My initial reaction is panic and worry. What stands out to me the most are the reproductive toxicants that may cause infertility and/or birth defects. I am most worried about this since I would like to have children of my own someday and of course want them to be as healthy as possible. The other chemicals are alarming as well. I am also feeling a bit hopeless. I value taking care of my body with healthy foods, physical exercise, and preventative care, but I am finding out that that is not enough. My final thought is one of disappointment towards a system that does not regulate the chemicals that we are exposed to.
Chemical(s)
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Potential Health Effects
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Dioxins
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Carcinogen, endocrine disruptor, cognitive disfunction
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DDT
| Reproductive toxicant |
Organophosphate
| (pesticide) neurotoxicant, Parkinson’s |
Lead
| Neurotoxicant, kidney toxicant, insomnia, impotence |
Solvent
| Liver toxicant, neurotoxicant |
PCBs
| Carcinogen, toxic to immune, neuro, and repro systems |
Phthalates
| Repro toxicant (infertility), testicular damage, endometriosis, endocrine disruptor |
Selenne you are right it is very scary. It also makes working out and eating healthy pointless. The bright side is that we are becoming aware of exposures and can try to eliminate some of them.
ReplyDeleteI agree that information are scary, our environment is congested with chemicals and toxins that can have either direct effect or accumulative effect, we have to do our best to eliminate these factors and try to stay in healthy environment a much as can to reduce the exposure rate.
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