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Everything on this site organised by topic. Guides, articles and deep dives covering food, chemicals, home and beauty.
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Food and Nutrition
Everything that touches your plate and your glass. From pesticides in produce to hidden sugar, ultra-processed food and what is actually in your tap water.
Food and Nutrition Guide
The Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen, fertility nutrition, clean protein sources, plastic-free storage and how to shop organic on a real budget. The full overview.
The Sugar Nobody Told You About
A bowl of plain cornflakes contains the blood sugar equivalent of eight teaspoons of sugar. A baked potato is nine. White rice is ten. Here is what it means for your health.
Pesticides, Food and the Fertility Crisis
The pesticides on conventionally grown fruit and vegetables are the same chemicals linked in peer reviewed research to declining fertility. Here is what to buy organic and why it matters.
Food Dyes and Your Health: What the Science Actually Says
A recent study in Science magazine found that a common yellow food dye made mice translucent when applied to their skin. Here is what we know about synthetic food dyes and whether to avoid them.
Farm Washing: Why Woodside Farm Does Not Exist
Supermarkets have been selling produce under invented British farm names for years. Here is what farm washing is, which supermarkets do it and how to spot it.
Is Tap Water Safe? What the Research Says and What You Can Do About It
PFAS found in 88% of UK surface water. Pesticide residues in the majority of tap water samples tested. Here is what that actually means and the most effective ways to filter it at home.
Chemicals and Your Body
The chemicals in everyday products that enter the bloodstream, disrupt hormones and accumulate over time. What they do, how long they stay and what the science says about reducing your exposure.
Can You Detox Endocrine Disruptors from Your Body?
The answer depends entirely on which chemical you are asking about. Some leave your body within hours. Others accumulate for life. Here is what the science actually says.
How Endocrine Disruptors Affect Your Thyroid and Immune System
Most conversations about endocrine disruptors focus on fertility. But the thyroid and immune system are equally vulnerable. Here is what the research shows.
Should You Be Worried About BPA on Receipts?
Thermal paper receipts are coated in BPA or its replacements BPS and BPF. They are absorbed through the skin within seconds of handling. Here is how concerned you should be.
Microplastics Are Inside Us. Here Is What the Science Actually Says.
Microplastics have been found in human blood, brain, placenta, testes and arterial plaque. A 2024 study linked them to a 4.5x higher risk of heart attack and stroke. Here is what you can do.
Home and Living
The home is where chemical exposure is most constant and least noticed. Cookware, cleaning products and the air you breathe indoors every day.
Home and Living Guide
PFAS in cookware, toxic cleaning products, plastic food storage and indoor air quality. The five highest impact areas and what to do about each one. The full overview.
PFAS in Non-Stick Pans: What Your Cookware Is Releasing Into Your Food
79% of non-stick pans contain PTFE, a PFAS forever chemical. Why PFOA-free does not mean PFAS-free, when the risk is highest and the cleanest cookware alternatives.
Do Your Cleaning Products Contain Endocrine Disruptors?
Most household cleaning products are not required to disclose their full ingredients. Here is what is hiding in your cleaning cupboard and what actually works as a clean alternative.
Beauty and Skincare
Your skin is not a barrier. What you apply has a direct route into your bloodstream. Here is what to avoid and what genuinely clean alternatives look like.
Beauty and Skincare Guide
Parabens, phthalates, synthetic fragrance, chemical sunscreens. Which ingredients disrupt hormones, how to read a label and how to find genuinely clean alternatives. The full overview.
The Fragrance Loophole: What Is Really Hiding in Your Perfume, Shampoo and Cleaning Products
The word fragrance on a label can legally hide hundreds of undisclosed chemical compounds. What phthalates, synthetic musks and VOCs are doing inside your daily products.
The Bigger Picture
Food, skincare and home exposure are not separate issues. They affect the same hormonal system at every stage of life. This is the article that connects everything.
How Everything on This Site Connects
The chemicals affecting fertility, development and reproductive health across a lifetime connect to what women experience in perimenopause and menopause. Not several stories. One.