In this series, we explore ways medical science, modern medicine, and lifestyles have taken us to an unhealthy extreme—and what alternatives and solutions may exist.
By now, most people are aware of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, or EDCs—and their dangers—but they may not be aware of their links to the most common liver disease of our time.
These chemicals mimic and disrupt hormone function and lurk in our food packaging, furniture, cleaning products, building materials, drinking water, gardens, cosmetics, and more. Many EDCs became popular as plastics replaced wood and other more expensive natural substances in manufacturing. EDCs that function as flame retardants became popular when much of the nation began smoking, more than 50 years ago, and deadly home fires began to occur more frequently….