A Wake-Up Story
In December of last year, a the results of a cord blood study were released – and they were shocking. In a sample of the cord blood from ten newborns, up to 232 chemicals were found. Nine out of ten tested positive for BPA, “asynthetic estrogen that researchers have found to disrupt the endocrine system, disrupt normal reproductive system development and diminish test animals’ intellectual and behavioral capacity,” while ten out of ten tested positive for lead, mercury, and perfluorochemicals, active ingredients or breakdown products of Teflon, Scotchgard, fabric and carpet protectors, and food wrap coatings that are linked to cancer, birth defects, and more.
These are all chemicals that the babies were exposed to before birth – consider how many they will be exposed to for the rest of their lives. Chronic childhood illnesses like asthma and autism are linked to the 80,000 chemicals in cosmetics and household cleaners that have never been checked for safety. What are we supposed to do to keep children safe?
Healthy Child Healthy World is the nation’s leading non-profit devoted to children’s environmental health. They exist because more than 125 million Americans, especially children, now face an historically unprecedented rise in chronic disease and illness such as cancer, autism, asthma, birth defects, ADD / ADHD, and learning and developmental disabilities. Credible scientific evidence increasingly points to environmental hazards and household chemicals as causing and contributing to many of these diseases.
For the past two decades, Healthy Child Healthy World has been the nation’s leading organization of its kind. They help millions of parents, educators, health professionals, and the general public take action to create healthy environments and embrace green, non-toxic steps.
After you watch the below video, join the movement to take action with simple solutions and to help create a healthier world, for us and future generations.
