VIDEO: Interview With Dr. Alan Greene – REAL Facts About Toxic Chemicals and Your Family’s Health
by Jill Fehrenbacher, 06/21/10Jill: So autism has been in the news a lot lately and I’m wondering if you think that environmental factors play a role at all in the development of autism and, if so, what do you think are the greatest risks? What do you think that we should be concerned about as parents?
Dr. Alan Greene: So in general with the illnesses that are increasing really rapidly like autism – but also ADHD and allergies now – there’s a whole bunch that seem to be growing really quickly. It’s not that we’re suddenly inheriting more of that. It’s environmental exposures or lifestyles of some kind that’s causing it. And with autism one of the ones I’m most concerned about is a neurotoxic pesticide called Chlorpyrifos, a bug spray. It was developed actually as a nerve gas and now we spray it on our food sometimes and choosing organic food and food that’s just grown locally or in season you’re much less likely to have that sprayed on.
In terms of autism one of the possible risks I’m most concerned about is a neurotoxic pesticide called Chlorpyrifos, a bug spray. It was developed actually as a nerve gas and now we spray it on our food
Scary, right!? For any of you who want to find out more information about some of these topics that we talked about with Dr. Greene, check out the Dr. Greene website, DrGreene.com
Great tips – I don’t have my own kids yet but will send this to all my friends who do.
The news about autism, BPA and other toxic chemicals can be really overwhelming, but I love how Dr. Greene breaks down the facts really simply for parents
I think this interview is highly informative, and I agree wholeheartedly with the link between autism and environmental toxins and believe this is where our research needs to be focused to turn the tide on this epidemic. I am still not convinced that soy doesn’t have the capacity to be harmful to fetuses and babies, and adults for that matter. I have spoken with many physicians and done a lot of research that concurs, and we decided to ban soy from our diets for health reasons. Not to mention the ethical reasons and the fact that nearly all soy products are linked to Monsanto.
really interesting information. thanks for posting this!