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Biomonitoring

This week I will be talking about my reaction to a hypothetical situation. In this hypothetical situation I have received lab results from my primary care provider and will be discussing my reaction to these results. You can find the results of the hypothetical labs at the bottom of the post. 

My initial reaction is looking at the potential health effects and with cancer being so present now a days my eyes go straight to chemicals that are carcinogen. I notice that dioxins and PCBs are the two chemical's  that could potentially lead to cancer. I then think about exposure and if there are any available treatments to cleanse my body from the chemicals. All of the possible health effects can impact my life in many ways from having family to cancer.

I am overwhelmed and feel scared. I can feel my chest tightening up and the the fear setting. All I can think about is the worse case scenario and how it will impact my life. I tend to overthink situations that would be my first reaction and feelings. I can't imagine what I would do if I had several of the listed health effects.

What would be your first reaction? Do you overthink? Would you take these results lightly? 

Share your thoughts....Iliana

Chemical(s)
Potential Health Effects 
Dioxins
Carcinogen, endocrine disruptor, cognitive disfunction
DDT 
Reproductive toxicant
Organophosphate
(pesticide) neurotoxicant, Parkinson’s
Lead
Neurotoxicant, kidney toxicant, insomnia, impotence
Solvent
Liver toxicant, neurotoxicant
PCBs
Carcinogen, toxic to immune, neuro, and repro systems
Phthalates
Repro toxicant (infertility), testicular damage, endometriosis, endocrine disruptor

Comments

  1. Navdeep BrarSeptember 12, 2018 at 8:00 PM

    Hi Iliana,

    Overwhelmed and scared are definitely two things that one would feel after getting these kinds of results. Like yourself, I think most people will begin to worry about all the potential health impacts they are now at risk of developing or have slowly started developing. Along with wondering how these results would impact you, I think the question how would cross your mind. How did all these chemicals get in your blood in the first place? Many people do not realize that we are exposed to these chemicals everyday, and some of these chemicals that were banned before we were born, we may have been exposed to while in the womb.

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