Welcome back to the Babies Online Blog! If you haven’t already, be sure to subscribe to our RSS feed and be the first to get breaking parenting news and take advantage of our member only giveaways. Thanks for visiting!Many concerned parents of Autistic children are rejoicing as U.S. health officials finally advocate a [...]
Tags: autism, chelation, mercury, metals, vaccine
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Pesticides in fruits and vegetables? Growth hormones in milk? BPA in water bottles? These are just some of the health issues that we are worried about and try to avoid. But what we probably don’t know is that our pets can be carriers of toxins, too.
This is based on the study of a Washington-based Environmental [...]
Tags: cats, dogs, industrial chemicals, mercury, pets, toxins
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Attention, sushi lovers. So much for the Okinawan diet. Your favorite delicacy might actually be contaminated with mercury.
A survey by the New York Times in October last year showed that mercury in tuna sushi is, in some cases, way above the safety levels set by the Environmental Protection Agency. The Times sampled and tested sushi [...]
Tags: mercury, sushi, tuna
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Remember Julie Fletcher`s post about the link between autism and mercury? Here `s a study that supports her urge to ?get over it.?
Thimerosal is a mercury-containing substance used as a preservative for vaccines. It was feared that vaccination can actually cause mercury-related disorders including autism. That`s why since 1999, thimerosal was banned from childhood vaccines [...]
Tags: mercury, thimerosal, vaccines
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Recent government studies have supported previous findings which advise pregnant women to limit their intake of fish in order to lower their risk of exposure to mercury and other toxic chemicals. Mercury can affect the brain development of a forming baby which is why it is of concern.
In 2004, the EPA and FDA issued [...]
Tags: fish, mercury, Pregnancy, tuna
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