jennifer Armstrong and Helen Neizgoda. June, 2007 1. Books Environmental Topics – Volume 7 – Environmental Toxicology: Current Developments Edited by John Rose Published by: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers ISBN – 905-6991-40X 1998 See Chapter 2, pages 13-48. Environment Pollution, Neurotoxicity and Criminal Violence. By Roger D.… read more →
Understanding Environmental Sensitivities September, 2007 DEFINITION of Environmental Sensitivities: “a variety of reactions to chemicals, electromagnetic radiation and other environmental factors at exposure levels commonly tolerated by many people.” – Medical Perspectives on Environmental Sensitivities. M. E. Sears, 2007 Diagnostic Criteria Symptoms are reproducible with repeat exposure The condition is chronic Low levels of… read more →
Tea Tree Oil is used in some cleaning products. From Wikipedia: Tea tree oil (TTO), or melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh camphoraceous odor and a color that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colorless and clear.[2] It is taken from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia,… read more →
Dr. Meg Sears report to the Canadian Human Rights Commission, 2007, is online at: http://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/sites/default/files/envsensitivity_en.pdf The CHRC policy was confirmed in January 2014, and is available here: http://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/sites/default/files/policy_sensitivity_0.pdf The CHRC Legal Perspective: http://www.chrc-ccdp.ca/sites/default/files/legal_sensitivity_en_1.pdf
The QEESI© Test
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The Quick Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (QEESI©) was developed as a screening questionnaire for multiple chemical intolerances (MCI).
Major Companies Stopping the Use of PVC, the Poison Plastic November 2010 Toxic PVC plastic is coming out of packaging! Johnson & Johnson, Procter &Gamble, and Clorox have all announced progress in phasing out the poison plastic PVC from their packaging. Johnson & Johnson reported in their most recent report… read more →
When organizing a meeting, it is important to provide the healthiest meeting space possible. It should be as free of environmental irritants (pollutants) as possible in order to achieve maximum productivity to reach your desired outcome. An indoor air irritant can be defined as any substance that adds to the… read more →