The most neglected aspect of wellbeing is environmental health. Environmental factors play a significant role in contributing to a good lifestyle, preventing lifestyle disorders, and promoting positive health. There is no end to the number of endocrine disruptors in the environment, that are capable of causing an imbalance in vital hormone regulation. Endocrine disrupters can interfere with hormone signaling, decrease the function of cells, disrupt the absorption of essential nutrients, as well as accumulate in the form of poisonous substances in hormone generating organs. We are daily exposed to common endocrine disruptors, like BPA and Dioxin, that can be found in plastics, canned foods, pesticides in fruits and vegetables, tap water from plastic faucets, poor quality cosmetics and skin products. These disruptors can cause thyroid dysfunction, infertility, miscarriages, PCOS, precocious puberty, diabetes, cancer, and even hyperactivity in children and adults.
Dr. Kousalya Nathan speaks out about the importance of environmental health in everyday lifestyle. She believes this is an unattended aspect of lifestyle medicine which she has been promoting through media and implementing with her clients for the past 5 years. She says “get back to the basics, in relation to your lifestyle. For example, you can reach out to safer water bottles like glass, terracotta and stainless steel that are bio-friendly in comparison to the extensively used plastics.” Dr. Kousalya will help identify all the environmental toxins and disruptors present in your everyday life, and give solutions to replace them with ideal options. It can be as simple as replacing the coffee mug and tiffin plate!