{"id":4277,"date":"2010-06-10T10:45:07","date_gmt":"2010-06-10T15:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=4277"},"modified":"2010-06-10T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2010-06-10T15:45:07","slug":"toxic-childhood-a-wake-up-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/toxic-childhood-a-wake-up-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Toxic Childhood, A Wake Up Call"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Did you see CNN\u2019s special report \u201cToxic Childhood<\/a>\u201d by Dr. Sanjay Gupta?\u00a0\u00a0 It actually aired last Thursday, but I DVR\u2019ed it and watched it this week (gotta love the ol\u2019 DVR).\u00a0 In this special report Dr. Gupta addressed the chemicals our children come into contact with on a daily basis (and are even born with) and what impact these toxins are having on their health.<\/p>\n

Dr. Gupta\u2019s report featured interviews with Jim and Nancy Chuda, Co-Founders of HealthyChild.org<\/a>, and Environmental Working Group <\/a>President Ken Cook.\u00a0 All three are in agreement that serious steps need to be taken toward safety testing and regulation of chemicals used in the products we purchase.\u00a0 Other interviewees, Ed Clark, Chair of Pediatrics, University of Utah, and Dr. Philip Landrigan, Mount Sinai Children\u2019s Environmental Health Center, agreed that more research is required to prove these chemical ingredients safe for use.\u00a0 But the feeling wasn\u2019t unanimous \u2013Dr. Elizabeth Whelan, president and founder of American Council on Science and Health, believes that the concern over these environmental toxins is unrealistic and unnecessary.\u00a0 It wouldn\u2019t be controversial if both sides were not represented, right?<\/p>\n

Because of our weak standards on chemical ingredient regulation in the US, we have a ways to go before all chemicals are even tested for safety, let alone regulated.\u00a0 The European Union is leading the way in more stringent standards for chemical ingredient safety testing and regulation of use.\u00a0 The fact that a show like Toxic Childhood aired is an encouraging sign that more and more Americans are becoming concerned with the safety of the products available for purchase, and there effects on their children and themselves.\u00a0 And if they are not yet concerned, it will soon be difficult to ignore.<\/p>\n

Missed the show?\u00a0 Watch it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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