Simple switch: Choose food and drinks without chemical additives.
The problem: Water and drinks can be contaminated from chemicals such as BPA leaching out from the packaging, causing endocrine disruption; long–lasting chemicals stored in fat; carcinogens.
Simple switch: Drink filtered water and natural drinks stored in glass.
The problem: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals, industrial chemicals stored in fat, neurotoxic chemicals in polystyrene, Teflon-like chemicals that are long-lasting in the environment and our bodies.
Chemicals of concern: Aluminum, perfluorooctanic acid (PFOA), BPA and other plasticizers.
Chemicals of concern: Mercury, heavy metals.
Simple switch: As often as you can, eat low on the food chain, such as organic produce, grains and legumes.
Chemicals of concern: Heavy metals such as lead.
The problem: Lead is very neurotoxic and can lower the IQ, heavy metals can cause a host of health problems including to the heart.
Simple switch: Buy U.S.-grown organic produce.