by Lara Adler | Nov 21, 2015 | Toxins in the News
Do you take any Chinese herbs or supplements? Just this morning an article landed in my inbox about a recent study that found that 92% of the samples tested (26) of Traditional Chinese Medicines were contaminated with heavy metals, pharmaceuticals, and even endangered...
by Lara Adler | Sep 12, 2012 | Toxins in the News
I’ll start by saying that I’m not going to write another analysis of the Stanford study – there’s enough of that going around as it is! (want to read some of the better comments made that punched holes in their study? click here for a...
by Lara Adler | Jun 25, 2012 | Food, Free Resources
If you’ve not already checked out the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen checklist, I can’t recommend it enough! While 100% organic, or as close to it as possible is ideal – it’s not always possible and it’s not always affordable. For times when you have...
by Lara Adler | Jun 25, 2012 | Food
Organic foods have skyrocketed in popularity in the last few years – they went from a not so shabby $3.6 billion in sales in 1997 to a whopping $21.1 billion in 2008, and are steadily rising still. Â Clearly a lot of people are on board. Conscientious parents all...
by Lara Adler | Mar 8, 2012 | Health, Toxins In The Home
This is DETOX season! Almost every health coach out there offers some sort of detox or cleanse, ranging from liquid heavy ones like the Master Cleanse and juice fasts, to super-food based ones packed with hemp seeds, kale, and sprouted seeds. Even if you don’t...