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Currently, there are certain chemicals in the environment that may be detrimental to human health. It could accomplish this through influencing brain development, inducing heart disease, cancer, hormone disruption, or any combination of these. Although the claims are typically supported by citations from the scientific literature, it can be difficult to understand the facts practically. Let's use endocrine disruptors as an example. These substances have the potential to disrupt hormones, which are chemical messengers, in some way. Exposure to such interference during the key developing stage between a fertilized egg and a fully formed newborn can lead to several health complications, including cancer, developmental disorders, learning disabilities, attention deficit disorder, obesity, and problems with reproduction. At this point, exposure to substances that would not harm an adult can have detrimental effects. It makes sense to try to limit endocrine disruptor exposure, especially when a woman is pregnant. substances to which we come into contact. Alcohol, lead, smoke, mercury, some pesticides, and some flame retardants are definitely things to be wary of, but we also need to realize that just because a material in its pure form has negative effects in an animal or test tube, doesn't mean that a product for consumer use will be unsafe if it contains that substance. Our bodies are constantly undergoing millions of chemical interactions, many of which are meant to break down possible poisons. Simple explanations are not possible due to the complexity of the human body and how it interacts with chemicals.