Is lead poisoning threatening your health?

According to recent surveys, it appears that people, particularly younger generations, are becoming more health conscious than ever. Baby Boomers want healthy foods to help mitigate the effects of aging and Millenials want to snack often on vitamin fortified food items. Concurrently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that smoking rates are declining and ever […]
Just how heavy are heavy metals?

What do the Wizard of Oz, “mad” hatters, and women from the Victorian age have in common? Or rather, what do they all have in common with us? And the answer is – toxic chemicals. Specifically lead, mercury, and arsenic. These toxic heavy metals were no good to the human body then, and they aren’t […]