Alkylphenol Endocrine Disruptors and Allergies
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DESCRIPTION: The dramatic rise of allergic diseases such as eczema and seasonal allergies may be related to dietary exposure to endocrine-disruptor xenoestrogens such as alkylphenol industrial pollutants.
Sorry for the cliff-hanger, but the video was getting a bit long. To find out which foods may contain these alkylphenol endocrine disruptors, check out my next video Dietary Sources of Alkylphenol Endocrine Disruptors (
Here’s the link to the video I mentioned on Preventing Childhood Allergies ( A plant-based diet may also help alleviate allergies in adults. See Say No to Drugs by Saying Yes to More Plants ( and Preventing Allergies in Adulthood (
More on endocrine disruptors in:
• Protein, Puberty, and Pollutants (
• Male Fertility and Diet (
• Xenoestrogens & Early Puberty (
• Xenoestrogens & Sperm Counts (
• Obesity-Causing Pollutants in Food (
A different class of chemicals has been found to be associated with smaller penis size in humans. See Chicken Consumption and the Feminization of Male Genitalia (
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