Resources on Environmental Health

The WiFi Blues
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Wireless broadband Internet access is all the rage. The noise is drowning out concerns for this technology's risks. Originally published in the July 2007 Townsend Letter.

Sick Buildings
PHO #14

While scientists search for diagnostic criteria, increasing numbers of people suffer from sick building syndrome.

Health as a Commodity
PHO #14

We’ve been conditioned to think that health comes from the individual consumption choices we make. But it also comes from what we do together.

Pollution, Body Fat, and Blood Sugar
PHO #13

The dramatic rise in obesity and diabetes point clearly to environmental causes.

Chemical Exposures and Breast Cancer
PHO #13

As money and attention are lavished on treatment and screening, little is done about the environmental causes of breast cancer.

The Multitasking Myth
PHO #13

Our biology can interfere with performing several tasks at the same time—such as driving while talking on a cellphone.

Radiation Protection?
PHO #12

Radiation Protection? A study of how some bacteria survive extreme radiation suggests how humans might do the same.

Beef and Babies
PHO #12

Beef and Babies: The more industrial beef a mom eats while pregnant, the more likely her son is to have health problems.

Is There an Autism Epidemic?
PHO #12

Is There an Autism Epidemic? The CDC's estimate sheds little light on whether the rate of autism is increasing.

Drugs in the Water
PHO #11

Drugs in the Water: Pharmaceuticals are finding their way into our drinking water

Health and Plastics
PHO #11

Health and Plastics: Health risks from phthalates and bisphenol A spoil the convenience of plastics

Antioxidant Myths
PHO #11

Antioxidant Myths: Biased reporting on biased research foster the myth that antioxidants don't work

Health and Toxins
PHO #10

Health Inequity and Toxic Load: A study finds that the English are healthier than Americans at 40% the cost for medical care. The authors cite Americans' greater stress. But what about Americans' exposure to toxins?

Epigenetics and Proteomics
PHO #9

Epigenetics and Proteomics: The human genome was mapped 10 years ago. It's unlocked far less than expected. Researchers have turned to the complicated science of how gene expression is controlled... with nutrients.

Smog
PHO #3

Smog, Deadlier Than Ever: Recent research shows that smog is riskier business than we had ever imagined

From Radio Frequency to Bug Spray

Protecting citizen health from corporate power. An interview with film makers Mary Beth Branagan and James Heddle from EON Ecological Options Network. Resources: Ecological Options Networ www.eon3.net; resources on environmental health, resources on radiation, and resources on health politics and advocacy

Living Like an Immortal

Health educator Layna Berman contests the major myth of aging: that degeneration is inevitable. And she offers suggestions for healthy longevity from the inside out. Resources: Resources on aging, resources on food, diet, and nutrition, resources on exercise and musculoskeletal health, resources on environmental health, resources on hormones, women’s health, and men’s health, and resources on mind, mood, and stress.

Hypersensitivity

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss hypersensitivity both to chemicals and electromagnetic fields. The hour includes a review of the science and practical solutions for identifying the source of symptoms and prudent mitigation. Resources: Scientific articles discussed on the show; resources on allergies, resources on environmental health, resources on EMF, resources on chronic illness, and The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

Pesticides in Your Food

Organic farmer Will Allen, PhD, author of The War on Bugs discusses the hidden history of how the use of chemicals in food production has been a triumph of manipulation and a failure of science. Resources: The War on Bugs by Will Allen; The War on Bugs websitewww.thewaronbugsbook.com; Organic Consumers Association www.organicconsumers.org; resources on food and on environmental health

Aerial Spraying and Detoxification

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss the risks posed by aerial spraying against the light brown apple moth and other agricultural pests along with detoxication methods for protection against these exposures Resources: Stop the Spraying www.stopthespray.org; resources on environmental health and on detoxification

Eating Sustainably

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss sustainable food choices from the perspective of ecologically and socially sustainable practices in production, distribution, and impact on individual health. Resources: Resources on nutrition and on environmental health; Sustainable Health Institute www.sustainablehealthinstitute.org

Stress Related Illness

Health Educator Layna Berman covers principles for the avoidance and healing of stress related illness. Resources: Resources on mind, mood, and stress, resources on environmental health, and resources on hormones

WiMax: The Next Wireless Exposure

Libby Kelley, Executive Director of the International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety and founder of Council on Wireless Technology Impacts, discusses this latest wireless technology, its risks, and an upcoming meeting of activists and scientists concerned about its spread. Includes extended discussion on self-care not available on the broadcast version. Resources: Council on Wireless Technology Impacts (CWTI) www.energyfields.org, International Commission for Electromagnetic Safety (ICEMS) www.icems.eu, resources on raditation

Bioinitiative: Standards for Electrosmog

Cindy Sage and David O. Carpenter, MD discuss the Bioinitiative Report that proposes better standards for exposure to electromagnetic fields based on the work of leading scientists. Includes extended discussion on self-care not available on the broadcast version. Resources: Bioinitiative Report www.bioinitiative.org; Resources on radiation

Untreatable Chronic Illness: A Breakthrough

Professor of biochemistry and medical science Martin Pall, PhD, author of Explaining Unexplained Illness, discusses his discoveries for chronic illnesses formerly considered untreatable, including a discussion of effective nutrient therapies. Resources: Martin Pall, PhD Washington State University research page; Explaining Unexplained Illnesses by Martin Pall; Resources on chronic illness; Resources on environmental health

Does Green Mean Non-toxic?

Health educators Layna Berman and Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discuss toxic risks in “green” products and describe how to avoid exposures and boost detoxification pathways. Resources: Resources on environmental health and on detoxification; Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough and Michael Baumgart; Environmental Working Group www.ewg.org; Our Stolen Future www.ourstolenfuture.org; Microwave News www.microwavenews.com; Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Healthy Car www.healthycar.org; Toxic at Any Speed by the Ecology Center www.ecocenter.org; A Small Dose of Toxicology www.asmalldoseof.org

Drinking Water

Colin Ingram discusses how to eliminate toxins from your water. Resources: The Drinking Water Book by Colin Ingram

Resistance to Citywide WiFi

Doug Loranger, from San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna Free Union, discusses how citizens are mobilizing against exposure to citywide wireless Internet access. Resources: San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org; Resources on radiation

Furniture Toxins

Health educator Layna Berman is joined by Mike Lavin from European Sleepworks to discuss the hidden toxins in furniture, fabrics, and bedding, and also discuss healthier alternatives. Resources: European Sleepworks www.sleepworks.com;Resources on environmental health

Controlling Pests Without Toxins

Arthur Slater, entomologist and retired pest control director at UC Berkeley, discusses how to control residential pests without the use of toxins. Resources: Resources on environmental health

High EMF Risk from Personal Organizers

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage discusses the latest research on wireless technology's possible risks to humans and the environment. PDA exposures from blackberry and treo units, among others, create exceptionally high exposures when worn on or very near the body. She will discuss these exposures, their possible health consequences, and ways to reduce exposure. Resources: Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net; Resources on environmental health and resources on radiation: wireless, EMR, RFR, and ionizing radiation

Public Health and Toxic Waste

David O. Carpenter MD, director of the Institute for Health and the Environment at the University of Albany, where he is also professor of environmental health and toxicology and former dean of the School of Public Health, discusses where and how people are exposed to environmental stressors and what role of public health institutions in protecting us. Resources: Institute for Health and the Environment www.albany.edu/ihe/; Resources on environmental health, resources on detoxification, resources on diabetes, resources on heart health, resources on chronic illness, and resources on EMF and radiation

Detoxification

Health educator Layna Berman discusses the body's natural detoxification pathways and how to boost them using nutrients. Resources: Resources on detoxification and addiction and on environmental health

Fluoride Dangers

Chemist Paul Connett, PhD, from Fluoride Action Network discusses the dangers of fluoride and the history of its introduction. Resources: Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson and the Fluoride Action Network www.fluoridealert.org

Health Risks from Nonionizing Radiation

Researcher Henry Lai, PhD of the University of Washington discusses the latest research on the health risks from wireless technologies. Resources: Resources on radiation

Eating Seasonally and Locally

Chef Jessica Prentice discusses the principles of sustainable eating. Resources: Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection by Jessica Prentice and Wise Food Ways www.wisefoodways.com

Healthy Home Inspection

Environmental economist and health educator Jeffry Fawcett, PhD discusses how to identify and control exposures to pollutants, toxins, allergens, molds, and nonionizing radiation in the home and office. Resources: Resource on environmental health

EMF Health News

Louis Slesin, publisher of Microwave News, discusses current developments in industry and science concerning the health effects of non-ionizing radiation. Resources: Microwave News www.microwavenews.com

Poisoned Progress

Randall Fitzgerald discusses his book The Hundred-Year Lie about modern life increasing toxic body burden. The show includes how to identify exposures and detoxification support. Resources: The Hundred-Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald http://www.hundredyearlie.com

Dirty Electricity and EMF Health Dangers

Magda Havas, BSc, PhD, Associate Professor of Environmental and Resource Studies, Trent University, Ontario, Canada discusses low dose radiation health effects. Resources: Publications by Dr. Havas www.electricalpollution.com and www.stop-emf.ca; Graham Stetzer filters www.stetzerelectric.com and www.getpurepower.ca; Resources on radiation

Non-Toxic Home

Architect Carol Venolia and Susan Bahl from Natural Home Design Center discuss creating a non-toxic home and office. Resources: Natural Home Design Center website; Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: How to Bring Your House into Harmony With Nature by Carol Venolia and Kelly Lerner www.naturalremodeling.com

The Science of RFR Health Risks

Olle Johansson, MD associate professor in the Experimental Dermatology Unit, Department of Neuoscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden discusses new research about the dangers of exposure to radio frequency radiation from cell phones and wireless technologies. Resources: Resources on radiation

Where You're Exposed and What to Do: EMF and RFR

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage and medical journalist B. Blake Levitt offer practical alternatives and protection from electrosmog exposure. Resources: Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Blake Levitt's website blakelevitt.com; Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net

Wireless Public Health Crisis

Medical journalist Blake Levitt, activist Jan Newton, president of the EMR Policy Institute, and activist Doug Loranger, maker of the film Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco, discuss the very disturbing science showing wireless technology's dangers and how the public can protect itself. Resources: Electromagnetic Fields: A Consumer's Guide to the Issues and How to Protect Ourselves by B. Blake Levitt; Blake Levitt's website blakelevitt.com; EMR Policy Institute; www.emrpolicy.org; Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco a film by Doug Loranger, DVD availble at the Free Speech Network; San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org

Electrosmog

Researcher Olle Johansson, MD, associate professor in the Department of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, discusses long term studies showing the adverse health effects of exposure to radio frequency radiation from wireless technologies. Activist Doug Loranger discusses his film Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco and community activism against citywide wireless broadband Internet access. Resources: EMFacts Consultancy (Australia) www.emfacts.com; ; Bad Reception: The Wireless Revolution in San Francisco a film by Doug Loranger, DVD availble at the Free Speech Network; San Francisco Neighborhood Antenna-Free Union www.antennafreeunion.org

Health Effects of Radiation from All Sources

Ernest Sternglass, PhD, physicist and anti-nuclear activist since the 1950s, discusses what we know about the dangerous effects of radiation from all sources . Resources: Radiation and Public Health Project www.radiation.org

Public Health Risk from Depleted Uranium

Leuren Moret, expert witness at the International Criminal Tribunal for Afghanistan, and physicist Ernest J. Sternglass, PhD discuss the public health risks to soldiers and civilians from depleted uranium drift. Resources: Beyond Treason www.beyondtreason.com

Smart Exposures: Understanding Risks from EMF & RFR

Cindy Sage of Sage Associates, environmental consultants and public policy researchers, discusses the research and encourages prudence regarding exposure to radiation from cell phones and electromagnetic fields Resources: Sage Associates www.sageassociates.net

Indoor Air Pollution

Put a well person in a sick building and you get a sick person! Health educator Layna Berman discusses how to protect yourself at home and at work. Resources: Resources on environmental health

Ecological Medicine Update

Kenny Ausubel, founder of the Bioneers Conference, discusses his newest book: a collection from the proceedings from a conference on a new movement in health care. Resources: Ecological Medicine edited by Kenny Ausubel and the Bioneers Conference www.bioneers.org

Health, the Built Environment, Obesity, and Exercise

Health educator Layna Berman extemporaneously discusses health and the built environment, and obesity and exercise. Resources: Resources on environmental health, obesity, and exercise

The Effect of Lead and Mercury Exposure

Dr. Richard Canfield of Cornell discusses his research indicating that there might be no safe level of lead exposure; and Dr. Phillipe Grandjean of Harvard and the University of Southern Denmark discusses his research on methyl mercury exposure from fish and other sources.

Hormone Deception

D. Lindsey Berkson, consulting scholar, discusses how everyday foods and products are endangering our health Resources: Hormone Deception by D. Lindsey Berkson

Fatal Harvest: The Tragedy of Industrial Agriculture

Monica Moore, co-director of Pesticide Action Network and Dave Henson, director of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center discuss corrective measure for our farm crisis

Animal Self-Medication

Researcher Dr. Cindy Engel, PhD, discusses how wild animals medicate themselves Resources: Wild Health by Cindy Engel

Non-Toxic Approaches to Residential Pests

Arthur Slater, entomologist and integrated pest management expert from UC Berkeley, discusses non-toxic, alternative approaches to residential pest management

Ecological Medicine

Kenny Ausubel, founder of the Bioneers Conference discusses the future of healing using ecological medicine Resources: Ecological Medicine edited by Kenny Ausubel and the Bioneers Conference www.bioneers.org

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature

Science writer, Janine Benyus Resources: Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine Benyus

Cell Phones & Cordless Technology: Are They a Danger to Our Children?

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation

Medical Radiation

Dr. John Gofman PhD discusses new research on the increased dangers of medical radiation.

Non-Toxic Gardening

Ralph Zingaro, Bioscape

Safe Seafood

Dr. Steven Webster, Senior Marine Biologist at the Monterery Aquarium discusses safe and sustainable seafood options

Are Cell Phones Safe?

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation

The Hazards of Cell Phones and EMFs

Environmental consultant Cindy Sage of Sage EMF Design discusses the dangers of cell and cordless phones as well as other sources of EMF radiation

The Hidden Dangers of Residential Pesticides

Entomologist, Arthur Slater MS, Instructor Structural Pest Control U.C. Berkeley and Justin Ruben, Pesticide Watch

Environmentally Healthy Home

David Kibbey, Natural Building Consultant

Safe Drinking Water

Colin Ingram discusses safe drinking water. Resources: The Drinking Water Book by Colin Ingram

Creating a Non-toxic Home and Office

David Kibbey, Nat. Building Ntwrk and David Bierman, Accupuncturist

Examining Environmental Illness

Richard Shames M.D. and Debra Dadd-Redalia,