Antibiotics, Antidepressants and MORE! The US Geological Survey has concluded that pharmaceuticals, hormones and antibiotics have been found in a significant amount of the groundwater sources in the United States. That means you are most likely drinking drugs in your tap water that could make you very sick. Dangerous Drugs on Tap One of the drugs that they found in high concentrations was bisphenol-a, also known as BPA. It’s found
Nitrates Block Oxygen Absorption Nitrates are a tasteless and odorless chemical that is often found in our drinking water. You need special equipment just to detect them. Nitrates come from feces. They get into our water from runoff from sewage facilities, livestock farms, and even golf courses and gardens where the plants are treated with fertilizer. Nitrates Transform Hemoglobin The danger of nitrates in our drinking water comes from when
Preventing Swimmer’s Ear is Worth Your Time After going through a nasty bout of swimmer’s ear with my son, I thought it would be helpful to pass on some information that I have learned about it. Swimmer’s ear can be quite painful and lead to nights of not sleeping plus bleeding and ugly discharge. So it’s best to keep on top of swimmer’s ear and treat it as soon as
Heat Destroys Nutrients There is a common belief among health-conscious people that microwaving your food destroys the nutrients. I’ll admit that I have been one of those people for years. However, after doing some research, I have concluded that microwaves or not that bad. Radiation Vibrates Water Molecules Microwaves do indeed use radiation to heat food. The radiation causes the water molecules inside the food to vibrate. This is what
Some Preservatives Protect, Some Harm There are many preservatives in the food that we eat. The preservatives help protect the food from spoilage and attacks from bacteria and viruses. Some preservatives, such as ascorbic acid which is Vitamin C, are fine for us. Taurine is another preservative common in food that actually helps balance electrolytes in our body. But other preservatives are flat-out terrible for us. Here are the ones
