https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:44:20 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147878 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:45:17 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 147878@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Here's a study (done by a friend) that might add to the conversation. <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21205581" rel="nofollow">http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21205581</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147866 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:39:36 +0000 daniellemybelle 147866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sometimes I really freak myself about this stuff. It's really upsetting how many harmful chemicals there are that are nearly impossible to avoid, and I do worry about the affect on the next generation. I didn't know about receipts, but I have been trying to avoid cans and plastics. I do plan to go 100% organic, including household products and cosmetics, when we TTC.</p> <p>Still, I try not too go overboard with preventative measures. It seems like once you figure out how avoid one thing, there's 10 more things to worry about. I also remind myself that the best thing you can do for your body, especially if you're TTC or pregnant, is eat healthy and get regular exercise... and I need to do a lot better about that! Once I'm on that healthy train, maybe then I'll start stressing more about endocrine disruptors. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147795 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:18:56 +0000 PBandBaseball 147795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes! Thank you for sharing this mr.bee!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147789 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:16:30 +0000 sylvie_b 147789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>PFOA is also found in nonstick cookware, which we definitely avoid, since you'd use it so frequently. Yikes.</p> <p>Thanks for sharing, mr.bee! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147787 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:16:13 +0000 Andrea 147787@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I heard that about receipts so I decline all receipts if possible! Luckily, a lot of places email it now. :-D </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147778 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:13:46 +0000 mrbee 147778@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjyw: I prefer to avoid chemicals if possible! We threw out all BPA plastic a while ago... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147774 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:12:45 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 147774@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Apprently I don't pay close enough attention to it. :-/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147773 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:12:37 +0000 mrsjyw 147773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've heard of this before. I had a friend who was WAY into knowing about all the diff chemicals and such that we come into contact with on a daily basis.</p> <p>She said that there's too much for an avg person to keep track of and that the "everything in moderation" rule should apply to use of different products, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147769 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:11:11 +0000 mrbee 147769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey119: I dunno... did you see all the potential side effects? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147763 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:10:03 +0000 sorrycharlie 147763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ahhh!! this is so scary!</p> <p>I never get receipts at the ATM because I don't take out much, so I know how much I have. If I'm worried I'll check the mobile app quick. I've been getting full-serve gas lately because I read something about fumes, so I always decline the receipt - but more so just so I don't have to throw more things out!</p> <p>It's really scary how many things are coming to light as bad for us. Yikes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147758 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:09:23 +0000 chopsuey 147758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yikes! Scary.<br /> Ignorance is bliss... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/did-you-know-that-atm-receipts-canned-foods-amp-microwave-popcorn-can-disrupt-your-endocrine-system#post-147712 Fri, 04 May 2012 08:57:36 +0000 mrbee 147712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;&lt; Endocrine disruptors are everywhere. They’re in thermal receipts that come out of gas pumps and A.T.M.’s. They’re in canned foods, cosmetics, plastics and food packaging. Test your blood or urine, and you’ll surely find them there, as well as in human breast milk and in cord blood of newborn babies. ...</p> <p>One study found that pregnant women who have higher levels of a common endocrine disruptor, PFOA, are three times as likely to have daughters who grow up to be overweight. Yet PFOA is unavoidable. It is in everything from microwave popcorn bags to carpet-cleaning solutions. &gt;&gt;</p> <p>What can these chemicals do? "Philip Landrigan, a professor of pediatrics at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, says that a congenital defect called hypospadias — a misplacement of the urethra — is now twice as common among newborn boys as it used to be. He suspects endocrine disruptors, so called because they can wreak havoc with the endocrine system that governs hormones."</p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/opinion/kristof-how-chemicals-change-us.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2012/05/03/opinion/kristof-how-chemicals-change-us.html</a></p> <p>Holy cow! I am really careful about chemicals, but I hadn't realized that ATM receipts were bad for you too. And canned foods too? Yikes.</p> <p>How careful are you about the chemicals you are exposed to? </p>