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Little Things Matter raises awareness of the growing environmental risks we face as a global community by translating science into free, easy-to-understand and actionable materials. Our goal is to spread awareness about the effects of toxic chemicals on the health of our population and planet.

We believe that every child has the right to a healthy environment.

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A new study found that one in every five Norwegian children had harmful levels of PFAS in their blood serum. Younger children had higher levels than older children.PFAS chemicals–often called “forever chemicals” because they can persist for decades–were detected in every child. PFAS chemicals, which contain a strong carbon-fluorine bond that allows them to accumulate over time in the environment and in our bodies, are used in many consumer and industrial products.Ways to reduce exposure:
· Be aware of packaging for foods that contain grease-repellent
· Bring your own to-go containers
· Avoid stain-resistant coatings on furniture
· Support clean water action!!Read the full study here: https://bit.ly/44z763B
#nontoxicliving #healthyliving #PFASexposure

A new study found that one in every five Norwegian children had harmful levels of PFAS in their blood serum. Younger children had higher levels than older children.

PFAS chemicals–often called “forever chemicals” because they can persist for decades–were detected in every child. PFAS chemicals, which contain a strong carbon-fluorine bond that allows them to accumulate over time in the environment and in our bodies, are used in many consumer and industrial products.

Ways to reduce exposure:
· Be aware of packaging for foods that contain grease-repellent
· Bring your own to-go containers
· Avoid stain-resistant coatings on furniture
· Support clean water action!!

Read the full study here: https://bit.ly/44z763B
#nontoxicliving #healthyliving #PFASexposure
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Women’s Environmental Health Series

Women’s Environmental Health Series ...

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Little Fact 10: Lead

Little Fact 10: Lead ...

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A world without pollution 🏭🌫️ is not only possible... but necessary for the health and future of every child 🌸🌤️ Little Things Matter-ISCHE is dedicated to protecting children from toxic chemicals.Follow us to learn more about children's environmental health research (from around the 🌎)!

A world without pollution 🏭🌫️ is not only possible... but necessary for the health and future of every child 🌸🌤️ Little Things Matter-ISCHE is dedicated to protecting children from toxic chemicals.

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Our kids are getting sicker—and no one’s asking why.Asthma. Obesity. Autism. Autoimmune disorders. These chronic diseases have skyrocketed in children over the last few decades.In her latest op-ed, public health investigator Jessica Lightfoot, MPH calls out the urgent need to investigate the root causes and asks the hard questions:
Why are so many kids facing lifelong health challenges?
Why aren’t we looking at environmental factors—like toxins, food systems, and industrial chemicals—as possible causes?“We know genetic factors play a role, but genetics changes slowly and so cannot explain a rapid increase in cases. Environment or lifestyle is likely to play an important role.” — Jessica Lightfoot
It’s time we demand answers—and action. Our children deserve better.Read the full article here:
https://bit.ly/4crOSpr#ProtectKidsHealth #RootCauseMedicine #ChronicIllnessAwareness #EnvironmentalHealth #HealthyKidsNow #PublicHealthMatters #JessicaLightfoot #WakeUpCall

Our kids are getting sicker—and no one’s asking why.

Asthma. Obesity. Autism. Autoimmune disorders. These chronic diseases have skyrocketed in children over the last few decades.

In her latest op-ed, public health investigator Jessica Lightfoot, MPH calls out the urgent need to investigate the root causes and asks the hard questions:
Why are so many kids facing lifelong health challenges?
Why aren’t we looking at environmental factors—like toxins, food systems, and industrial chemicals—as possible causes?

“We know genetic factors play a role, but genetics changes slowly and so cannot explain a rapid increase in cases. Environment or lifestyle is likely to play an important role.” — Jessica Lightfoot
It’s time we demand answers—and action. Our children deserve better.

Read the full article here:
https://bit.ly/4crOSpr

#ProtectKidsHealth #RootCauseMedicine #ChronicIllnessAwareness #EnvironmentalHealth #HealthyKidsNow #PublicHealthMatters #JessicaLightfoot #WakeUpCall
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Women Health Wednesday --- Part 3 --- the Women's and Girls' Environmental Health Series. How PFA's are linked to a rise in cancer in Women! To learn more click the link: https://bit.ly/4ikfvhC

Women Health Wednesday --- Part 3 --- the Women`s and Girls` Environmental Health Series. How PFA`s are linked to a rise in cancer in Women! To learn more click the link: https://bit.ly/4ikfvhC ...

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New ResearchPFAS, a group of man-made chemicals used to make consumer products water and stain resistant, may be linked to obesity. These toxic chemicals, known as “forever chemicals”, can remain in our bodies and the environment for decades.Children exposed to high concentrations of obesogens – toxic chemicals that cause obesity – are typically born small and then catch up and exceed the BMI of children exposed to lower concentrations.Dr. Joseph Braun and his team discovered that children exposed to higher amounts of PFAS in early life may be linked to obesity at 12 years of age.Over 98% of Americans have detectable PFAS concentrations in their blood.To reduce exposure to PFAS and other toxic chemicals, Dr. Braun recommends using a certified water filter, a vacuum with a HEPA filter, and avoiding heavily processed foods. In a separate study, Dr. Braun found that the obesogenic effects of PFAS chemicals were diminished in physically active children.For more information on the effects of gestational PFAS exposure and obesogens, read the research publication: https://bit.ly/43bQ1Lx  or recent news article: https://bit.ly/3r6JAfo
#PFAS #childobesity #nontoxicliving

New Research

PFAS, a group of man-made chemicals used to make consumer products water and stain resistant, may be linked to obesity. These toxic chemicals, known as “forever chemicals”, can remain in our bodies and the environment for decades.

Children exposed to high concentrations of obesogens – toxic chemicals that cause obesity – are typically born small and then catch up and exceed the BMI of children exposed to lower concentrations.

Dr. Joseph Braun and his team discovered that children exposed to higher amounts of PFAS in early life may be linked to obesity at 12 years of age.

Over 98% of Americans have detectable PFAS concentrations in their blood.

To reduce exposure to PFAS and other toxic chemicals, Dr. Braun recommends using a certified water filter, a vacuum with a HEPA filter, and avoiding heavily processed foods. In a separate study, Dr. Braun found that the obesogenic effects of PFAS chemicals were diminished in physically active children.

For more information on the effects of gestational PFAS exposure and obesogens, read the research publication: https://bit.ly/43bQ1Lx or recent news article: https://bit.ly/3r6JAfo
#PFAS #childobesity #nontoxicliving
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Meet Teresa Vincente

Teresa Vicente led a historic, grassroots campaign to save the Mar Menor ecosystem—Europe’s largest saltwater lagoon—from collapse, resulting in the passage of a new law in September 2022 granting the lagoon unique legal rights. Considered to be the most important saltwater coastal lagoon in the western Mediterranean, the once pristine waters of the Mar Menor had become polluted due to mining, rampant development of urban and tourist infrastructure, and, in recent years, intensive agriculture and livestock farming.

Worried by the slow death of the Mar Menor, Teresa was moved to action after a mass fish die-off in 2019. She became convinced that the only way to give the lagoon a chance of survival was to grant it legal personhood and recognize its rights. “Rights of nature” has been proposed and debated for years, but the theory did not gain much traction until recently: Ecosystems in Latin America and New Zealand had been granted such legal rights but none in Europe. Despite being told by experts that it was impossible, Teresa pushed ahead.                       Courtesy of the Goldman Environmental Prize

The Toxic Chemicals Line Up

Phthalates

Phthalates

Phthalates are a series of widely used chemicals that demonstrate to be endocrine disruptors and are detrimental to human health. Phthalates can be found in most products that have contact with plastics during producing, packaging, or delivering. Despite the short half-lives in tissues, chronic exposure to phthalates will adversely influence the endocrine system and functioning of multiple organs, which has negative long-term impacts on the success of pregnancy, child growth and development, and reproductive systems in both young children and
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EDCs

EDCs

Endocrine disruptors are found in many everyday products, including some plastic bottles and containers, liners of metal food cans, detergents, flame retardants, food, toys, cosmetics, and pesticides.
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Pesticides

Pesticides

Pesticides are designed to kill pests, but they often end up in our water, soil and food. They can disrupt human health, particularly children’s health. Babies can be exposed to pesticides in their mothers’ womb since they cross the placenta. Children can be exposed when they play in parks, around their homes or when consuming non-organic foods. Children can be exposed to pesticides from their parent’s workplace or if they live near agricultural fields.
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Lead

Lead

Lead-based paint, water service lines and lead-contaminated dust in older buildings are common sources of lead poisoning in children. Even small amounts of lead, especially for children, can cause serious health problems and affect mental and physical development.
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Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Air pollution is caused by solid and liquid particles and certain gases that are suspended in the air. These particles and gases can come from car and truck exhaust, factories, dust, pollen, mold spores, volcanoes and wildfires.
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PFAS

PFAS

PFAs, the "forever chemicals" are found in water, air, fish, and soil and also in many consumer and industrial products. Pregnant woman and their babies are particularly susceptible to exposure with potential adverse health impacts including reduced fetal weight, childhood obesity, learning and behavior issues.
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Fluoride

Fluoride

Over the past 75 years, health authorities have declared that community water fluoridation–a practice that reaches over 400 million worldwide–is safe. There is emerging evidence from Canada, Mexico, and China, suggests that fluoride exposure, specifically during pregnancy or early infancy when the brain is rapidly developing, may be associated with decreased intelligence.
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Microplastics

Microplastics

Microplastics are microscopic plastic fragments that flake off of plastic materials as they degrade. They are shed from plastic bottles and bags, car tires and synthetic textiles. Microplastics or microbeads are also added to some personal care products, like toothpaste and scrubs. Some of our favorite foods and drinks contain microplastics from packaging, pipes, and equipment used to process food.
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PFAS

PFAS

PFAs, the "forever chemicals" are found in water, air, fish, and soil and also in many consumer and industrial products. Pregnant woman and their babies are particularly susceptible to exposure with potential adverse health impacts including reduced fetal weight, childhood obesity, learning and behavior issues.
Learn More

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Shifting to phthalate-free products
can quickly lower toxin levels

A new study shows that young women who use conventional foundation, blush, and mascara have higher levels of phthalates in their blood. Phthalates are hormone-disruptors, and can mimic or block hormones from properly signaling in the body, disrupting important reproductive and neurological systems.
When the young women in the study stopped using
products with phthalates, the level of some chemicals
in their blood lowered up to 45% after three days. To reduce the amount of phthalates in your blood, swap personal care products for those without phthalates, parabens, or PFAS (or just stop using them). Products without these chemicals can be found by searching EWG’s SkinDeep database.

little videos that capture the big picture

Expand your mind and understanding of how environmental toxic chemicals affect all of us with these short educational videos.

The Deadly Impact of Airborne Particles: air pollution is all around us, what can we do? 

Little Things Matter: The Impact of Toxic Chemicals on the Developing Brain

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