From the moment they are born, over 200 toxic chemicals pollute infant bloodstreams.  200.  What is going on?

Scientists used to believe that the placenta provided an effective barrier against most chemicals.  Now we know that all manner of environmental pollutants are being carried to the developing fetus via the cord blood.

In 2004, The Environmental Working Group conducted a study on the umbilical cord blood of 10 babies born in the US.  The results were shocking.  Two major labs found, on average, 200 industrial chemicals & pollutants in the blood.  Of the total 287 chemicals detected:

134 are known to cause cancer.

158 are toxic to the brain & nervous system.

186 cause infertility.

151 cause birth defects or abnormal development.

PLEASE watch this video.  Share it with friends.  Help send a universal wake-up call to inform parents about the dangers of toxic chemicals in our world.

-m & a

Want to learn more?

• Visit Healthy Child Healthy World

• Visit the Environmental Working Group

• Join Seventh Generation’s Million Baby Crawl for safer chemicals

• Watch the presentation 10 Americans by Ken Cook of the Environmental Working Group

Seventh Generation has launched a really cute ‘virtual rally’ to bring attention to the issue of toxic chemicals in the home- The Million Baby Crawl to Washington. Cancer, infertility, obesity, asthma, learning disorders, early puberty, diabetes- all are on the rise in the U.S.  And all have been linked in recent studies to toxic chemicals.

Since 1976, the EPA has only required safety testing on 200 of the more than 80,000 chemicals on the market.  Seventh Generation is calling for a stronger chemical law to keep our families safe and healthy.  The proposed bill requires full information on the health and environmental hazards associated with all chemicals.

Want to help bring attention to the cause?  Create your own virtual tyke.  You can name your baby, choose their clothes & skin tone, and even upload a picture.  Then watch as your virtual crawler parachutes down and joins the march.  Or support our little Duck Duck Green crawler!  (Search for our baby, “DDG”.)

Join the crawl here:  http://www.seventhgeneration.com/million-baby-crawl/

For more information on Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families go to:  http://www.saferchemicals.org/

Happy crawling,
m & a