Modern Serenity

Happy New Year! How about making a New Years resolution to live a little more naturally to improve your health, the health of others, and the environment.

The EPA and US Department of Agriculture are promoting the use of waste from coal fired power plants as fertilizer for crop fields. Farmers have been told that the white chalky waste known as synthetic gypsum, can be used safely on their fields to loosen soil and fertilize crops destine for human consumption. Synthetic gypsum [...]

Written By: Dr. John Salerno The Huffington Post I recommend organic foods for my weight loss patients because I want them to eat nutrient dense foods, thus you have to begin with the dirt. The overuse of pesticides, herbicides, and other chemical additives for the growth of monoculture genetically modified crops, including corn, soy, rice, [...]

From all of us here at Modern Serenity, happy holidays!

Preliminary research indicates that phthalates, a common chemical in plastics, may be a causing the abnormal growth of breasts in males. The study was published in the medical journal Pediatrics, in which boys with abnormally enlarged breasts were found to have 2.8 to 25 times the levels of phthalates in their blood than those with [...]

Here is an infographic of where the world’s resources reside by country. Click the graphic for a larger and more readable size. For more personal finance images visit Mint.com’s Financial Blog.

There is a good chance that some of the cosmetics and personal care products in your cabinets contain unsafe ingredients. If you buy well-known brand name cosmetics, look at the ingredients label of the products and more often then not you will find an ingredient that ends with the word paraben. There are many types [...]

Its long been known that mattresses contain many chemicals that are questionable on the health front. Now, all-natural and organic mattresses that promise to be chemical free are available, but with a hefty price tag. Some go for upwards of $5000. For most of us who can’t afford such a luxury there are some steps [...]

Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) consist of up to two-hundred-and-nine individual chlorinated chemicals. In the U.S, many commercial PCB mixtures are also known as Aroclor. They exist as oils or liquids that usually appear to be clear or a light yellow color. PCBs and are also odorless and can exist as vapors in the air. The chemicals [...]

The average American’s diet contains an Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio of 16:1, or 16 times the amount of omega-6′s to 3′s. Compare this to the recommended ratio for optimal health of 4:1 and a clear dilemma arises. This is a particular problem because too many omega-6 fatty acids compared to omega-3′s leads to inflammation throughout the [...]