Detox with Chelation Blog

By: Paul Beeber

Traces of arsenic, copper, lead and other impurities were found in samples of chemicals used to fluoridate public water supplies between the years 2000 and 2006, reports the Centers for Disease Control.(1)


Controversial fluoridation schemes are promoted by special-interest groups such as the American Dental Association which claims adding fluoride chemicals to public water supplies reduces tooth decay.

By: Lorie Huston

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has just released a list of the top ten dog and cat poisons. Here is the list:

A group of local business owners are pushing an exemption to the law.

MORGANTOWN -- A federal law put into place to protect children from lead poisoning has led to a ban on the sale of mini bikes and ATVs made for kids.

According to published reports, the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 bans even tiny amounts of lead from any products designed for children. Since engines of motorcycle and ATVs contain lead; under law, the child-sized versions are prohibited to sale.

That law went into effect in February.

Levels of the toxin in leg bones are tied to poorer scores on cognitive tests

April 3, 2009

Exposure to higher levels of environmental lead earlier in the life span may be taking a toll on the brains of older American women, a new study finds.

The Harvard study shows that women aged 47 to 74 who tested positive for lead in their blood (indicating a recent exposure to the metal) or bones (an indication of cumulative exposure over the life span) did somewhat worse on cognitive tests than those who did not show signs of lead exposure.

By: David Biello

There are some 82,000 chemicals used commercially in the U.S., but only a fraction have been tested to make sure they're safe and just five are regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), according to congressional investigators. But a government scientist says there's no guarantee testing actually rules out health risks anyway.

Ruining the kids motorcycle business.

Last year's Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act was supposed to make children safer by reducing the risk of lead poisoning in toys. Instead, the new law has become a case study in how hastily written regulation can club the economy and reduce consumer safety.

By: Dan Agin

Thanks to our several generations of stupidity and neglect, the most persistent and dangerous environmental hazard in America is still lead poisoning. Our usual attention is on damage to fetuses and children, but now comes an important public health study that tells us with hard evidence that cumulative lead exposure at ordinary community levels is associated with significant cognitive decline in older women (Weuve et al. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2009. 117(4):574-580).

March 29, 2009

Should Oregon have more say over the chemicals used to make your baby's bottle, her toys, your dishwasher detergent and your sofa?

The Legislature gets to answer that question this session, with a dozen bills targeting the chemical hazards of everyday life.

Potential toxics on the hit list range from fire retardants in upholstered furniture to phosphates in dishwasher soap to plastic additives in baby bottles and soft plastic toys.

By: Roger Birner

To the editor:

1. Baby Products Contain Toxic Ingredients*

Although many baby products are touted as being "pure" and "gentle," dozens of top products contain cancer-causing chemicals. In fact, more than half of the products tested for a report released by the nonprofit Campaign for Safe Cosmetics contained dangerous 1,4-dioxane or formaldehyde, or both.

Lead, a brain poison, is a serious childhood health risk; And Bengaluru residents seems to be quite vulnerable to lead poisoning.

By: Poonam Kuruganti