Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) & Their Affect Upon Fertility
What are they & what do they do?
EDCs are chemicals that are found in a wide range of daily products. EDCs interfere with our endocrine system and contribute to adverse developmental, reproductive & metabolic effects. EDCs have the ability to alter normal hormone levels by inhibiting or stimulating hormone production. Furthermore, EDCs also have the ability to change the way hormones travel through the body in turn affecting the function of the hormone.
More recently EDCs have been found to have a direct impact on genetic programming during early stages of development which can lead to a transgenerational inheritance of disease.
What are the main ones to look out for?
Main examples of EDCs include; pesticides, fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, phthalates, BPA, dioxins & heavy metals. These EDCs can be found in a wide range of cleaning & beauty products, food containers, unfiltered water, un-organic food & trade work.
What products should I use?
All products listed I have personally used & can assure their quality to make the transition for you a-lot easier.
Skincare - Bluem, Yinn, MV, Josh Rosebrook, Mukti, Little Company
Hand & body wash - Dr Bronners
Hair - Hot Tresses
Beauty - Ere Perez, Eye of Horus, Inika
Sunscreen - Sunbutter, Little Urchin, Surf mud, Edible Beauty
Fake tan - Eco tan
Deodorant - Black Chicken
Dental care - Grants
Feminine products - TOM, Mahina
Intimate products - Jonny, Yinn
Insect repellent - Bug grr off
Perfume - Ayu, Libertine Fragrance, Orb Oils
Food containers - Seed & Sprout
Cooking tools - Solidteknics
Water filter (choose fluoride plus filter)
Laundry - Simply clean
Cleaning - Koala Eco
References - Schug, T. T., Janesick, A., Blumberg, B., & Heindel, J. J. (2011). Endocrine disrupting chemicals and disease susceptibility. The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 127(3-5), 204–215. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsbmb.2011.08.007