Sentences with phrase «by disrupting the endocrine system»

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Regulators are concerned because growing evidence shows that some synthetic chemicals — including those found in in insecticides, herbicides, fumigants, fungicides, detergents, resins and plasticizers — may disrupt the body's endocrine system, which controls many important functions by emitting hormones, or natural chemical messengers.

Endocrine disrupters, which are found in almost 25 percent of our streams, rivers and lakes, can disrupt the normal functions of the endocrine system by mimicking or blocking the activities of hormones in wildlife leading to impaired devEndocrine disrupters, which are found in almost 25 percent of our streams, rivers and lakes, can disrupt the normal functions of the endocrine system by mimicking or blocking the activities of hormones in wildlife leading to impaired devendocrine system by mimicking or blocking the activities of hormones in wildlife leading to impaired development.

The test is part of a five - tiered testing system called the Tiered Protocol for Endocrine Disruption (TiPED) that was developed by 24 chemists, biologists and environmental health scientists, including Collins, for chemists and manufacturers to use to determine whether their chemical has endocrine disrupting Endocrine Disruption (TiPED) that was developed by 24 chemists, biologists and environmental health scientists, including Collins, for chemists and manufacturers to use to determine whether their chemical has endocrine disrupting endocrine disrupting activity.

BPA disrupts the human endocrine system by mimicking body substances like estrogen and thyroid hormone.

Considering that the actual purpose of hormonal birth control methods is to render you temporarily infertile by disrupting the normal functioning of your endocrine system, if you're looking to improve the health of your menstrual cycles it only makes sense to allow your body to detox from all of those lovely synthetic chemicals and begin moving towards a balanced and healthy menstrual cycle.

By replacing objects that contain BPAs, phthalates, triclosan, dangerous flame retardants, and other endocrine disrupting substances you can not only organize and clean house but you can support your endocrine system and protect your body too!

EDCs often disrupt the endocrine system by mimicking or interfering with a natural hormone.