Toxic cocktail : how chemical pollution is poisoning our brains / Barbara Demeneix.
By: Demeneix, Barbara.
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2017]Description: 253 pages cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780190260934 (hardcover : alk. paper).Subject(s): Thyroid gland -- Effect of chemicals on | Brain -- Effect of chemicals on | Brain -- Growth | Pollution -- Physiological effect | Autism | Mental illnessGenre/Form: Print books.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | QP188.T54 D46 2017 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000009050 |
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| QP187 .N35 2016 How the endocrine system works / | QP187 .P657 2019 Endocrine and reproductive physiology / | QP187 .T43 2012 Textbook of endocrine physiology / | QP188.T54 D46 2017 Toxic cocktail : how chemical pollution is poisoning our brains / | QP249 .K64 2019 Renal physiology / | QP249 .V36 2013 Vander's renal physiology / | QP249 .V36 2018 Vander's renal physiology / |
Includes index.
Losing it : undoing brain evolution -- Violet vapors -- A molecule of mystery -- Thyroids in a chemical soup -- Counting the costs -- The alarming increase in autism -- From DNA to epigenetics -- Who really picks up the bill? -- Time to act : how to act -- Glossary.
Children born to women exposed to thyroid-disrupting chemicals have lower IQs and more neurodevelopmental disorders in autism and ADHD, among others. Numerous chemicals that contaminate our bodies and interfere with our thyroids are in fact lowering our IQ and increasing disorders for future generations. A "self-help" guide to reducing exposure to chemicals is included. --