Can you tell us about the relationship between synthetic chemicals – which have been released since about 1930 – and disease. Is there a correlation between the levels of free radicals produced by these chemicals and disease?
There is a definite correlation. Prior to 1930 there were two synthetic chemicals known on planet Earth. Since 1930 we now have more than 75,000 synthetic chemical, and these are just the ones registered with the US Environmental Protection Agency, which has registered more chemicals than any other government agency in the world. But that is not all the chemicals! In fact there are new chemicals being made every day. When a scientist realizes that he can make something, he does, and often doesn’t think about the consequences. There are a couple of scary aspects to this.
The first frightening aspect is not just the fact that there are 75,000 synthetic chemicals, but why do not belong here. They are not natural to the planet and therefore they are not natural to our bodies. Logically we would expect an adverse response to them. Only approximately 7% of the 75,000 chemicals have been tested for safety in humans. Others have been tested in rats and so on. The 5,000 chemicals that have been tested in humans account for approximately 3.5 billion kilos of toxins put into the Earth’s environment every year – just from the 7% that has been tested. If we tested the rest, who knows what the number would be? Perhaps it would be different, perhaps it would be very different – we just don’t know. Of the ones that have been tested, we now know that many of them cause free radical disease such as heart disease and cancer. There are 29 diseases which are directly linked to oxidative stress. We also now see links between some chemicals and nervous system disorders, including developmental disorders in children. We do whatever we can in an environmental sense to try to reverse this trend with industry. On a daily basis, what an individual can do for themselves is to take the best possible antioxidants so that they can render the free radicals harmless.
On that point, can particular diseases be linked directly to synthetic chemicals in the environment?
The one that would be the biggest is breast cancer. There are various chemicals which are linked directly to breast cancer, and it is very difficult these days to find in any country someone who has not been affected by breast cancer. There are 80% of the people in any group who will respond. Cancers, including lung cancer, colon cancer and many others, are definitely linked to chemical toxins.
Is the prostate gland affected by synthetic chemicals?
Yes. There are several chemical compounds which are the by-products of the production of various types of plastic materials – anywhere from plastic bottles to plastic foam. These chemicals tend to disrupt normal glandular function and have an adverse effect on the gland’s ability, not only to function correctly, but also to be protected from cancer.
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