It wasn’t that long ago that manual labor was how humans spent their days – men hunting or working on farms or in factories, women in more traditional roles but physically demanding nonetheless. There were very few labor-saving devices. Most people will likely agree that indoor plumbing, electricity and the telephone were much appreciated inventions, but does our increased focus on convenience since the 1950s have a downside? Certainly, planetary health has suffered sin

Plastic hides in many everyday items, clothing, kitchen utensils, food and beverage containers and even in menstrual products. Menstrual products are used from menarche (approximately 12 years of age) to menopause (approximately 51 years of age). This span of roughly 40 years is a period of time that highlights the active reproductive phase. Vaginal and vulvar tissues have a higher chemical absorption capacity compared to other skin tissues. During fertile life stages, exposu

The first 100% manmade fabric was introduced to the public with great fanfare by the DuPont Corporation at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. It was called “nylon” and was touted as a revolutionary replacement for silk in women’s stockings. When nylon stockings were made available to the public at Wilmington, Delaware in October 1939, the first 4,000 pairs sold out in three hours. Demand for this remarkable product increased after nylon stockings became available nationwide i