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Poisoning You Softly with Their Lies

ibemc — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:06:40 +0000

EMFs

The major cellphone service providers–Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, and T-Mobile are claiming they need government approval for even more radio spectrum, in order to maintain service quality and low prices. Yet even the inventor of cellphones, Martin Cooper, says their claims are “Largely exaggerated.” Read the New York Times exposé by clicking here.

Indoor Air & Water Quality Panel Discussion

ibemc — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 10:59:33 +0000

Watch the video coverage of the Indoor Air & Water Quality panel discussion from our 2011 Annual Conference for free by clicking here. It features Building Biology Environmental Consultant and certified public health inspector Anne Stewart, the board certified mold inspectors and remediators (IAQA) Steve and Mark Levy, council certified microbial and mold inspector, Building Biology Environmental Consultant and aerospace engineer Dan Stih, and Peter Sierck, who holds over a dozen certifications in the remediation of indoor contaminates that are harmful to human health.

Click here to watch the deeply informative IAQA discussion, and then post your comments to this page.

IBE Conference 2011 and You!

ibemc — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 01:43:45 +0000

Solutions for Creating Healthy Buildings, our 2011 North American Building Biology Conference, concluded last week. It was an exhilarating five-day event, with world famous keynote speakers, seventeen expert panelists, a full day presentation of the science and research that led to the development of the concept known as Earthing, and a two day seminar that introduced the nuts and bolts of IBE’s Healthy Home Standard 2011.

If you were there, here’s the place to post your comments, suggestions, and wish-list! Click “Leave a comment” below, to get started.

Should Cell Phones Be Banned From Children?

ibemc — Sat, 18 Jun 2011 18:12:34 +0000

The Parliamentary Assembly in Europe concluded on May 6th—after an in-depth examination of evidence—that cell phones and Wi-Fi should be banned in schools. Why? Because of their “potentially harmful” effects on humans…especially “little” humans. And in breaking news today, the World Health Organization is now labeling mobile phones a “carcinogenic hazard”—like lead and chloroform.

Children are always the most vulnerable victims of environmental pollution. For instance, because of their size, they absorb 50 percent more air pollution than adults. When it comes to EMFs, studies have shown that their inner skulls and bones allow them to absorb twice the amount of radiation as an adult. EMFs can more deeply penetrate their brain tissue, which is more conductive than an adult’s because it contains a higher concentration of fluid and ions. One study found that a cell phone call lasting only two minutes causes brain hyperactivity that persists for an hour in children.

Because they’re growing 24/7, children’s cells are dividing at breakneck speed. The more cells that divide, the greater the risk for damage at critical junctures. EMFs can cause breaks in the blood-brain barrier, which is more permeable in children. That breach can allow toxins to travel to the brain through the bloodstream and can result in oxidative stress, damage to nerve tissue, and adverse effects to brain hormones such as dopamine and serotonin.

Reprinted with the kind permission of Edge on Health and Dr. Ann Louise Gittleman.

Protect Your Child, Protect Yourself

ibemc — Thu, 26 May 2011 15:11:51 +0000

Children today are still coming into contact with carcinogenic chemicals that were eliminated by law from their pajamas 30 years ago. 80% of baby mattresses, high chairs, and car seats (among many other baby products still on the market today) were found to contain flame-retardant chemicals that were long ago deemed too dangerous, according to research published last week in Environmental Science & Technology. Researchers tested 101 baby products and found that the vast majority contained known and identifiable carcinogenic flame retardants. Click here to read the article.

Do you know of similar article or studies, or have you had a personal experience with carcinogens in baby products? Please share with us and our readers by clicking below to “Leave a comment”.

Autism Rising, Autism Raging

ibemc — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:52:54 +0000

The National Institute of Mental Health is currently conducting $120 million worth of research into autism. The medical director coordinating the research has said that what has become increasingly clear is that some environmental factor is, or many environmental factors are, interacting with certain gene types, yielding who knows how many different pathways to the same disease. And although many parents think they know with instinctual certainty what that factor was in their own child, researchers haven’t yet found anything that looks like a smoking gun.

Do you have a child with autism, or do you know someone who has such a child? Please share with us here what you’ve learned or been told by your doctor, by clicking on Leave a comment, below.

Global Campaign for Safer Cell Phones

ibemc — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 17:05:17 +0000

The Environmental Health Trust (EHT), an environmental nonprofit in Canada, is set to launch its Global Campaign for Safer Cell Phones all across Canada. According to its president, Devra Lee Davis, PhD, MPH, EHT is taking the lead in alerting “the planet’s five billion cell phone customers that heavy use of phones next to the body increases infertility, cancer and neurological problems.”

The U.S. remains far behind its neighbor on this issue, yet we as individuals can take the initiative to push us as a nation toward joining in and leading the information campaign. Share your thoughts on this here by leaving a comment, let us know what you are doing and would like to see done.

You are what you clean with. . .

ibemc — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 01:43:49 +0000

Are toxic chemicals impairing children’s ability to learn? Is your home a stew of triggers for neuro-developmental disorders that cause cognitive and psycho-motor disabilities in children? Read this compelling article in Orion Magazine, and let us know what you think by clicking to leave a comment on this posting.

Lacing Your Air

ibemc — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:48:33 +0000

We’ve all seen Chemtrails in the sky and thought they were innocent contrails, those long puffy white lines of water vapor left when jets pass overhead. Yet chemtrails, tinged with oranges, yellows or purples and reflecting oily rainbows in them, are chemical laden; and they linger far longer in the sky than the harmless contrails. They are found much lower than contrails (below 10,000 feet), can create “cloud systems” 60 miles long. Analysis has shown them to contain powdered aluminum, barium, and pathogens.

A fascinating documentary has been produced that explores the murky world of chemtrails, also known as atmospheric geo-engineering. The full documentary, titled What in the World Are They Spraying!, is available online at: vimeo.com/16219493. Watch the video, post your comments here, tell us how you feel about it.

Is Plastic By Any Other Name Still A Poison?

ibemc — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 21:38:00 +0000

The USDA will be introducing its new eco label, this spring, to identify such products as water bottles and grocery bags that were made with bio-based ingredients (primarily corn). These products decompose instead of requiring recycling, and will carry the logo above, and read: “USDA Certified Biobased Product.” Some of these products, currently available, can even be composted along with other food waste. But. . . are they safe?

Plastic containers leech BP-A into their contents; BP-A is a known endocrine disruptor that the Canadian government in 2010 listed as a toxic substance. Will these new plastic bottles that earn the USDA eco label also contain BP-A? If you have verifiable info, we want to hear from you. Please click below to leave comment, and include any links you may have.