The Truth About Indoor Air Quality Indoor air quality often goes overlooked when it comes to health concerns. Find out the truth about air indoors and how it might be affecting you. We all know that pollution is not a good thing for our health. In some crowded urban areas, you can even see the […]

Studies Show Connection Between Environmental Pollutants and Lupus   Lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks its own healthy cells, is a crippling condition for some and affects millions of Americans each year. For those who knowingly have the disease, many have reported worsening symptoms within days of being around smog in crowded […]

Recently, alarmingly high levels of toxic flame retardants have been found during testing of the air quality in college dorm rooms. These harmful chemicals could potentially impact the health of the young students who reside in them. The risk posed by these chemicals range from cancer to hormonal disruption, and more. Many environmentalists debate on […]

Top Triggers of Autoimmune Disease Autoimmune diseases, in which the body attacks its own tissues and cells, are becoming more and more prevalent. Over 50 million Americans have some type of autoimmune disease. As an attempt to combat these conditions, many patients are resorting to medications that merely mask symptoms. Hiding symptoms rather than trying […]

  For most people, our immune systems know the difference between our body’s cells and foreign substances and know to only attack those that pose a danger to our body. For some, however, our bodies don’t know the difference and may attack perfectly healthy tissue, resulting in autoimmune disease. Although the cause of why exactly […]

In honor of the upcoming MCS awareness month in May, we have asked Debra Lynn Dadd to write a guest post about her personal battle with MCS and more importantly discuss her road map on How To Recover from Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS) (MCS) and Other Environmental Illnesses. For those who are unfamiliar with Debra’s […]

  Moving into a brand-new home may seem like a dream come true—fewer maintenance issues to worry about, and nothing needs to be updated. A newly built home may not be all it’s cracked up to be, however. Recently built or remodeled homes can pose many health concerns, the majority of which involves exposures to […]

What is Sensitive Skin? “Sensitive skin” is a term used to describe a condition that over 40% of the population has, in which they experience a rash of itchy, blotchy, or otherwise irritated skin. This condition might be caused by illnesses, prescriptions or individual hormonal balance. It is likely, however, that this is the result […]

Pollen is a powdery substance emitted from a plant’s microscopic male gametophytes and is intended to fertilize (or pollinate) female ovules of the same plant. Pollen relies on nature to get where it needs to go. It is transported to its intended destination either by the wind or insect pollinators, such as bees and butterflies. […]