Every now and again, we see a flurry of press releases flooding social media about new research purporting to prove that endocrine disruptors are safe. Most recently, the press has been focused Bisphenol A or BPA. New FDA proclamations suggest that it has no impact on health. When one reads the actual research upon which these […]
Yes, and increased use of environmental toxicants may be partially to blame. Over the last decade researchers have uncovered connections between tissue level vitamin A activity – the retinoic acid pathway – hormone metabolism, and the cell cycle overgrowth noted in fibroid tumor development, breast and ovarian cancer, and endometriotic tissue growth. Moreover, researchers from […]
“The Earth is badly Floxed.”I’m not sure if the person who wrote that meant it literally or figuratively, but, I agree – both literally and figuratively – the earth is badly floxed. (“Floxed” is short-hand for suffering from fluoroquinolone toxicity – an adverse reaction to cipro/ciprofloxacin, levaquin/levofloxacin, avelox/moxifloxacin or any of the other fluoroquinolone antibiotics. […]
Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that interfere with the body’s endocrine (hormonal) system. They can affect everything from normal development, reproductive fertility to neurological health. Unfortunately, endocrine disruptors are everywhere in our society. And there are many different types.Some examples of endocrine disruptors include dioxin, PCBs, DDT, other pesticides and bisphenol A (BPA). Many of us […]
With the trend in commercial livestock to raise large numbers of animals in small and confined spaces, fed a regular diet of antibiotic doused feed, it should be no surprise when those animals develop infections, even antibiotic resistant infections. According to the third annual report released by the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine in 2012, antimicrobials […]
In the spring of 2012, the results of a long-term study on one of the most overlooked problems in the human experience was released. Born Too Soon: The Global Action Report on Preterm Birth, jointly sponsored by The March of Dimes Foundation, The Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health, Save the Children and The […]
Do we know what we’re eating? That’s the question that I constantly ask myself, because I know that at this point in time, my own regulations are the only thing protecting my health. It seems that the moment I become lax with my rules, I am quickly reminded why I must enforce them.Monsanto is a […]
Guys, considering having children? New research shows you might want to avoid endocrine disruptors lest you alter the swimming, navigational and fertilization capacity of your sperm. Yes, endocrine disruptors, those synthetic chemicals that enhance or reduce endogenous hormones and are found in sunscreens, soaps, plastics, herbicides, pesticides, human and animal antibacterials, can render your sperm […]