Yvonne
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Is that if you're believing in the marketing and what you see on the front of the label, instead of actually reading the ingredients, you could be exposing yourself to toxins that you probably don't want to be.
Is that if you're believing in the marketing and what you see on the front of the label, instead of actually reading the ingredients, you could be exposing yourself to toxins that you probably don't want to be.
Well, I'm on a mission to empower people to avoid environmental toxins so they can protect their families and really using science and evidence to make informed decisions that affect their health.
Well, I'm on a mission to empower people to avoid environmental toxins so they can protect their families and really using science and evidence to make informed decisions that affect their health.
I think now people are becoming more aware, but there are new toxins that are emerging every day and it's simply a consequence of how the system is set up. And it's mainly because chemicals and products are not required to be tested for safety before they're released onto the market, at least in the US and many other regions of the world.
I think now people are becoming more aware, but there are new toxins that are emerging every day and it's simply a consequence of how the system is set up. And it's mainly because chemicals and products are not required to be tested for safety before they're released onto the market, at least in the US and many other regions of the world.
Und was dann passiert, ist, dass die Leute diese Produkte kaufen und wir von Chemikalien ausgesprochen werden, dass wir keine Ahnung haben, wie sie unsere Gesundheit beeinflussen, ob sie schmerzhaft sind oder nicht. Und wir sind im Grunde genommen Ginni-Piggen in einem massiven menschlichen Experiment, für den niemand gegründet hat, den wir nicht zu verabschieden haben.
Und was dann passiert, ist, dass die Leute diese Produkte kaufen und wir von Chemikalien ausgesprochen werden, dass wir keine Ahnung haben, wie sie unsere Gesundheit beeinflussen, ob sie schmerzhaft sind oder nicht. Und wir sind im Grunde genommen Ginni-Piggen in einem massiven menschlichen Experiment, für den niemand gegründet hat, den wir nicht zu verabschieden haben.
Der Risiko ist, dass wir über unsere täglichen Leben gehen, nicht wissend, was wir konsumieren oder ausgesprochen werden, und dann später in der Leben, unverdammt, schmerzen.
Der Risiko ist, dass wir über unsere täglichen Leben gehen, nicht wissend, was wir konsumieren oder ausgesprochen werden, und dann später in der Leben, unverdammt, schmerzen.
Yes, so cancer is probably one of the most clear associations as well as infertility. And more widely known are issues like not being able to conceive. having a decrease in sperm count, sperm quality. And the fact that sperm count has declined by 50% in the last 50 years is pretty alarming.
Yes, so cancer is probably one of the most clear associations as well as infertility. And more widely known are issues like not being able to conceive. having a decrease in sperm count, sperm quality. And the fact that sperm count has declined by 50% in the last 50 years is pretty alarming.
I'm a toxicologist, but I'm also a mom.
I'm a toxicologist, but I'm also a mom.
So I study the basic science of poisons. How do chemicals interact with the cells in our bodies and how do they cause harm? But not only that, how do our cells defend themselves against these toxins?
So I study the basic science of poisons. How do chemicals interact with the cells in our bodies and how do they cause harm? But not only that, how do our cells defend themselves against these toxins?
I found it by accident. Was it really an accident though? I don't know. I think I was led there. I think I've always been interested. I think I was meant to share this. And I think it brings up a lot of emotions for me because I've been personally impacted, but I think of how many millions of people around the world are struggling and don't know why.
I found it by accident. Was it really an accident though? I don't know. I think I was led there. I think I've always been interested. I think I was meant to share this. And I think it brings up a lot of emotions for me because I've been personally impacted, but I think of how many millions of people around the world are struggling and don't know why.
And so if I can bring awareness to that, then I feel like my mission is complete. But I studied toxicology because just in my body I knew that toxicology It's so personal for you, isn't it? It is, absolutely. Why? Not only because I've been personally impacted, but I want my children to have the best version of me. So I can look after them.
And so if I can bring awareness to that, then I feel like my mission is complete. But I studied toxicology because just in my body I knew that toxicology It's so personal for you, isn't it? It is, absolutely. Why? Not only because I've been personally impacted, but I want my children to have the best version of me. So I can look after them.