Phthalates
topic on 4 shows · 6 statements across 4 episodes
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6 statements about Phthalates, every show
Saladino: Eliminating conventional cosmetics cuts paraben levels 50% within days
“Women who make an intentional change to remove those things, we see noticeable, marked, statistically significant decreases in levels of these compounds in their body within a few days. Wow. It's, and we're talking like, the levels can go down by 50%.”
Friedberg: Consumer Reports detected phthalates in every food product tested
“They measured phthalates, which are known to be toxic in terms of if you get enough of them, they can be carcinogenic and cause cancer. And they showed that every product they tested had phthalates in it.”
David Friedberg: Global phthalate market generates $10 billion annually on 3M tons
“We produce about three million tons of phthalates a year, creating them that we use in our industrial supply chain. The global market for phthalates is about ten billion dollars per year.”
David Friedberg: Phthalates act as endocrine disruptors interfering with human hormones
“While it's in your body, while it's moving through your body, being metabolized, it is what's called an endocrine disruptor. And we talked about this in the past with respect to the sunscreens. These phthalates Actually interfere with the hormones that are mad…”
Swanson increased his free testosterone by 10% by eliminating household phthalates
“I measured free testosterone before and after, and it was 10% higher.”
Mares: Phthalates in plastics significantly damage human testosterone and endocrine systems
“The whole class of something called phthalates, which is P H T P T H L A T E S. That, that effectively have like a really Strong negative impact on one's testosterone, ones like endocrine and hormonal systems, and they're, that are in like everything.”