AIRPLANES AND FLAME RETARDANTS

airplane seatsA recent study showed that 100% of dust samples from airplanes contained flame retardants, those noxious thyroid-disrupting chemicals that have been linked to autism and other neurological disorders.

Not only that, but the levels of flame retardant on airplanes “were elevated by orders of magnitude relative to residential and office environments.”

Your best bet?  Bathe yourself and change your clothes as soon as possible after flying.

 

 

TRICLOSAN LINKED TO MUSCLE WEAKNESS

hand sanitizerGreat.  Not only is triclosan, the drug in many anti-bacterial hand sanitizers and soaps, an endocrine disruptor (it damages your thyroid and hormonal system) and a pesticide (it kills your good gut flora), but now researchers are finding out it leads to muscle weakness, including cardiac weakness.

So not only is triclosan linked to allergies and any other chronic conditions with a gut dysbiosis component (like autism, ADHD, allergies, asthma and autoimmune diseases, but now it might be linked to Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis and heart disease.

Please pass the word.  This is a product no one should be using!

 

FLUORIDE LEADS TO HYPOTHYROIDISM

Fluoride suppresses the thyroid by displacing iodine.  To help support optimal function of your thyroid, limit fluoride exposure and add iodine into your diet.  Read more…

SOURCE:  Dr. John Douillard