If You Can;t Pronounce It, Don't Eat It or Use It

If you can't pronounce it, don't eat it or use, says Margaret Durst.

Ingredients are important, but many of us are too busy to read the labels. They are important on everything we use from cosmetics, household cleaners, pesticides, drugs, food, water and so on. There are increasing links between the number of toxic chemicals that we take in and the number of health problems we have. Read more

The 12 Worst Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals

Dr. Joseph Mercola reveals nineteen ways to reduce your exposure to dangerous chemicals in your environment.

Common household goods, personal care products, and even food and water, are major sources of chemical exposure that can lead to an accumulation of toxins in your body. For obvious reasons, children are at greatest risk for adverse effects.

Many common household chemicals are known as endocrine disruptors, a number of which are found in plastic products. These chemicals are similar in structure to natural sex hormones such as estrogen, thereby interfering with their normal functions. Read more