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"Like dioxin, bisphenol a, PBDEs, and pesticides, phthalates have been found in every American tested. Becky Sandler might be especially disturbed to learn of data linking hair dye to a woman's likelihood of developing lupus, given that she has her roots dyed auburn to cover her premature gray every six weeks. Several studies have shown that women who use hair dye have three times the risk of developing lupus—that is, if they also carry specific genes that make them susceptible to autoimmune disease in the first place. This might not, however, reassure Becky all that much." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Water in plastic bottles contains phthalates or bisphenol a, toxic petrochemicals. So avoid them if you can. Mineral water or still water in glass bottles is acceptable to drink. Limit Exposure to Chemicals and Metals While doing all the things in the following list is neither practical nor realistic, it is unfortunately what is optimal for our health. Incorporate the things you can. Find alternatives to the water you drink, get an air filter, or get rid of molds and other sources of indoor air pollution (the garden or household chemicals you use, and artificial lighting)." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"THE DANGER OF TINY DOSES Dioxin, along with pesticides, insecticides, and plasticizers such as bisphenol a, or BPA, a plastics building block used in everything from safety helmets, dental sealants, and eyeglass lenses to everyday food packaging, are what are also known as endocrine disrup-tors, a group of environmental contaminants that can affect our immune system and our resistance to disease in another particularly insidious way—and in particularly small doses—by disrupting our bodies' natural hormonal signals." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "PCBs, like plastic additives such as bisphenol a (BPA) and common pesticides, are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that have been shown in numerous lab studies to stimulate increased production of autoantibodies—antibodies against self—which are the hallmark of autoimmunity in action. Indeed, as we have seen in the previous chapter, the science demonstrating the way in which estrogen disruptors such as PCBs promote autoimmune disease is emerging with profoundly disturbing conclusions." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"In addition to testing positive for high levels of bisphenol a, a chemical that mimics the female sex hormone estrogen and is used to make consumer products ranging from plastic baby bottles to the linings of tin cans, the politicians were also tested for polychlorinated biphenyls, chemicals 185 used in electrical transformers that were banned decades ago. Despite no longer being in use, PCBs are so persistent that all the politicians tested positive for them. The highest chemical exposures they had? Phthalates (pronounced ^?" - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.) "But at a potential hidden human cost: bisphenol a (BPA), a plastic and resin ingredient used to make a wide variety of plastic goods and to line metal food and drink cans (ever wonder how those canned contents slip so easdy out and onto your plate, or into your bowl or mouth?), is a toxin associated with birth defects of the male and female reproductive systems. BPA is commonplace—found in copious brands of fruit, vegetables, soda, and other frequendy eaten canned goods. It migrates from the can or plastic into the contents, which are then ingested." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"Dental sealants can contain bisphenol a, a suspected endocrine disruptor, while traditional silver-colored fillings can contain as much as 50 percent mercury. But I don't advise getting any preexisting fillings removed, since the drilling part of the removal process can vaporize the mercury and actually increase your exposure to it. If you can't avoid dental work during this time, you should seriously investigate less toxic rilling materials, like porcelain and gold. Talk to your dentist about viable alternatives. Make intelligent choices about personal-care products." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Other causes may include bisphenol a and phthalates (found in many plastics such as baby containers, water bottles, and the inner lining of soda cans), other man-made chemicals that affect hormonal balance (such as those found in cosmetics, toothpastes, shampoos, and hair dyes), stress at home and at school, and excessive TV viewing and media use. Soy—A Carcinogen for Humans? The food industry, which operates in a similar way to the pharmaceutical industry, has successfully convinced the population that soy is a health food." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"There are two solvents commonly used in cosmetics and personal care products: phthalates, and bisphenol a. Phthalates are used in deodorant, hair gel, mousse, hairspray, shampoo, lipstick, mascara, nail polish, and perfume, as well as in fragrances. These ingredients are often hidden, remaining undisclosed on product labels. Even though phthalate-free products are just as effective as those containing phthalates, these chemicals are used in concentrations as high as 10 percent in polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and other plastics for storing and packaging food." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "Green chemistry has also encouraged the phase-out of product packaging that relies on petrochemical plastic containers, particularly those containing bisphenol a and phthalates. These materials are being replaced with recycled, biodegradable, bio-based substitutes, including recycled paper. Such "green" packaging reduces energy use, greenhouse gases, and non- or poorly degradable waste currently disposed of in landfills." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "One of these, bisphenol a (BPA), mimics the hormone estrogen, yet it is commonly used in polycarbonate baby bottles, cosmetics, and personal care products, and even in some dental sealants for children. A 2007 review of 700 studies involving BPA, published in the journal Reproductive Toxicology, found that infants and fetuses were the most vulnerable to adverse effects from this toxic substance." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Toxins are everywhere—from household cleaning products to plastics in our kitchen-ware, phthalates and bisphenol a in our plastic water bottles, and even in our tap water and air supply. We live in a sea of toxins, and a large body of growing evidence shows that these toxins are, in part, responsible for the epidemic of disease we see in the twenty-first century. Toxic exposures affect the health of all brains, young and old. We must also deal with all the by-products and toxic metabolic wastes created by our own bodies." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"But what many parents don't realize is that these bottles are made with the chemical bisphenol a (BPA), which can leach into baby's drink. Consumer Reports was one of the first U.S. publications to cover this topic for general audiences in the late 1990s, but despite this and other news stories in past years, clear baby bottles still dominate store shelves. In February 2005, the nonprofit group Environment California released data on tests conducted on polycarbonate baby bottles." - Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green: Baby and Child Care: Volume 2 in the Bestselling Green This! Series (Green This!) (Get the book.)

"Chan's bill also proposed the banning of bisphenol a (BPA) from toys; another plastic additive—this one makes plastic more rigid and unbreakable —BPA has been linked to the development of prostate and breast cancer in adults. Most of the scientists' attention that day was focused on DEHP, one of the most heavily studied of all the phthalates used by the plastics industry. The chamber was packed with legislative aides, lobbyists, and environmental-health activists." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.)

"Other sources of potential bisphenol a exposure include food can linings, dental sealants, plastic food containers, refrigerator shelves, juice and milk containers, microwave ovenware, film, sheets of laminate, water main filters, nail polish, automobile parts, enamels, varnishes, and adhesives. bisphenol a was invented in the 1930s during the search for synthetic estrogens." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.) "Polycarbonate can release its primary building block, bisphenol a, another suspected hormone disruptor, into liquids and foods. In 1998, the Japanese government ordered manufacturers there to recall and destroy polycarbonate tableware meant for use by children because it contained excessive amounts of bisphenol a." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"In fact, reduce the number of canned foods that you consume. bisphenol a, which mimics estrogen, is leached from the can liners into the foods. For conga lines of insects, don't resort to toxic cans of bug killer, which is ineffective and unnecessary. Instead, clean the home, remove the clutter, and use boric-acid-based bait stations. Keep all cleaners up high (oven cleaner can burn the esophagus if children get hold of it). Filter your drinking water." - Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D., You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty (Get the book.)

"In 2006, the city of San Francisco banned several phthalates, as well as the hormone-disrupting chemical bisphenol a, from children's toys. The city was subsequently sued by the chemical industry trade association. The state of California will consider a statewide version of the San Francisco ban in the 2007 legislative session. Steps you can take to reduce exposure to phthalates: • Avoid vinyl shower curtains and other products made of PVC plastic (#3). • Stop giving children soft vinyl toys made with phthalates." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.)

"The compound, bisphenol a (BPA), is one of the most-produced chemicals in the world, and almost everyone has traces of it—or more—in their bodies. The statement, published online by the journal Reproductive Toxicology, was accompanied by a new study by researchers from the National Institutes of Health finding uterine damage in newborn animals exposed to BPA. The researchers indicated that such damage is a possible predictor of reproductive diseases in women, including fibroids, endometriosis, cystic ovaries and cancers." - Andreas Moritz, Timeless Secrets of Health & Rejuvenation: Unleash The Natural Healing Power That Lies Dormant Within You (Get the book.)

"Another even scarier scenario involves the compound bisphenol a (BPA). You've probably never heard of this chemical, but the chances are very good that you have it circulating in your body. BPA shows up in the bloodstream of 95 percent of Americans. BPA is a common compound found in plastic. There may be some in your water bottle or jug. It is also in the plastic lining of cans of soft drinks and beer. Canned foods, food storage containers, pacifiers, baby teethers, and dental sealants may contain BPA. The plastic industry will tell you that small amounts of BPA are nothing to worry about." - Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.)

"Other sources of potential bisphenol a exposure include food can linings, dental sealants, plastic food containers, refrigerator shelves, juice and milk containers, microwave ovenware, film, sheets of laminate, water main filters, nail polish, automobile parts, enamels, varnishes, and adhesives. bisphenol a was invented in the 1930s during the search for synthetic estrogens." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"Soft plastics tend to release toxic chemicals, including phythalates and bisphenol a, which have been linked to hormonal disorders and infertility. Forgo These Foods Forever Avoid food products that contain: • ?Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils ??High-fructose corn syrup • ?Artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, saccharin, acesulfame-K, cyclamate, neotame, saccharin, sucralose, etc. ??Sugar alcohols such as sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and maltitol, which often cause gas and intestinal upset •I- Artificial fats such as olestra • ?" - Mark Hyman, Ultra-Metabolism: The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss (Get the book.)

"The former had more brominated flame retardants (PBDEs), the potential neurotoxin used to coat many electronic and other devices that the POPS signatories are trying to ban from the world, and more of the plastic additive bisphenol a, suspected of mimicking estrogen and being carcinogenic. Wagner said the abundance of those substances was clearly a symptom of the modern proliferation of plastic." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.)

"A estrogen-mimicking chemical, bisphenol a, causes early puberty in female rats and reduces fertility in rats.5a'b'78 In males it appears to cause enlargement in the male rat prostate glands.78 We do not know if this chemical might be related to prostate cancer in humans.5a'h • A chemical called nonyl phenyl ethoxylate can mimic estrogens and can cause inflamed vaginas, endometriosis and a decrease the sperm counts by as much as 10% to 20% in rats.89a_d It has been reported that malathion can cause breast cancer, testicular atrophy and stillborns in rats." - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.) "An expert panel found credible evidence that bisphenol a and the insecticide methoxyclor can cause reproductive damage at very low levels of exposure that are well below the so called "no effect" levels.48 • In one report infertility had risen from 0.5% to 25% in one cross-section study of college males.27b'116 In another report in April 2001, the infertility rate in Chinese university students was reported to be as high as 85%.48 • Infertility, sexual dysfunction and impotence was stated to affect 20% to 30% of Chinese males in one study." - Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.)

"Some health effects of bisphenol a are: breast tissue development, reduced sperm count, increased rate of sexual maturation, adipogenesis (contributing to obesity), prostate health problems (including benign prostate hypertrophy and prostate cancer), and chromosomal damage. Most people are being educated that the #7 plastics are the safest. I propose that this is not so, and that one should minimize drinking out of, heating in, or storing food in plastics of any kind. Unfortunately, many plastic products are not labeled with a number or initials." - KC Craichy, Super Health 7 Golden Keys to Unlock Lifelong Vitality (Get the book.)

"Take, for example, the plastic known as bisphenol a. Its adaptability has made it into one of the most commonly used plastics today, and it can be found in a whole range of products, from the inside coating of food tins to dental fillings and milk bottles for babies. However, few realize that this plastic was first developed in the 1930s as a potential synthetic form of estrogen. A paper published in the British medical journal Lancet in 1936 revealed research to that effect." - Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton, Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes, and Our Medicine Cabinets (Get the book.)

"At 20 ng/g dose of bisphenol a, the daily sperm production went down 20 percent. This work needs to be reproduced, but unless refuted it adds fuel to the need for precautionary measures. Try not to get any fillings, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy. Regular fillings contain mercury (a known hormone disruptor) and composite fillings contain bisphenol a (another hormone disruptor). If you have to have a filling, ask for a temporary made out of other materials." - D. Lindsey Berkson, Hormone Deception (Get the book.) "For example, bisphenol a (a chemical used in the plastic liners of most food and drink cans) is eight times more likely to bind with the beta receptor than to the alpha receptor. This means that bisphenol a is much more potent than testing originally showed because testing of the chemical's estrogenicity was at first only performed on alpha receptors. Dennis Lubahn's group at the University of Missouri thinks they have evidence of a gamma estrogen receptor. Another scientist, Ellis Levin, M.D." - D. Lindsey Berkson, Hormone Deception (Get the book.) "Polymers of bisphenol a are used in some dental treatments as sealants for our children's teeth and in dental composites (the alternative to the mercury in amalgam fillings). Six different laboratories have demonstrated that bisphenol a is an estrogen, and there are at least two published in vivo studies showing that it is almost as potent as our natural hormones although not as potent as des. Polycarbonate plastics are clear, strong, and rigid." - D. Lindsey Berkson, Hormone Deception (Get the book.)

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