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Is It Time to Reform the Toxic Substances Control Act?

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Published Jun 30, 2016

The Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (TSCA for short) is a federal law in the United States that gives the nation’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the authority to set, maintain, and enforce regulations related to the use of chemical substances. The regulation does not include any oversight into areas of food, drugs, cosmetics, or pesticides, but it does cover many industrial chemicals. Today, however, there are many who believe that the TSCA does not extend sufficient powers to the EPA to effectively protect the public at large from the […]

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Evidence Mounts on Roundup’s Link to Liver and Kidney Damage

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Oct 5, 2015

One of the world's most popular herbicide – Roundup – is making its way back into the headlines in regards to its health and environmental effects. Monsanto, the producer of Roundup (glyphosate), claims this herbicide is safe; however, study after study from independent researchers is showing the exact opposite. A new research study is showing that small amounts of exposure – up to thousands of times lower than permitted in drinking water in the U.S. – can produce unfavorable and concerning effects in the liver and kidneys. Could this study […]

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New Chapter Selling Out to Procter and Gamble

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Oct 5, 2015

We at Global Healing were sad to learn that New Chapter was recently bought by the global corporate conglomerate Procter and Gamble [1]. As a result, Global Healing will no longer carry New Chapter products. We cannot support a corporation we feel is detrimental to the environment and human health and we cannot be confident that the quality of New Chapter products will be maintained over the long-term. (more…)

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Help the Organic Consumer’s Association Fight for GMO Labeling on Food

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Oct 2, 2015

Glyphosate, the ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup, is the most heavily used herbicide on GMO crops. In 2007 (the most recent year for which data is available), U.S. farmers used 88,000 tons of glyphosate. Not accounting for increased use, that adds up to 580,000 tons of glyphosate dumped onto our food and into our soil and water in the past six years alone. (more…)

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Study: Eating Organic Limits Toxic Pesticide Exposure

By Dr. Edward Group, DC
Updated Mar 20, 2015

Although they are extremely toxic, organophosphate pesticides remain some of the most commonly used insecticides today. A variety of fruits and vegetables are regularly treated with organophosphates, including green beans, apples, grapes, and peaches. (more…)

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