Advice and recommendations on “free from” foods and drinks for those looking to avoid certain ingredients and chemicals.
Have you heard the terrible news for coffee lovers across the world? They say that your daily cup of coffee contains a potentially harmful chemical called acrylamide which could increase your cancer risk, damage your DNA and harm your nervous system? In short, it might taste great but it’s almost certainly not doing you any […]
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Freezer bags are very useful for storing all kinds of food and liquids, but are they safe? There is growing evidence that storing food in plastic can lead to the transfer of harmful chemicals, which negatively effect our hormonal health in particular. The transfer of chemicals is typically greater when plastic is heated, for example
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Phthalates are everywhere. These xenoestrogenic chemicals are found in practically everything we use on a regular basis. According to some studies they can be detected in the urine of around 95% of the global population. Scary statistics, as I’m sure you’ll agree. Linked to all kinds of health issues including endocrine disorders, birth defects and
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Phthalates are chemicals found in plastics to increase their flexibility and durability. They are used in a range of everyday items including personal-care products and cosmetics, shampoos, clothes, garden toys, and detergents. The use of some plastics containing phthalates to make children’s toys have now been banned because of their harmful effects. These chemicals are
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Did you know that your regular cosmetics could contain certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals called ‘parabens’ which could be irritating your skin, disrupting your hormones, increasing cancer-risk and even harming the health of your unborn children? Unfortunately, these parabens are everywhere. They’re used as preservatives in almost all mainstream cosmetic products like shampoos, conditioners, toothpaste, moisturisers, shower
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BPA (bisphenol-A) is a chemical often found in plastics, but lesser known is the fact that it can be found in a range of other objects, including tin cans. Widely used in plastic food packaging, BPA, also known as bisphenol-A, is also used in food and drinks cans as a sealant. Metal cans may corrode
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