blanphear.bsky.social
For over 30 years, I’ve been studying how invisible poisons—lead, air pollution, fluoride, pesticides—damage human health. I’ve helped shape policies, raise alarms, and remind people that when it comes to toxic chemicals, no dose is safe.
👤 Joined on 16 March 2025
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@blanphear.bsky.socialWhy Disease Isn’t Written in Our DNA. What heritability gets wrong—and prevention gets right. If genes explain so much, why did heart disease, diabetes, dementia, and cancer surge over the past century—while our genes barely changed at all? Asks @blanphear.bsky.social
Show PostDifferent kinds of evidence are judged by very different standards—and epidemiology consistently gets the harshest treatment. Nowhere is this blind spot more consequential than with pollution and chemicals in commerce.
Show Post#Microplastics in our food & water = massive uncontrolled experiment on human health. If we shift consumer behavior it will signal industry that externalizing health costs is not acceptable. Shared via @blanphear.bsky.social's Substack. #MedSky #GreenSky #EnviroSky www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Show PostVia the @nytimes.com & @theexamination.org: Dirty lead recycling factories in Nigeria supplying Ford, GM, and Tesla are poisoning communities. Opaque supply chains allow everyone to blame someone else. #MedSky #GreenSky @blanphear.bsky.social
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