Detox Category - Dr. Axe

Mercury Poisoning Symptoms & How to Avoid or Recover from Them

Mercury poisoning is the result of exposure to mercury, a heavy metal that's seriously toxic to our health. Numerous studies have shown that high exposure to mercury changes and poisons the central nervous system, which can result in irritability, fatigue, ...

Atrazine: the Most Common Toxic Contaminant in Our Water

Almost all of us go out of the way to avoid harmful toxins and poisons: We wouldn’t leave bleach near a toddler, for instance, and most of know about the dangers of Monsanto Roundup. But what ...

The Best Natural Cleaning Products to Limit Your Toxin Exposure

While cleaning products are meant to clean, their impact on your health may be a little more than you bargained for within your home and body. Many of us were raised to use some of the ...

FDA Bans Triclosan & 18 Other Antibacterial Soap Ingredients

With mountains of data suggesting the antibacterial soap chemical triclosan is a toxic ripoff and completely unnecessary for everyday use, the Food and Drug Administration finally announced it's banning the ingredient in consumer hand and ...

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer? What You Need to Know

Do cell phones cause cancer? As with any type of science looking at this type of issue, it's going to take decades to come to a definitive conclusion. Meanwhile, though, more and more studies are ...

Are Your Favorite Eco-Cleaners Toxic?

There's nothing better than opening the door and stepping into a tidy house after a long day's work. But our quest for cleanliness — I call it living in the Age of Oversanitation — is doing ...

Take Painkillers Often? Here’s How to Avoid Ibuprofen Overdose

When you hear the word "overdose," images of hard drugs or powerful prescription medications probably come to mind. And chances are, you've never even thought about an ibuprofen overdose, but it turns out that not ...