The alarming rise in diseases like Alzheimer’s, Autism,Parkinson’s and other Central Nervous system disorders makes me think that the large number of chemicals that have entered the human body over the past 100 years of rapid industrialization are taking their toll.The recent study that detailed the presence of nearly 250 chemicals in children’s blood in rising proportions should make us think twice about exposing us and our children to these chemicals. In one study, the precursor chemical for Teflon, about the most ubiquitous material used in our lives,has been found to be carcinogenic.The question remains how we can defend ourselves against these poisons short of banning all such chemicals.
To use a more earthy term, business has turned our entire planet into a shithouse and there is simply no escape from the consequences of our folly in pursuit of the “good” life.
