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A study published last Thursday in the Environmental Health Perspectives Journal links fetal exposure to a class of chemicals called Phthalates with attention and behavioral problems in childhood. The study is the first to find significant negative effects from the phthalates found in every-day products like lotions, shampoos, and nail polish. Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine interviewed the mothers of 188 New York school children who answered 130 questions that measured their child’s cognitive functioning. The children exposed to the highest levels of the chemical were 2.5 times more likely to exhibit clinically significant attention problems. Phthalates are known to disrupt healthy hormone development, and researchers theorize that disorders like ADHD may be the consequence. This report is just the latest proof that humans are saturated in toxins to an absurd degree and that clearly our regulatory agencies are not doing enough to protect us. An important new documentary from Bullfrog Films, called Homo Toxicus, looks at the various ways that toxins find their way into our bodies, links between toxins and disease, and the long-term effects of exposure on the human race. Written and directed by Canadian film maker Carole Poliquin, Homo Toxicus sounds the alarm on issues like rising rates of cancer, learning disabilities, and infertility that are directly correlated to our chemical exposure.

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