Posted August 1, 2014
Every day, Americans are exposed to over 80,000 different chemicals, found in drinking water, food, consumer products – even in the air we breathe. So it should come as no surprise that researchers tell us that virtually all pregnant women in the United States have measurable levels in their bodies of at least 43 different chemicals -some at levels associated with adverse outcomes. Yet, nearly 4 out of 5 conventionally-trained physicians acknowledge that they don’t counsel pregnant women on ways to avoid or limit exposure to environmental health hazards. Read more.