Sentences with phrase «endocrine disruptors such»

Many «triggers» are blamed for the sudden rise in disease prevalence, including endocrine disruptors such as polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants and metallic peel - off cans, as use of these household compounds increased around the same time.

As I hope I've shown you, endocrine disruptors such as bisphenol - A and phthalates can cause havoc.

And in several rivers around the world, endocrine disruptors such as ethinyl estradiol (EE2), the main component in most oral birth control pills, have been linked to the feminization of male fish.

Not exact matches

Keeping your family healthy and staying away from nasty chemicals such as bisphenol A (BPA)-- a nasty endocrine disruptor — at the grocery store can be a daunting task.

«They usually contain formaldehyde,» he explains, «which are an endocrine disruptor that can cause many, many long term health problems, such as cancers and developmental disorders.

Made in Europe from sustainably harvested solid birch and birch plywood; free of harmful materials such as BPA, phthalates, dioxins, lead, cadmium or endocrine disruptors.

«We believe that some of the classes of contaminants that are now in the environment, such as these endocrine disruptors coming out of sewage treatment plants, are having an impact on the immune function in fish and altering disease resistance,» Winton says.

The report, which drew heavily on two Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) workshops held in 1995, also recommends more research on such topics as DNA biomarkers that can gauge an organism's exposure to endocrine disruptors; models for predicting how endocrine disruptors are metabolized; mechanisms of how endocrine disruptors act at a cellular level; and the effects of mixtures.

The new report, from a panel of the interagency National Science and Technology Council, says that too little is known about endocrine disruptors to say where they rank compared to other environmental problems such as global warming and loss of species habitat.

Such hormone - like pollutants are known as endocrine disruptors.

«Make the best choices you can, stay informed, then live your life,» says Jeanne Rizzo, RN, executive director of the Breast Cancer Fund, a nonprofit group that identifies environmental health risks, such as endocrine disruptors, and advocates for their eliimination.

This group of chemicals, another class of endocrine disruptors, is used to increase the flexibility of certain plastics such as PVC.

One such endocrine disruptor is GM soybeans.

The most disturbing of these are hormone - mimicking, endocrine disruptors, such as bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates.

Polyphenols have been shown to reduce oxidative stress, may inhibit tumor cell replication and can combat toxicity from certain pollutants, such as dioxins, which serve as endocrine disruptors.

Heavy metals, such as cadmium, can act as «endocrine disruptors» and go on to disturb your normal hormonal balance.

A wide range of substances, both natural and manmade, are thought to cause endocrine disruption, including pharmaceuticals, dioxin and dioxin - like compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and other pesticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A. Endocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products — including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticideendocrine disruption, including pharmaceuticals, dioxin and dioxin - like compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT and other pesticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol A. Endocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products — including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticideEndocrine disruptors may be found in many everyday products — including plastic bottles, metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.»

My suggestion for acne issues starts with removing triggers such as food sensitivities, toxins, and endocrine disruptors, and improving gut health.

Exposure to environmental endocrine disruptor chemicals, such as dioxin (present in animal fat), may promote progesterone - resistant endometriosis.

Apart from soil depletion there are other possible causes of iodine deficiency such as bromine which is a common endocrine disruptor.

Endocrine disruptors have also been linked to conditions such as male infertility (Male Fertility and Diet and Xenoestrogens and Sperm Counts) and early onset of puberty (Protein, Puberty, and Pollutants and Xenoestrogens and Early Puberty).

Endocrine disruptors have also been linked to conditions such as male infertility (see Male Fertility and Diet and Xenoestrogens and Sperm Counts) and the early onset of puberty (Protein, Puberty, & Pollutants and Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty).

Also, endocrine disruptors appear to be widespread in all plastics including plastic food packaging such as PET, Tritan, BPS etc. and even more potent in some «BPA - free» plastics than in BPA plastic http://www.motherjones.com/environment/2014/03/tritan-certichem-eastman-bpa-free-plastic-safe — no more plastics in my kitchen!

Iodine will help push out endocrine disruptors, such as bromine, fluorine, chlorine, and will boost the function of the thyroid, reducing the puffiness.

Environmental toxins such as plastics, plasticizers, industrial chemicals (PCBs, dioxin, benzene) are known endocrine disruptors, can cause brain imbalances such as seizures, and can harm the fetus and cause miscarriages.

As you might assume, BPS has a similar structure to BPA, and as such, has similar effects on the human body as an endocrine disruptor.

And while we don't know if Paltrow had a part in writing and reporting this Goop article titled «The 8 Best Clean Sunscreens,» it states that chemical sunscreens use ingredients, such as oxybenzone and avobenzone, that are «hormone and endocrine disruptors... and can interfere with everything from our reproductive systems to our metabolism.»

The researchers explained that man - made chemicals known to be endocrine disruptors, found in such things as electrical equipment, building materials, plastics, adhesives, paints and vehicle exhaust, have long been considered a health hazard.

Other studies have pointed to the role played by environmental factors such as endocrine disruptors as well.

Describing the effects of endocrine disruptors, such as (gasp!)