Endocrine disruptors are man made chemicals that can interfere with hormone systems and are generally toxic to humans. This video goes through some of the common ones and tips to reduce your exposure.
Quoted Books: Silent Spring by Rachel Carson.
Countdown by Dr Shanna Swan.
Sources:
WWF summary on endocrine disruptors: http://assets.wwf.org.uk/downloads/risk.pdf
Other useful summaries: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726844/#:~:text=The%20group%20of%20molecules%20identified,%2C%20plasticizers%20(phthalates)%2C%20pesticides
Royal society of chemistry on PFAS in tap water: https://www.rsc.org/policy-evidence-campaigns/environmental-sustainability/sustainability-reports-surveys-and-campaigns/cleaning-up-uk-drinking-water/#:~:text=While%20they%20can%20be%20filtered,L%20(nanograms%20per%20litre)
Paracetamol: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29341895/
Synthetic oestrogens in UK rivers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1874167/
Medical equipment: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7442273/
Microplastics impacting fertility: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9134445/
Microplastics impact brain health and behaviour in animals: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969723079925
Polyester micorplastics: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9000408/
Importance of organic cotton: https://www.pan-uk.org/cotton/
Soil association fabrics: https://www.soilassociation.org/take-action/organic-living/fashion-textiles/our-certified-brands/
Breast feeding: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/33027070/
EWG’s skin deep guide: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
Soil association cosmetics and personal care products: https://www.soilassociation.org/take-action/organic-living/beauty-wellbeing/our-certified-brands/
Building material: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6025531/#:~:text=Endocrine%20disruptors%20(EDs)%20belong%20to,diabetes%2C%20genome%20damage%20and%20cancer
Vinyl flooring: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540696/
EWG’s home guides: https://www.ewg.org/healthyhomeguide/building-supplies/
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