The fight against chemical exposure

Who is most in danger of chemical exposure? Barbara Demeneix talks about the difficult fight to protect current and future generations from irreparable harm. https://global.oup.com/academic/produ...

Barbara Demeneix is an internationally recognized expert on thyroid function and brain development. She acts as an expert for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in the field of endocrine disruption, notably for chemicals affecting thyroid hormone function. The author of over 150 scientific publications and patents, she trained and worked in the United Kingdom, France, Canada, and Germany. In 2014, she was promoted to 'Officer' of the French Legion d'Honneur by the French government for her scientific achievements, having been appointed 'Chevalier' in 2004.

Toxic Cocktail illustrates how in today’s world, everyone carries a toxic load of dozens of industrially produced chemicals in their bloodstream. Not only do these adversely affect the health of adults and children, but also, and more worryingly, they damage the development of unborn infants. Is chemical pollution poisoning brain development and reversing evolution's most outstanding achievement: the human brain?

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