Reader Question: Is MDF dangerous?
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The Body
Food and Weight Loss #3
Many things are complex carbohydrates. Paper and wood for example, but you can’t eat them? In terms of food, complex …
Food and Weight Loss #2
Perhaps the biggest myth in terms of food and weight loss is the notion that to lose weight you simply …
Food and Weight Loss #1
Fat is a chemical. So if we want to remove it, we must first understand what it is, and how …
Chemicals We Put On Our Bodies #1: Makeup and Perfume.
Many people are concerned about chemicals in the world around them. Whether it be fly sprays or cleaning compounds some …
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The Great Whitening Toothpaste Con
Last month CHOICE lifted the lid on whitening toothpastes. They pointed out, quite rightly, that the ingredients in so-called “whitening …
Beetroot Juice and Sport
Rugby League coach Des Hasler famously made his players drink beetroot juice before a game. The first thing you may …
The Chemistry of Random Breath Testing #2
On today’s radio show I said that all positive alcohol breath tests must be confirmed with a blood test before …
The Chemistry of Random Breath Testing
Under new legislation in Western Australia your licence is now revoked immediately if you return a blood alcohol reading of …