1. UNDERSTANDING YOUR FOOD
  2. Buying Local
  3. Organics
  4. Raw/Living Foods
  5. Probiotics
  6. Macrobiotics
  7. Raw Milk
  8. Fair Trade
  9. Food Irradiation
  10. Genetically Modified Engineering
  11. Hormone Disruptors
  12. rBGH
  13. Rennet
  14. Almond Pasteurization
  15. Lactose Intolerance and Cheese
  16. Nano-Silver

Hormone Disruptors


Hormone disruptors interfere with our bodies' natural hormone systems, causing a wide array of health problems such as cancer, infertility, thyroid dysfunction, birth defects, behavioral problems, and immune system suppression.

Hormone disruptors can:

Mimic natural hormones, tricking the body to behave in disruptive ways;

Block natural hormones by locking up cell receptors;

Trigger reactions not normally produced by a given hormone.

Scientists have identified more than 65 chemicals believed to affect the endocrine system, including: dioxin, atrazine, lindane, styrene, lead, cadmium, and mercury.