BPA and Narrowed Arteries: New Study Links Plastics Chemical with Coronary Artery Stenosis

By Dr. Mercola

'A new study indicates bisphenol-A (BPA) – a chemical already found to be an endocrine disrupter linked to cancer and reproductive and fetal development problems – may be contributing to narrowed arteries.

Unfortunately, unequivocal proof of the chemical's dangers to the arteries will be difficult to obtain because experiments on humans are not feasible, but the study's authors said the growing body of evidence is impressive enough to add BPA exposure to the known risk factors for heart disease.'

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Phthalates: Likely Cause of Diabetes and Obesity – and They’re Everywhere!

'A major study shows a very strong connection between phthalate exposure and diabetes in women. This group of chemicals is ubiquotous. You literally cannot eliminate them from your life. Though diabetes is generally thought to be a disease that results from poor lifestyle and poor diet, it may have more to do with environmental chemicals thrust on us than on poor personal choices.

Phthalates—pronounced thal-ates, first a is short—have been used in products for decades. They are found virtually everywhere. We even breathe them in. They’re a group of chemicals that do provide some benefits, mostly in terms of making plastics malleable. However, they were foisted on us without consideration for their potential to cause harm, and now we’re seeing massive damage to human health, along with pollution of the environment.'

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Age 10 the ‘New Norm’ for Puberty in Girls Thanks to Chemicals Like BPA

'There is an ongoing and unusual trend that is steadily becoming more recognized by the public. Why are girls going into puberty at such young ages? Furthermore, what are the causes and implications of this strange new trend? Girls as young as 7 are now beginning to undergo body changes that their mothers hadn’t experienced until years later. 

At this rate, by the time that they’ll be taught about puberty in the school curriculum, they will have already finished it. This trend is so puzzling, and yet slowly is becoming considered an inevitable “new norm” rather than being highlighted as an aggravated health condition.'

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Are Boys Turning in to Girls Because of Man Made Chemicals?

Cases of accelerated puberty in young girls and the "transgender" phenomenon) are occurring with increasing frequency. 

'Recently we are seeing accelerated puberty in young girls , alarming increase in the men with extremely low sperm counts and transgender phenomenon growing at alarming pace. 

Endocrinologist have found out that endocrine disruptor found in man made common chemicals like DES, dioxin, PCBs, DDT, plasticizers and in many more chemical we use daily are responsible for this unusual phenomenon. Endocrine disruptor gets locked in to your fatty tissues and they can not be excreted out of our bodies as they are insoluble in water and they get accumulated during our entire life time.

Endocrine disruptor disturbs the endocrine glands that releases hormones into the bloodstream to control various organs of the body. The endocrine glands includes the pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, thymus, pancreas, ovaries, and testicles. Developing fetuses and infants are are more vulnerable to endocrine disruptor.'

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Low Doses of Endocrine Disrupters Can Do More Harm Than High Doses: EPA Ignores the Truth

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'The rule of thumb for toxins is that the dose makes the poison. That is, the greater the dose, the more risk of harm. There is, though, one highly significant exception: endocrine disrupters.

New research confirms what has been known for decades, but widely ignored: Low doses, even very low doses, of endocrine disrupters can be as bad as high doses, and sometimes even worse.

The endocrine system produces hormones, which are messengers for other parts of the body. They’re critical for normal healthy functioning, and when unbalanced can cause a cascading effect of health damage that not only does immediate harm, but

can also result in damage to future generations. Endocrine disruptors are chemicals that can mimic and interfere with normal functions.'

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Endocrine 101: How The Whole Thing Works

 



' Everybody has an endocrine system. At least half of them don’t work
right. And most of that 50% struggle every day–if only trying to locate
the bus that hit them. 




Must’ve been a bus. Well, maybe a truck. It had to be something big to flatten us so completely.


We don’t know what caused the problem, why it had to pick on us or how to fix it. 



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