Pharmaceutical ingredients have been detected–sometimes at physiologically active levels–in rivers and waterways all over the world. Despite the ubiquity of the problem, few countries are taking action (Image: Lightspring/Shutterstock)
The
world has a drug problem. A drug pollution problem, that is.
Infiltration
of potentially bioactive drug metabolites into waterways and groundwater is a
widespread and growing phenomenon affecting nearly every region of the planet.
According
to a recent worldwide study, active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) have been
detected in streams and rivers on every continent, including Antarctica,
sometimes in concentrations that could have physiological effects on humans.
People living with chronic digestive disorders like inflammatory bowel disease often figure out the hard way—by trial and error—which food groups trigger their symptom flares. And since many go for years without competent medical and nutritional guidance, they rely on their own experience, the advice of friends, or online information to create their own elimination […]
Written by Sally LaMont, ND, LAc, Contributing Writer
Artichokes are the edible flower buds of a thistle plant called Cynara scolymus. The botanical name derives from a Greek myth about Zeus, who fell in love with a beautiful woman named Cynara. The story goes that Zeus was visiting his brother Poseidon one day on a small Aegean island, when he came upon the […]
A healthy immune system naturally regulates
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