Marketers and industry professionals like to tell us that advancements in the world of chemistry have made our lives easier and healthier, but there’s much evidence to the contrary. In fact, there is growing evidence that many of these chemicals have neurotoxic properties and may even be related to neurobehavioral developmental problems such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism, among others, including several types of cancers.
Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of such chemicals, most specifically in utero and during infancy and early childhood.