Jan 25, 2019Karen Wang, PhD
If you’re into documentaries and want to learn more about how Dupont has covered up the harmful health effects of Teflon, may we suggest The Devil We Know? It’s on Netflix and watching it will definitely give you the extra motivation you need to never use...
Nov 9, 2018Karen Wang, PhD
As you all know, we here at Because Health love to make decisions backed by science, so we are excited that more people in Congress now do, too. Congrats to Chrissy Houlihan, Jeff van Drew, @laurenaunderwood, @teamcasten, Elaine Luria, @joecunninghamsc, and...
Sep 21, 2018Because Health
Thank you for everything you did this summer, Erica …#becausehealth #intern #internship#bestintern #Repost @columbiapublichealth ・・・#science can be hard to understand. It doesn’t have to be. Erica Chung, a #columbiamsph student, is using her passion for...
Sep 6, 2018Because Health
Researchers have found that different substances, that they like to call obesogens, can also play a role in your body’s ability to maintain a healthy weight. These obesogens can affect things like if and when your body feels full or processes sugar. Some easy...
Aug 3, 2018Because Health
The chemicals can lead to things like obesity, cause vaccines to work less effectively, and increase rates of ADHD. A few simple changes you can make are using wax paper instead of plastic wrap, switching from plastic to glass food containers, and washing hands before...
Jun 1, 2018Because Health
Phthalates are often added to plastics to make them more flexible (like in rubber duckies), but they also often are added to products designed to smell pretty in an effort to make the scent stick and last longer. Learn more about what they are and how to avoid them...
Apr 11, 2018Emma Zang-Schwartz, MPH
We did all the research on safe, non-toxic all purpose cleaners and found 9 you can easily buy online or in a store, so when you go shopping you don’t have to stand there guessing or reading labels to figure out which is best.
Apr 11, 2018Emma Zang-Schwartz, MPH
Maybe you’ve heard of different organizations doing something called biomonitoring. Maybe you have been biomonitored but aren’t sure what it means. Or, maybe you have been worried about your own amount of contact with certain chemicals and Googled how to...
