Dateline NBC on Hormone Disruptors, BPA, Triclosan and Phthalates – Chemicals in the Body

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Dateline NBC Hormone Disruptors Dateline NBC, on Sunday March 24th, aired a segment titled “Hormone Disruptors”, where correspondent Andrea Canning embarked on a study of foods and personal care products in her home, to better understand her detectable exposure levels to the chemicals BPA, triclosan and phthalates – known as hormone disruptors. Not only did Andrea have herself tested for detectable levels of these chemicals in her body via urine tests, but she also had her three young children tested as well.

There isn’t much on TV that I care to watch anymore, as I would much rather spend my free time reading books that teach me something of real value, but pure coincidence had me watching Dateline’s show about synthetic hormone disrupting chemicals with Andrea Canning, and I’m glad I did.
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Chemicals in Food, Chemicals in Water, Chemicals in Our Body

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Toxic chemicals are all around us. Chemicals in food, water, air and in our bodies from products people eat, drink, breathe, slather and spray on their bodies via personal products and cosmetics, and used throughout our homes every day via cleaning products.

Blood, urine and hair samples provide ample evidence of how our health and bodies are negatively affected by more than 144,000 man-made chemicals added to the American food supply today. Commonly referred to as food additives, artificial flavors, flavor enhancers, dyes and preservatives, chemicals are wreaking havoc on the human body and our health.

Our bodies are not meant to be exposed to the degree of chemical poisons and food additives that we’re exposed to every single day. Children are suffering greatly from food additives and harmful chemicals they are exposed to before and after they’re born, as studies prove these harmful chemicals cross the placenta barrier and remain active in the fetus, and after birth.
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Top 10 ways that Ensures Safe Use of your Contact Lens Solution

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Wearing and caring for contact lenses can sometimes be a chore. But if you want to reduce the risk of eye infections and other sight problems occurring, it’s important you know how to deal with the lenses and solution properly. The condition of your eyes must never be taken for granted.

If you wear contact lenses on a daily basis, you’ll know that cleaning and caring for them is essential in order to avoid eye infections or contamination. Thankfully, there are a number of steps you can take to make sure that it’s done safely and with the minimum of fuss. Here’s a how to guide to make sure you’re using your contact lens solution safely and carefully!
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If the food’s in plastic, what’s in the food?

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In a study published last year in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers put five San Francisco families on a three-day diet of food that hadn’t been in contact with plastic. When they compared urine samples before and after the diet, the scientists were stunned to see what a difference a few days could make: The participants’ levels of bisphenol A (BPA), which is used to harden polycarbonate plastic, plunged — by two-thirds, on average — while those of the phthalate DEHP, which imparts flexibility to plastics, dropped by more than half.

The findings seemed to confirm what many experts suspected: Plastic food packaging is a major source of these potentially harmful chemicals, which most Americans harbor in their bodies. Other studies have shown phthalates (pronounced THAL-ates) passing into food from processing equipment and food-prep gloves, gaskets and seals on non-plastic containers, inks used on labels — which can permeate packaging — and even the plastic film used in agriculture.
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The Ugly Side of Beauty, Some Cosmetics Can be Toxic to Your Health

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It didn’t get much attention nationally, just a few paragraphs in papers such as the Kennebec Journal and a segment on the local news.

But the quiet protest by a group of high school and college students in Waterville, Maine, in February was one of a growing number across the country. They gathered at the post office to mail 12 beauty products to an environmental lab, where they would be tested for toxins and other dangerous ingredients that many commonly used products contain.

“As young people, we’re coming together to put our cosmetics on trial,” said Anne Sheldon, a member of the Maine Women’s Lobby, a nonprofit group dedicated to helping women through public policy.
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Eating Just a Handful of Almonds Can Transform Your Life

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The food we eat impacts every aspect of our life, from how we feel to our overall health. The food we consume plays a major role in determining our energy levels and consequently our productivity. Even our physical appearance is influenced by the food we eat. The old adage, “you are what you eat,” rings very true.

One phenomenally versatile food you should incorporate in your diet to reap major health benefits is almonds, which are packed with rich vitamins and minerals. You should encourage your family to eat just a handful of almonds on a regular basis, as part of a healthy lifestyle. Unlike popular belief, almonds are not actually nuts. They are the seed of the fruit of the almond tree.
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