June 3: Toxic America

During a random browsing of the world's current issues via the Internet, CNN specifically, I came across a disturbing report from Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Apparently, it's part of a series the good doctor is doing called Toxic America, which aired on CNN last week. One of the more interesting articles I read in this series discussed five chemicals, that frighteningly are found in common household products, which are now being linked to many health and behavioral issues; including cancer. Scary stuff. The five chemicals are BPA - Bisphenol A, Phthalates, PFOA -Perfluorooctanoic acid, Formaldehyde, and PBDEs. Whether you buy into these "warnings" or not, I would highly recommend everyone read this article as we would be remiss to think that some, if not all, of these chemicals have at least the potential to be harmful to our health. "Better informed than sorry" is the motto I'm living by these days.