Drug-Induced Lung Diseases: Pneumotox Online - Prescription drugs often cause severe side effects - respiratory problems can be life-threatening. This page is also in Spanish and French.

PHTHALATES
Do you know that your perfume could be making you, your pets, your family or other people SICK? Many products contain substances that not only can annoy but can seriously effect the health of those who use them or are exposed to them.
Every day, millions of people use cosmetics, perfumes, nail polish, deodorants, and hair spray. Among other substances, many of these things contain "phthalates," industrial chemicals that are used as plastic softeners or solvents in many different products. Here are some websites that discuss the toxic chemicals found in common health and beauty products. See these pages:

The FDA's website about pthalates
nottoopretty.org and
chemicalbodyburden.org/
Another page: Dangerous chemicals in personal care products compromise health - by Mike Adams of NewsTarget.com.
Please be considerate of others when applying cologne, perfume, or heavily scented products, especially if you will be using mass transit or if you work in close quarters with other people... Your perfume can make people SICK!!!

Visit the Vaccination News Website - "The Homeland Security Bill - Is It Being Used As An Excuse To Federalize the Model (State) Emergency Health Powers Act?" - also, more information about vaccines.

Should we all become vegetarians? - Time Magazine's cover story from July 15, 2002

Americans nickel-and-dime their way to obesity - from the Des Moines Register, June 19, 2002. When it comes to junk food, watching your pocketbook can add a lot to your waistline.

High-fructose corn syrup seems to be in everything these days - look at our food labels. Is it responsible for causing weight gain in Americans, who probably use more of the stuff than anyone else? Read this article from the SF Chronicle... "Sugar coated: We're drowning in high fructose corn syrup. Do the risks go beyond our waistline?"

Please stop smoking cigarettes! I did it, and you can, too.

Linda Blair has recently written a book called, "Going Vegan," and you can order it online on her homepage. She's a dedicated animal rights activist! There are animal issues, environmental issues, and entertainment pages.

Read this creepy article about oil companies and how they compromised the environment and people's health for profit. Get the Lead Out - We have known for thousands of years about the toxicity of lead, but industry keeps sneaking it back into our lives.

Pharmaceutical companies are out of control!!! There are many scary stories about recalls, toxic side effects and more.

Americans drink more sodas and similar fruity-flavored sugary drinks than plain water.  This page shows the nutritional facts about soda drinks. From a website created by Harry Potter fans who don't want their hero selling Coca-Cola products through merchandising.

Leprosy is a misunderstood condition. It is caused by poverty. The people affected by leprosy generally live in a dirty or toxic environment and eat a poor diet. There will be more links about leprosy soon.

Canola oil is sold as a "healthy food," but it's not good for you at all. - See: Toxicity of canola oil - another page from Shirley's Wellness Cafe website.

Here is a page by Dr. Peter Breggin. He's one of the most outspoken critics of the drug Ritalin, a psych drug for kids. Ritalin's supposed to calm down hyperactive kids, but it has deadly side effects. Visit Dr. Breggin's page at: www.breggin.com.
DARE to keep kids off Ritalin!!!

EarthSave International - This is a great website- "EarthSave promotes food choices that are healthy for people and the planet. We educate, inspire and empower people to shift toward a plant-based diet and to take compassionate action for all life on Earth."

this is an article about sodium laureth sulphate, a substance you might want to avoid -- Hidden Dangers in Cosmetics - from Continuum Magazine, UK, Midwinter 1999. Most of the popular brands of soap, shampoo and even toothpaste have this detergent as one of the ingredients... why is SLS bad? It's used to de-grease garage floors. It can enter the bloodstream and do great harm. The craziest thing I have heard about SLS is that it is being added to AIDS drugs! WHY? It's poison!

The margarine hoax: -once you know a bit about margarine, you might not want to eat it! Information about oils used in cooking.

Here is Dr Mercola's page. He raises some very good questions about western medicine. Visit www.mercola.com and click on "Current Issue." New subjects every week.

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