Five Ways to Reduce Your Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
In this video, Dr. Aly Cohen, founder of The Smart Human, discusses many of the everyday chemicals in our food, drinking water, cookware, cleaning products, personal care products, and even in the air we breathe are not tested for safety that can cause both short and long-term health issues. Here are five things you can […]
Meal Prepping May Actually Be Sabotaging Your Diet
If your Sunday nights are dedicated to meal prepping for the week ahead, you’re part of a mighty group of health nuts. The planning ahead of meals is a main tip of weight loss coaches, food bloggers, and nutritionists. Indeed, meal prepping’s popularity has exploded on social media. On Instagram alone there are 5.5 million […]
Understanding Disease Through Gut Microbiome – Oxford Medicine Article by Dr. Aly Cohen
The gut microbiome, composed of various fungi, viruses, and bacteria, is a vital part of the human host. Taking centre stage, with regard to understanding disease and what causes chronic medical conditions and symptoms, the gut microbiome can play a significant role in the intestinal immune system and inflammation. Research is being carried out to […]
Why Teens Are the Best Audience for Environmental Health Information! Princeton High School Lecture Series
In this Princeton Community Television interview, Dr. Aly Cohen discusses her new 6-lecture environmental health series that she is presenting at Princeton High School.
Education in Environmental Health a Needed Tool In Ongoing Efforts to Grow Healthy Children in U.S.
To the Editor: Every day, the United States alone uses or imports about 42 million pounds of synthetic chemicals. There are more than 84,000 compounds approved for commercial use in the U.S., most of which have never been tested for toxicity. A 2011 Policy Statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics acknowledges that the […]
How To Make Our Drinking Water Safer
In this video, Dr. Aly Cohen discusses how to make our drinking water safer. Since so many water contaminants are not removed from water treatment cleaning processes, Dr. Cohen recommends that we always filter our water at the point of use, which is our faucet, as well discussing several other clean water techniques. Every night […]