My Response to Xenoestrogens: by Lorraine Pintus 2011

Classification /Chemical
Atrazine, other triazine chemicals, and their degradates

Category
Agricultural weed killer and pesticides used on lawns and golf courses

Concern
Doesnt break down in water. The chemicals hitch a ride through wind and water, and now infect 70% of stream samples and 40percent of groundwater samples.i There is virtually no atrazine free environment in US.

Effect
Promotes hermaphroditism, the scrambling of sex traits. iiiii Also linked to diabetes.

My Action
Install water filter on sink and showers. Eat organic produce

Phthalates

Beauty products Shampoos, moisturizers, shaving gels, toothpaste Baby products

Found in certain mascaras, blushes, make-up, and lipsticks Petroleum-based ingredients

Linked to cancer, birth defects, and hormone changes at cellular level Endocrine disruptor (affects sex hormones)

Buy phthalate free products Paraben free shampoo/ deoderant Plan to protect my grandbabies !

Parabens

Phthalates

Infants under the age of 8 months are vulnerable to adverse effect because of there under developed endocrine and reproductive systems.iv

Bisphenol A

Plastics

Found in many plastic bottles, storage containers and the epoxy resin that lines most metal food cans. Because it leaches into the food and beverages we consume, virtually everyone in the world is exposed to the substance.vi Endocrine disrupter. Concerns related to fertility, normal male-to-female sex ratios, and reproduction..

Endocrine disrupter. Male developing babies are most susceptible. In utero, inhibits male hormones and creates abnormalities from birth defects to infertility to cancer.v Linked to breast and prostate cancer, genital defects in male babies as well as declining sperm counts, early onset of puberty in girls, metabolic disorders.vii The National Cancer Prevention Coalition lists Ajax Cleanser and Lysol Disinfectant as top cancer causes in the home. Estrogenic compounds are inhaled or absorbed through skin. Known carcengens.

No drinks in plastic bottles; no plastic products in microwave Make my own; cheaper and natural Substitute natural products

Phthalates

Cleaning supplies and dirt-lifting agents Scented products

Phthalates

Fragrance formulations are heavily dependent on phthalates: Perfumes, scented creams and sops, cleaning products

The Body Toxic, How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being, Nena Baker, North Point Press, New York, NY, 2008, p. 62, 87 ii Ibid, p. 64,65 iii European Union identified atrazine as an endocrine disrupter and banned it in 2005. iv Journal of Pediatrics, Feb. 2008. v The Body Toxic, How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being, Nena Baker, North Point Press, New York, NY, 2008, p. 106 vi Ibid, 141-142 vii The Body Toxic, How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being, Nena Baker, North Point Press, New York, NY, 2008, p. 143 Note: to view the toxicity of personal care products (shampoos, makeup, etc) go to www.ewg.org