
Learn about the birth of the chemical industries, which started with the synthetic dye industry only a couple hundred years ago. It started with the color purple, now the chemical industries provide nearly all of humanity's needs.
Learn about the mystical creation of the periodic table, that came to the chemist Dmitri Mendeleev in a dream.
Learn why underground substances, or products of extractivism, are toxic to the environment and the human body.
Learn about the Philosopher's Stone, and how it was discovered, transforming ancient alchemy into the chemical industry.
From petroleum is derived nearly all consumer products on the market - also called petrochemicals. Most people don't realize that the synthetic world surrounding us, including pharmaceuticals & food additives, are actually derived from petroleum.
Learn why the plethora of petrochemicals that surround us is problematic for human health. Petrochemicals are made from cracking the hydrocarbon molecule into free radicals, which is akin to cracking open Pandora's Box.
Learn how cancer is linked to the hydrocarbon molecule of fossil fuels and petrochemicals.
The chemical industries have not only caused degenerative disease and epidemics, but also global warming which now threatens every person on earth.
Learn why it is important to read food labels.
Learn what are the top most dangerous chemicals that have absolutely no place in a healthy lifestyle.
Learn why aluminum should be avoided.
Learn about BPA and why it should be avoided.
Learn why tap water should not be considered potable.
Learn the dangers of reverse osmosis water.
Learn why we should stop using single-use plastics in our personal lives.
Learn why styrofoam should be avoided.
Learn why synthetic oils should not be consumed.
Artificial sweeteners wreak havoc on the human body and are linked to obesity, diabetes, and even psychological disorders like depression.
Learn why you should avoid high fructose corn syrup.
Learn why good nutrition is absolutely essential to health.
In the last couple hundred years, the chemical industries have introduced hundreds of thousands of synthetic chemical compounds into the environment, which have invaded our homes & our bodies - down to our very DNA. This introductory course on healthy living offers an explanation of why we should go chemical-free by providing a unique historical perspective on the chemical industries and why their products became so ubiquitous in the modern world.
It is important to understand where these products come from. For example, most people don't realize that most synthetic chemicals are petrochemicals - or derived from petroleum. This is problematic because in the process of creating chemicals from the hydrocarbon molecule of fossil fuels, a whole host of free radicals were created as well. Free radicals are the reason for the oxidative stress and inflammation than underlies nearly all degenerative disease, and even underlies the ageing process itself. The carbon atom also has a propensity to uncontrolled growth, the same trait that characterizes a cancerous tumor. Cancer is now an epidemic - destined to afflict 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women in the United States. These numbers are astounding and can only be understood if the source of chemical products and a little chemistry are understood as well.
Just as humans in the past exposed themselves to substance like lead, mercury, and asbestos, without realizing their toxicity, humans today are exposing themselves daily to highly hazardous and dangerous substances. This course covers the worst of these toxins that should be avoided and that have no place in a healthy lifestyle.
In this Chemical Age, we must be vigilant to safeguard our health. Ignorance is not bliss when it comes to health. The first step in avoiding degenerative disease is to understand, recognize, and avoid, the worst toxic offenders.