Perflurinated… can you pronounce it? Do you know what it is? Many of us have it and have no idea. If you think it might be a bit hard to say, it is twice as hard to get it out of the environment including the human body. More information can be found on this website, http://pollutioninpeople.org/toxics/pfcs.Perflurinated toxins can be found in Teflon products, and in micro-wave popcorn bags, it is the coating that prevents things from sticking. These toxin containing products are used everyday in our homes, without our knowledge of the harm they may be causing us. The chemical in these products collect in our bones, fat and organs. Even if you stop using all of these products the chemicals that we were already exposed to will be still found in our bodies many years later.
These chemicals are suspected in affecting the endocrine systems, along with PCBS and DDT, they don’t seem to break down in the environment. More information can be read on these toxins and others in “The Body Toxic: by Nena Baker.
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