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What Affects Your Immune System?

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I came across this article awhile back: What Does And Doesn’t Affect Immune System.
Scientists know that a number of factors can affect the body’s immune system: poor diet, certain steroids, chronic stress. Now researchers at Michigan State University have discovered that an appetite-controlling hormone also affects the immune system, while natural [...]

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Nonstick Coatings Toxic?

Is it possible that the non-stick coating on your frying pan is carcinogenic? Let’s explore…
Fumes given off by cancer-causing chemicals used to make non-stick frying pans are killing hundreds of pet birds every year, environmentalists say.
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It says the chemicals, perfluorinated compounds, are also contaminating both people and wildlife with grave effects.
Ok, something about this [...]

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