Another big T: Tampons, perimenopause, and learning to question everything
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The big, scary news this week was about tampons. Organic, not organic – it doesn’t matter.
According to a study published in the August issue of Environment International, millions of women using tampons around the world may be exposed to heavy metals from the agricultural or manufacturing process, even if in small amounts. They measured 16 metals in 30 tampons from 14 brands, and found “measurable” concentrations of all of them. (Lead was higher in non-organic brands, arsenic was higher in organic).
One of the most reasonable takes came from board-certified naturopathic endocrinologist Jolene Brighton on Instagram. She points out a bunch of important things – including that its crazy we are in 2024 and only now ha…
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