Perhaps one of the most terrifying and directly damaging repercussions of an industrialized society is the changing human toxicology from endocrine disruptors in food and drinking water. Every day, hazardous chemicals and compounds are released into the surrounding environment, contaminating soil and water supplies and producing negative end-of-pipe results. Obvious examples include chemical leakages, spills, or run-offs from industries like tailings ponds from a shale oil excavation site, or hydraulic fracturing fluids that leak into nearby water supplies. Less obvious examples come from simple substances used in our day-to-day activities, like household cleaners, or personal care products. Among this vast group of harsh chemicals are endocrine disruptors: molecules that interfere with one or more endocrine organs in the body.
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Hormones control and regulate myriad vital tissue systems like skeletal, muscular, nervous growth and function. They also play a critical role in sexual development and puberty, reproductive cycles, circadian rhythm (sleep patterns), basal metabolic rate, and even your mood. Hormones often function in a feedback loop between each other and are in constant communication with the brain; they work very effectively in a closed-loop system in the absence of any deficiencies or
Hormones control and regulate myriad vital tissue systems like skeletal, muscular, nervous growth and function. They also play a critical role in sexual development and puberty, reproductive cycles, circadian rhythm (sleep patterns), basal metabolic rate, and even your mood. Hormones often function in a feedback loop between each other and are in constant communication with the brain; they work very effectively in a closed-loop system in the absence of any deficiencies or