According to the National Geographic and the EPA:
There are more than 77,000 chemicals in active production in North America. Air pollution is an increasing problem.
There are more than 3,000 chemicals added to our food supply, including pesticides, insecticides, antibiotics, steroids and hormones. Pesticide residues are detectable in 50-95% of the food consumed in the U.S. Pesticides can damage the endocrine and grandular systems. The U.S. uses 30 times more synthetic pesticides today than in 1945.
There are more than 10,000 chemicals in the forms of solvents, emulsifiers and preservatives used in food processing, packaging, wrapping and storage. Plastic wrap and plastic bottles emit plasticizers (phthalates) and have the potential to leach into our food. Phthalates chemically mimic hormones thus having the strong potential to disrupt the endocrine system.
There are more than 20,000 chemicals that our bodies cannot metabolize. These chemicals have the potential to alter our metabolism, cause enzyme dysfunction, predispose us to nutritional deficiencies, create hormonal imbalances, alter brain chemistry and negatively effect the immune system.
