Endocrine disruptor

Hazardous Chemical: Methyl Isocyanate (MIC) In December of 1984 in Bhopal India there was an extremely large chemical leak (Schlager, 2008). The chemical was called methyl isocyanate (MIC) and was used as an intermediate to create a pesticide, or a substance that is used for killing organisms called Seven. Seven, which kills several different types of bugs and is used specifically in Asia but globally as well, is also an insecticide, or a beneficial chemical that kills insects (Living With…

These compounds have proven to be dangerous, as they function as endocrine disruptors in important hormone pathways once they are in the body, and they cause genetic mutations after entering the nucleus. Xenobiotics are able to pass through the cell membrane as ligands, and once inside the body they can enter the nucleus and…

women who worked at night prior to a first pregnancy had a higher risk of eventually developing breast cancer.Canadian researchers found that certain jobs, especially those that bring the human body into contact with possible carcinogens and endocrine disruptors are linked to a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Examples include bar/gambling, automotive plastics manufacturing, metal-working, food canning and agriculture. They reported their findings in…

and several are known to cause cancer. More than three-quarters of the chemicals used in fracking can harm skin, eyes, breathing, and digestion and liver functions. More than half can damage the nervous system. One-third are potential disruptors of the endocrine system which affects neurological and immune system function, reproduction, and fetal and child development (Inglis & Rumpler, 2015). The top three chemicals used in fracking – naphthalene, benzyl chloride and formaldehyde – are all…

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: Direct Environmental Impacts GMOs environmental record demonstrates that they are highly likely to have a deleterious effect on long-term food supplies because they are already damaging the environment. U.N. scientist Olivier De Schutter has discovered that the production of genetically modified grain seeds—for corn, soybeans, rice and other staple crops—has eliminated 75% or more of the wild species of these grains (Schutter “Seed Policies”). A disease that destroys the…

I’ve been a hairstylist for six years now, and I love enriching my clients ' lives by making them feel beautiful. This career choice has affected my body tremendously; my hands go numb, I have trouble opening jars, and my back hurts constantly. I found food allergies to gluten and dairy at the age of 21. All of these issues lead me to researching alternative options to help my body heal. I’ve found nutrition has a huge impact on inflammation, mental health, and energy. To eat organically means…

adult leukemia and other cancers. Sound familiar? Crude oil also has neurotoxins, or toxins that effect the brain, which in the case of crude oil, is especially harmful to developing brains. Oil exposure leads to birth defects (mutagens and endocrine disruptors) and higher rates of cancer (teratogens) and brain problems in developing children. Crude oil is a very hazardous combination of all of these toxins. “‘It's…

Ocean Pollution: North Pacific Gyre filled with Plastic In 1997 a well-known chemist, scientific researcher and sea captain named Charles Moore, set sail from Hawaii back to his homeland, California after competing in a yacht race. Along the way, Captain Charles Moore had extra fuel to spare and decided to take a short cut through the low pressured winds of the north pacific gyre. As he and his crew reached the calm within the gyre, they were completely caught off guard as they noticed bits and…

Introduction As of last year, over 2.1 billion people worldwide were considered obese (Ostrow, 2014). Obesity is increasing at an alarming rate due to multiple factors. A common factor is stress and the internal and external influences that links stress to obesity. As there are other environmental and genetic aspects that can affect someone to become obese, there have been multiple studies done to provide information and prove that stress is indeed linked to obesity. Separately these issues…

Diethylstilbestrol In 1938, a biochemist named Sir Edward Charles Dodds succeeded in creating the first synthesized estrogen, a feat that scientists had been trying to accomplish for many years. Between 1940 and 1971, a drug called Diethylstilbestrol (known as DES) was prescribed by thousands of physicians to pregnant women to prevent different types of complications associated with pregnancy, including miscarriages and stillbirths (Abboud, 2015). DES is a synthetic form of estrogen that…