My Building Biologist

01/05/2023

What's the most toxic chemical in your body?

Our toxic load has increased dramatically in the past four decades and each generation is born more polluted. Thats an unfortunate fact according to ongoing biomonitoring studies around the world. In 2016 I published a paper in a journal examining the impact of toxicants on human health. It soon bec...

15/12/2021

The fluoride debate has been going on for decades. Only 4 countries continue to fluoridate their water supply (NZ, Australia, USA, Canada), based on the misplaced idea that 'decades of research on fluoride prove it is safe' despite the fact NONE of this research focused on its exposure in utero and consequences on neurodevelopment in children. One thing that has become apparent in the field of toxicology, is that the timing of exposure to toxicants is just as important as the dose, maybe even more so. Two recent studies have demonstrated serious concerns about the impact of drinking fluoridated water during pregnancy on a child's IQ later in life. Drinking filtered water (we use reverse osmosis) is one of the most important health strategies you can employ at home. The US National Toxicology Program will release its final report early 2022. Hopefully it will put this debate to rest.

There is little question that supplemental fluoride strengthens teeth and reduces decay. But at what cost?

25/11/2021

🏠 In case you missed our talk about How to Build a Healthy Home using Building Biology principles, you can watch the recording of the presentation by clicking this link
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Building Biologists - Narelle McDonald and Nicole Bijlsma provide tips on how to build a healthy home. For more information: www.buildingbiology.com.au Trai...

04/11/2021

Latest review paper involving 186,223 children concluded children exposed to elevated AC magnetic fields (>3milligauss) had a doubling in incidence of being diagnosed with any cancer. Areas in the home where you may be exposed to elevated magnetic fields is if your bed is within a metre from the meter panel / smart meter; or if the bedhead backs up on to the wall adjacent to a fridge or inverter; or if you spend time in a living room within 5m of street power lines or tram lines; or if the house is within 300 metres of high voltage transmission lines.

04/11/2021

Informative interview with expert Nicole Bijsma and Dr Sandeep Gupta, an experienced clinician on how to diagnose mould related illness.

Healthy Home Expert Nicole Bijlsma interviews experienced clinician Dr Sandeep Gupta who specialises in environmental-related diseases on the process require...

16/09/2021

'Benzene is one of the most studied and concerning human carcinogens known to science. Its association with forming blood cancers in humans has been shown in numerous studies at trace levels of parts per million and below.
The presence of this known human carcinogen in products widely recommended for the prevention of skin cancer and that are regularly used by adults and children is very troubling.'

Two months after an independent lab, Valisure, released its report, Johnson & Johnson voluntarily recalled five of its products that tested positive for benzene, a known carcinogen.

22/08/2021

Does a science-based, public health-oriented, occupational safety-focused, children-concerned, ecologically protective society allow the use of toxic pesticides that are unnecessary to achieve land management, quality of life and food productivity goals?
Should victims of poisoning have to plead with regulators to protect them?
Should organizations have to fight chemical-by-chemical to achieve basic levels of protection from individual neurotoxic, cancer causing, endocrine-disrupting pesticides?
Of course not. But, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) announcement that it is stopping food uses of the insecticide chlorpyrifos after being registered 65 years ago provides us with an important opportunity for reflection, not just celebration.

Let’s congratulate all who worked on exposing the societal failure of pesticide law, policy and use in fighting agricultural uses of chlorpyrifos, but let’s also work to advance systemic change that rejects all, not just a few, toxic pesticides.

18/08/2021

Have you wondered why the argument in the media is so one sided? Why arent medical doctors and health practitioners speaking up about the lockdowns and jabs in light of what is happening. The simple reason is they fear being deregistered by AHPRA - the regulatory body. SILENCE IS NOT CONSENT. Listen to this.

GP can't even answer my question on lockdowns. There are a handful more who will talk to me off camera, but not on camera for fear of disciplinary action by ...

18/08/2021

History in the making. United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit judges in favor of environmental health groups and petitioners to force the US FCC (Federal Communication Commission) to review decades of studies demonstrating evidence of harm arising from radiation from mobile phones and wi-fi enabled devices.

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit judges in favor of environmental health groups and petitioners; finds FCC violated the Administrative Procedure Act and failed to respond to comments on environmental harm.

16/06/2021

Good to see more mainstream news covering mould illness...

For years Sue Phoo's health was unravelling and doctors were unable to diagnose a cause — but when specialists took swabs inside her house Ms Phoo says the results were startling.