Reduce your exposure to toxins in everyday life
This Environment Toolkit supports the information and guidance you receive in the Environment Module of the Anticancer Lifestyle Program. The module and the resources included on this page will give you tools you can use to make informed and wise purchasing decisions, in order to reduce your exposure to toxins common to daily living.
The Toxicity of Chemicals in Plastic
An article in Wired magazine cites studies related to the documented toxicity of chemicals in plastic, including vinyl chloride, phthalates, and BPA.
Phthalates Increase All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality
In a nationally representative sample, phthalate exposures were associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, with societal costs approximating $39 billion/year or more.
Sewage sludge used in conventional farming contains microplastics and PFAS chemicals
This article by the BBC has fascinating information about how PFAS chemicals from sewage sludge gets into soil via microplastics, and is absorbed into root crops.
Guide to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs): what are they and where are they found
See this terrific guide for clear and comprehensive information about EDCs. We are all exposed to endocrine disruptors in our daily lives.
Impacts of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on prostate function and cancer
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs, impact the androgen and estrogen signaling pathways in the prostate.
Human sperm counts are dropping rapidly–healthy lifestyle may increase fertility
This article in the Guardian reported that humans could face a reproductive crisis if action is not taken to tackle a drop in sperm count, researchers have warned after finding the rate of decline is …
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