# Chemicals and the Future of our Children

**By Paula Gallagher** · 2010-04-22

**_The Disappearing Male_** is a documentary about the effects of man-made compounds, like BPA and phylates, and their effect on children, especially boys. It is eye opening and scary at the same time. Today is Earth Day, so do yourself a favor, and watch this [watch this video.](http://www.archive.org/details/TheDisappearingMale-CBC) It will make you think twice about the water bottles you drink from, the plastic bags that you use for sandwiches and the reusable plastic containers that you stick in the microwave.

**Tags:** bpa, Category_Pharmacy & Compounding, Category_Stress Management & Lifestyle, earth day, phylates

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> Source: [Village Green Apothecary](https://myvillagegreen.com/blogs/post/chemicals-and-the-future-of-our-children)