Category Archives: Side Effects
Bad Health Effects of Sunscreen: Cancer?
Our health quote of the day goes to Jane Houlihan, Senior Vice President for Research of the Environmental Working Group (EWG): “Many sunscreens available in the U.S. may be the equivalent of modern-day snake oil, plying customers with claims of broad-spectrum protection but not providing it, while exposing people to potentially hazardous chemicals that can [...]
High Blood Pressure Prevention Tips: No More Softdrinks
Looking for tips on how you can lower your high blood pressure? What about cutting down your soda intake? Yeah, throw out those Cokes, and Pepsis, and Sprites, and all the sugary beverages you’ve been drinking. Says researcher Liwei Chen, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Louisiana State University Health Science Center School of Public [...]
Vitamin D Megadose Bad Side Effects?
Vitamin D is good for our bones and muscles but too much of it may not be a good thing according to a study by Australian scientists at the University of Melbourne. From Time Magazine:
Bad Health Effects: Too Many Vitamins or Vitamin Overdose Causes Cancer?
Quote for the Day: “Taking one multivitamin daily is fine, but a lot of people take way too much because they think if a little is good, a lot must be better. That is just not the case. If you are taking 10 or 100 times the amount in a daily multivitamin, you may be [...]
