5 Simple Tips for Going 'Green' Inside Your Home
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
As much as we look after our insides, we also should take care of our homes' insides. If nothing else, that's where we live, and if we're to stay healthy, we should live in a clean and healthy environment. When...
Natural, Eco-Friendly Ways to Get Rid of Mold
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Anyone who has dealt with mold knows that it's smelly, hard to remove, and can cause headaches — literally and figuratively. You don't have to accept its presence in your home! Mold exposure can lead to health concerns, from rashes...
Natural Weed Killer: Get Rid of Weeds the Natural Way
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Natural Options Recipes Ingredients to Avoid It's a common frustration: You've spent a warm, sunny day working in your garden, dutifully tilling the earth and planting seeds at just the right depth and distance — and then the next week,...
Recognizing and Avoiding Common Household Toxins
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Many people don’t realize the number of toxins they are surrounded by in their homes. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the air in homes and other buildings is usually more polluted than the air outdoors, even...
The Dangers of Mold and Mildew in your Home or Office
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
No matter who you are, or where you live, everyone needs to reduce the amount of mold and mildew in the air they are breathing in. If you smell a musty odor in your home or workplace, there is a...
Is Your Shower Curtain Toxic?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Have you ever noticed how a new shower curtain smells? There is a distinctive odor in shower curtains pulled fresh from the packaging. This noxious odor is plastic softener, a potently hazardous chemical compound that may do more than soften...
Study Links Prenatal Exposure to Chemicals to a Higher BMI in Toddlers
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
The other day, a colleague of mine sent me over the results from a recent study that sghows a link between higher body mass index (BMI) in toddlers, and the mothers' prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants, such as pesticides found...
Want Natural Insulation in Your Home? The 3 Best Options
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
The insulation in your home can go a long way in regulating temperature, controlling sound, and lowering energy costs. The trouble with conventional insulation is that it can contain chemicals and other unnatural compounds that've been linked to negative health...
8 Horrible Things You Should Know About Lead
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
For a long time in our history, using lead to produce various everyday items was common. Largely because of how easy it was to work with. It wasn't odd to go into a well-to-do 17th-century home and eat off of...
The 5 Worst Things About Flame Retardants
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Not long ago, I discussed 12 ways toxins are sneaking into your life, and while I briefly mentioned the health dangers of flame-retardants, that was just the tip of the iceberg. There’s been a lot of talk lately about these...
8 Things You May Not Know About Lead Poisoning
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Lead is a toxic metal and lead poisoning can have really ugly consequences. Lead exposure commonly happens by way of lead based paint, the CDC has reported it as the number one cause of exposure in children. Other persons are...
What Is Sick Building Syndrome?
By Dr. Edward Group, DC |
Indoor air pollution has become a serious concern. Discussions about indoor air quality emerged in the 1970s as a result of the energy crisis leading to home construction that was more efficient by way of being sealed up tight... and...
