Planning to have a Family?
Sperm counts have more than halved in the past 40 years, and are falling by around 1.4% a year. The World Health Organization also recognises the problem. History is full of lessons about the links between environmental degradation and the collapse of civilisations – the decline of the Roman Empire is linked with its increasing use of lead pipes. A technology that benefited millions also brought damage to the brain and nervous system, the stomach and the kidneys, as well as diseases such as high blood pressure. Sound familiar? [7]
The billionaires who profit from pollution use their wealth to protect themselves from its consequences. They won't be inhaling or ingesting those toxins. Pollution can be outsourced as far as possible from their homes; they can live in New Zealand and pollute in Mexico, they can live in Hawaii and pollute in Indonesia.
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- Deformed Sperm
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- The Health of your Child
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- [6] May.06.2018: Air Pollution & Infertility. New information is coming out increasingly, to show the relationship between air pollution and infertility. It is currently estimated by the CDC that 6.7 million women have impaired ability to get pregnant or to carry a baby to term. This represents 10.9% of women between the ages of 15 and 44. Now air pollution is getting linked to infertility. In men, air pollution has been linked to DNA damage, abnormal sperm morphology, and reduce sperm performance. Dr Soram Khalsa M.D., SikhNet.com.
- [2] Nov.22.2017: Poor sperm quality linked to air pollution. Study finds ‘strong association’ between high levels of fine particulate matter and abnormal sperm shape – but impact on wider fertility remains unclear. Matthew Taylor, The Guardian.
- [08] Nov.21.2013: Male fertility decline in China linked to air pollution. 66% of donated semen failes to meet WHO standards. The infertility rate is now 15%, compared to 3% only 30 years ago. Sperm quality varies depending on the pollution levels in the locality. Luna Lin, China Dialogue.
- [8] Jan.2010: Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health. Of the 87,000 chemicals registered for commerce in the United States, only one-tenth have been tested for potential health effects. Of those that have been tested, only a portion have been assessed for reproductive health effects. Experts now are challenging the traditional assumptions about "safe" levels of toxicant exposures at a population level. Exposure during critical windows of susceptibility may have more significance. These windows vary somewhat depending on the particular toxicant and include periods during gestation, childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Because these windows of susceptibility include very early pregnancy, clinicians should counsel women about exposures throughout their reproductive lives. Some chemicals have direct toxic effects on the reproductive system. Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can exert effects on hormone-producing glands, such as the thyroid or pituitary, which in turn affect reproductive health. EDCs also may have direct effects on the reproductive system. Toxicants can exert negative reproductive effects through several mechanisms, as shown in Figure 4.21 Some chemicals kill or damage cells. If these cells are oocytes or sperm cells, exposure to the chemicals can result in infertility. If they are other types of cells, developmental problems can occur. Other chemicals alter the structure of DNA, causing gene mutations. Depending on the genes affected, mutations can result in an inability to conceive or in birth defects in the offspring. Assoc. of Reproductive Health Professionals, ARHP.
- [1] Jan.20.2009: Declining Male Fertility Linked To Water Pollution. New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems. The study shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans. University of Exeter, Science Daily.
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In The Stocks
Victoria Atkins MP, Drugs Minister, Opposes Drugs Regulation While Her Husband Grows 45 Acres Of Cannabis Under Govt Licence. The UK's New Princess Of Prohibition: Dishonesty, Hypocrisy, Corruption And Cruelty Behind A Pretty Face.
There is no one who plumbs the depths of deception and hypocrisy as deeply as Drugs minister Victoria Atkins. Her recent performance in the Westminster Hall debate on Drug Consumption Rooms (DCRs) was riddled with inaccuracies, distorted information and downright falsehood about the success of such facilities throughout the world. She simply told brazen untruths in order to support her rejection of the clamour from other MPs to introduce DCRs because they are proven to save lives.
Atkins would probably rather people didn't mention her husband's farm, because he has a 45-acre cannabis plantation. Pro-legalisation pressure group CLEAR revealed that Atkins is married to Paul Kenward, managing director of British Sugar. British Sugar is growing cannabis to supply to drugs company GW Pharmaceuticals. British Sugar's annual sales fluctuate with the sugar price, so when wholesale prices of the sweet stuff are low, times can be tough. Speaking about the long-term deal, Kenward said he was "confident of decent yields" and that "the return will be better than on tomatoes".
Corruption? The legalisation of cannabis for medicinal use would scupper British Sugar's market. After all, we wouldn't want legalised cannabis to interfere with profits, now would we.
- It's clear why the Tory minister bad-mouthing cannabis wants eyes off her husband's giant farm, The Canary, James Wright, Feb.14.2018
- Victoria Atkins MP, The UK Drugs Minister, Opposes Drugs Regulation While Her Husband Grows 45 Acres Of Cannabis Under Govt Licence, CLEAR, Peter Reynolds, Feb.09.2018
- British Sugar to cultivate cannabis plants in Norfolk for GW Pharmaceuticals, The Telegraph, Julia Bradshaw, Oct.25.2016
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