We are surrounded by increasingly higher levels of toxic chemicals. We see evidence daily in newspapers, television and magazine articles.
We know that xenoestrogens are real disruptors...and the media is finally wakening to the facts that we've been talking about. Finally! (Click here for an ABC News video)

Click the links just below for fascinating and relevent articles. And keep your eyes open!

National Geographic, October 2006 (link)

Vogue, August 2007 (5MB PDF file)

Early Puberty
More great links to back up the mission we are on in educating parents about toxins/carcinogens that are disrupting hormones in children at an earlier age.

Girls in the United States are reaching puberty at very early ages, increasing their risk of breast cancer, social problems, and emotional problems...
Potential causes noted in the paper include:

• Rising childhood obesity rates and inactivity
• Formula-feeding of infants
• Excessive TV viewing and media use
• Family stress
• Exposure to environmental chemicals
• Early puberty is likely an “ecological disorder,” according to Steingraber, that’s being caused by a number of environmental factors. (This link expired) (4/2008)

Why Are Kids Entering Puberty Before They Enter School?
A report was presented at the annual Pediatric Academic Society meeting describing how a preschool-age girl and her kindergarten-age brother began growing pubic hair.
This was not an isolated case; in 2004, there was similar cluster of five children, and previous clusters in outbreaks occurring along the lines of disease epidemics or environmental poisonings. (This link expired)

BreastCancer Fund.org outlining the studies (Link to a download Page)

Please get these links at Dr Mercola's Website into the hands of everyone you know who has children...