Are Chemicals In Your Blood?

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducts a large, ongoing survey that has found 148 chemicals in Americans of all ages, including lead, mercury, dioxins and PCBs. Other scientists have detected antibacterial agents from liquid soaps in breast milk, infants' cord blood and the urine of young girls.

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One interesting highlight from the story:

"Take bisphenol A. It's a basic constituent of the polycarbonate plastics found in many baby bottles, sippy cups and juice bottles. The CDC has found BPA in 92 percent of Americans age 6 and older who were tested. Patricia Hunt of Washington State University began studying BPA exposures in unborn rodents, which she followed into adulthood. The results were striking. Almost half the eggs of female mice exposed to low doses of BPA during gestation carried extra copies of chromosomes or were missing chromosomes. "

Two step solution to the problem:

1. We should be mindful of all the chemicals that are in our household and take steps to minimize exposure.
2. Maintain a healthy gut. Our body will be better adept at naturally eliminating some of these toxins from our body if we have a healthy gut.