Cancer Prevention
Can Colorectal Cancer Be Prevented?
There is no sure way to prevent colorectal cancer. But there are things you can do that might help lower your risk, such as changing the risk factors that you can control. ...
VIDEO: 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 ...
VIDEO: How To Safely Use Tech Gadgets
In this video, Dr, Aly Cohen, founder of The Smart Human, discusses safe use of tech gadgets. Be sure to follow Dr. Cohen on Facebook and at TheSmartHuman.com.
What’s Wrong With High SPF?
Theoretically, applying sunscreen with a sun protection factor, or SPF, of 100 would allow beachgoers to bare their skin 100 times longer before suffering a sunburn. Someone who would normally ...
Cleaning Products As Damaging As Smoking 20 Cigarettes A Day
A surprising new study on the long-term health effects of cleaning products found that inhaling sprays and other chemical cleaners at home or work may be as damaging to lungs ...
VIDEO: How To Reduce Your Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
In this video, Dr. Aly Cohen, founder of The Smart Human, discusses simple ways to reduce exposure and actively get rid of harmful chemicals in our bodies. Be sure to follow ...
VIDEO: How To Improve Poor Indoor Air Quality
Dr. Aly Cohen, founder of The Smart Human, discusses indoor air quality and things you can do right now to reduce your exposure to some pretty toxic chemicals. Be sure to ...
Do cellphones cause cancer? Maybe, in some rats, anyway
Do cellphones cause cancer? The latest studies from the federal government show that maybe, at the highest doses for the longest periods of time, cellphone radiation might cause one ...
Increased Physical Activity Associated with Lower Risk of 13 Types of Cancer
Credit: iStock A new study of the relationship between physical activity and cancer has shown that greater levels of leisure-time physical activity were associated with a lower risk of ...
VIDEO: 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 ...
California health officials release guidelines on cellphone radiation
California health officials have a new safety message for cellphone users. CBS San Francisco reports that for the first time ever, the California Department of Public Health is releasing guidelines about cellphone radiation and ...