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Endocrine-disrupting chemicals found in menstrual products

December 16, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

The average menstruator will use over 11,000 tampons or sanitary pads in their lifetime. Vaginal and vulvar tissue that touch pads and tampons is highly permeable. Through this permeable tissue chemicals are absorbed without being metabolized, which makes endocrine-disrupting chemicals potentially dangerous when found in menstrual products. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals can interfere with human hormones and […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: chemicals, endocrine, endocrine disruptors, health, parabens, phthalates, sanitary pads, tampons, women

Indicator of PFAS found in some — but not all — period products

August 16, 2023 by Captain Organic Planet

Period products come in a variety of styles — liners, pads, tampons, cups and underwear — to help people feel comfortable during a menstrual bleed. But their labels don’t usually list the ingredients, so consumers don’t know what’s in their product of choice. Now, researchers have analyzed over 100 period products for fluorinated compounds, an […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: forever chemical, PFAS, tampoon, underwear, women

Eating prunes may help protect against bone loss in older women

April 2, 2022 by Captain Organic Planet

It’s already well known that prunes are good for your gut, but new Penn State research suggests they may be good for bone health, too. In a research review, the researchers found that prunes can help prevent or delay bone loss in postmenopausal women, possibly due to their ability to reduce inflammation and oxidative stress, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: bone, bone fractures, osteoporosis, prunes, women

The Bleeding Edge – A searing exposé of the medical device industry

October 17, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

This eye-opening look at the fast-growing medical device industry reveals how the rush to innovate can lead to devastating consequences for patients. The Bleeding Edge is a fiercely feminist, eye-opening exposé of medical devices’ devastating impact on women’s health from Oscar®-nominated filmmakers Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering. At the heart of the film are the E-Sisters, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: documentary, FDA, medical device, movie, women

PFAS exposure can affect women’s ability to breastfeed

September 18, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

Women with higher levels of PFAS in their system may be 20% more likely to stop breastfeeding early, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are humanmade chemicals used as oil and water repellents and coatings for common products including cookware, […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: breastfeeding, chemicals, PFAS, women

Mixed chemicals in beauty products may harm women’s hormones

February 5, 2021 by Captain Organic Planet

As we go about our daily lives, we are exposed to many different chemicals that could have negative effects on our hormones. These hormonal changes have been linked to several adverse health outcomes such as breast cancer and cardiovascular disease. Therefore, understanding chemicals that influence hormone levels is important for public health — and particularly […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: breast cancer, chemicals, estrogen, hormone disruptors, hormones, parabens, personal care products, women

Fried food linked to heightened risk of early death among older US women

February 26, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

Regularly eating fried food is linked with a heightened risk of death from any cause and heart-related death, among postmenopausal women, finds a US study in The BMJ today. Foods such as fried chicken and fried fish/shellfish were associated with a higher risk of heart-related death, particularly among younger women in the study (aged 50-65 […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: Food, fried food, heart, women

Hair products for Black women contain mix of hazardous ingredients

January 22, 2019 by Captain Organic Planet

First study to measure range of hormone disrupting chemicals in products used by Black women A new report published in the journal Environmental Research shows that Black women are potentially exposed to dozens of hazardous chemicals through the hair products they use. The study, by scientists at Silent Spring Institute, is the first to measure concentrations of endocrine-disrupting […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: endocrine, endocrine disruptors, hair, hair products, parabens, phthalates, toxic chemicals, women

Direct Evidence Of Exposure Of Pregnant Women To Herbicide Ingredient

March 30, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

The first birth cohort study of its kind has found more than 90 percent of a group of pregnant women in Central Indiana had detectable levels of glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the most heavily used herbicide worldwide. Researchers from Indiana University and University of California San Francisco reported that the glyphosate levels correlated […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: babies, baby, glyphosate, herbicide, pregnancy, Roundup, women

Women Who Clean At Home Or Work Face Increased Lung Function Decline

February 27, 2018 by Captain Organic Planet

Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who do not clean, according to new research published online in the American Thoracic Society’s American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. In “Cleaning at Home […]

Filed Under: Health Tagged With: cleaning, home, house, kung, study, women

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