When I hear talking about forever chemicals, they are usually described as “chemicals are not affected by naturally occurring reactions, and that accumulate in the bodies of living beings”. By accumulating, they cause all sorts of health issues.
What I don’t understand is how they cause these health issues. If these chemicals do not participate in regular reactions, how do they cause issues?
I am not claiming that the research in the subject is wrong, I am missing the link between “these things don’t react with anything” and “these things still cause all sorts of health problems”.
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So imagine our bodies as a tightly controlled system. Everything is connected and everything needs to work together in a specific way to help keep us alive and functioning. Harmful chemicals are so because they interact with something that interferes with the tightly controlled system. For example: cyanide goes into cells and stops them from producing energy. No energy means cell death, if enough cells die, tissues, then organs, then you die.
These chemicals are not cyanide, but any chemical has the potential to interfere with something it should not. Our bodies are sometimes able to compensate but you don’t want that. Bottom line, do not let unknown chemicals in your body if you can avoid it.
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