Detox Articles

Ten Sources of Hazardous Waste You May Not Have Thought Of
Any kind of waste product that is dangerous to the environment or to people is classified as hazardous waste. Anything that can catch fire, that can corrode and that can react in a dangerous way is a hazardous material. In America, we create several hundred million tons of these dangerous waste products in just one [...]

Understanding Natural Sleep Therapy
You can’t be truly healthy if you are not sleeping enough but not everyone can sleep well without help. Many of us struggle with sleep problems every night. Often, we think that medication is the answer to our sleep problems whether it is over-the-counter medication or a prescription from our doctor. The problem with these medications [...]

Natural Methods to Control Fleas and Ticks
If you have pets, you have probably experienced a flea and tick problem at some point. Some animals get heavily infested with fleas and ticks but most have at least a bite or two in their lives. The most common products to control fleas and ticks are flea collars and other products that contain pesticides. [...]

Fight Depression with Serotonin Boosting Foods
Often, if we are depressed, we turn to food for comfort. Food can be a useful tool to fight depression if you are eating the right kinds of foods. Some foods are thought to be effective at fighting depression. What is Serotonin? Serotonin is an important brain chemical. It is a neurotransmitter and it regulates our sleep [...]

How to Do Chemical-Free Housekeeping
When the majority of us clean the house, we use a lot of different chemicals. Most of us have cleaning products like bleach and ammonia under our sinks and other products with chemicals we can’t even pronounce or know nothing about. While the chemical-filled cleaning products might do a good job of keeping our house [...]

How to Achieve Natural Headache Relief
We all get headaches from time to time. If you are lucky, a headache rarely happens to you. Others are not so lucky and have headaches on a regular basis. We all know how difficult it can be to get through the day with a headache that you just can’t shake. There are a lot of [...]

Dangerous Mercury and Lead in Electronics
There is so much new technology in our society that it is hard to keep track of and more are coming out every month. In the recent past, it was a big deal to have a color TV. Now the average home has several HDTVs, DVD players, computers and a few different gaming systems. Everyone [...]

How Many Harmful Chemicals are in Your Home?
There are dangerous chemicals everywhere these days. Some companies have been in trouble for polluting our waters with harmful chemicals. Farmers are realizing how harmful the chemicals they use on their crops can really be. Landfills have become hazardous waste zones because of the amount of dangerous chemicals dumped in them each year. Your home [...]

Healthy Power Snacks Kids Will Love
Like many kids, your child probably comes home hungry after school and wants sweets and other unhealthy snacks. Kids need snacks because they are growing so fast but they need healthy snacks, not snacks full of sugar. The snacks you give your child need to provide him with the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients his [...]

Keeping Your Cleaning Products Simple
You probably have never looked at the ingredients and the warnings on the cleaning products you use but you definitely should. Most of the ingredients are probably things you can’t pronounce and don’t know. These chemicals are used to make the cleaners more effective, to give them color, to preserve them and to give them [...]