63%

of the world’s population today dies from chronic diseases, particularly cardiovascular and cancerous diseases. These diseases are caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors (physical, chemical, biological, social, psychosocial and aesthetic factors).

World Health Organization

Studies that prove it’s time to act!

Rémy SLAMA is research director at INSERM. His work aims to characterize the influence of environmental pollutants on reproduction as well as on the health of children. Out of 45 pollutants sought from 1,300 mother-child couples, two thirds were found in 90% of the participants.

Human health depends on two main components, linked to each other: the genome linked to our genetic character and the exposome linked to the environment in which we live or we lived.

In order to be evaluated, the exposome requires taking into account an infinity of variables such as pollutants, fine particles, endocrine disrupters but also the quality of water, noise pollution, UV, radiation , light pollution or food … The impact on health is real. It can be at the origin of the development of diseases or worsening of certain conditions. However it can also promote good health, everything will depend on the factors to which we are subject. A healthy lifestyle with a balanced diet, social interaction and regular physical activity will have a beneficial effect on your health, while stress, lack of sleep, junk food, exposure to fine particles, pesticides and other pollutants degrade your environment; which can favor the occurrence of physical or mental health problems.