The use of clove oil to kill mould is something few households question. Like so many Wives Tales however, there is little basis for this assumption. Clove oil like many essential oils (rosemary, cinnamon, tea tree and oregano), have antifungal properties which are used as...
Lead in plumbing pipes was thought to bring about the demise of the Roman Empire. In the early 1900’s, it was common practice to use lead pipes for plumbing. Lead in drinking water may arise from these sources Lead solder used on metal pipe such as...
Electromagnetic Fields part 1 Electromagnetic Fields part 2 Mould Part One Mould Part Two ...
Recently my vacuum cleaner broke down...
Few people question the adverse health effects associated with wireless technologies. Why would they? Surely the authorities would have assessed its safety before the technology blanketed our cities, schools and households? Remarkably concerns about wireless technologies have been raised by progressive governments including Germany, Austria...
Here are Nicole's publications and articles. Expert clinicians perspective on environmental medicine (Env. Health & Preventive Medicine Journal, 2018) ASBB submission to Parliamentary inquiry into biotoxin-related illness and mould (2018) Healthy Home Healthy Family (3rd edition, 2018) Environmental Chemical Assessment in Clinical Practice (Int. Journal of Env. Research & Public Health, 2016) Children’s...
A new report links BPA to the rapid rise in breast cancer in the past 40 years and calls for the banning of its use in food packaging and beverages (Breast Cancer Fund UK, 2013). Read more.....
From cloth and paper (cellulose) in ancient times, to glass, metal and plastics in modern day life, food packaging has undergone profound changes in the past 50 years. We have been provided with ever more lighter materials that make it easier to open, store, reseal,...
Children are uniquely susceptible to electromagnetic fields because they have thinner skulls, higher metabolic rates, and immature immune and nervous systems. In addition, in light of how young they are initially being exposed to EMFs, they will be exposed to these frequencies for much...
Over the years, I have often been asked about my opinion on microwave ovens as a way to heat food. Remarkably, as part of my research I discovered that Soviet Russia banned microwave ovens for heating food in 1976, however they were reinstated in 1987...