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Top Toxins to Avoid Especially If Pregnant

Why Pregnant Women Should Avoid Chemical Exposure Toxins are everywhere. They can leach into your body through personal care products, clothes, furniture, and other household items. In fact, they may even enter your body through the foods and beverages you consume. There are over 70,000 chemicals currently in use by US industries and a good number of these compounds have not been adequately tested. Pregnant should always remember that during those nine months, their unborn child is at its most vulnerable to chemical exposure. Their blood-brain barrier may not be developed enough to protect them from environmental toxins and it is up to the mother to protect them from chemical exposure.

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PT. Multi Kimia Raya Nusantara (MKR Chemical)

MKR Chemical was founded in 1974 and has now evolved into a center of chemical information and a complete product supplier in Indonesia. MKR Chemical supplies industrial chemicals, specialty chemicals, reagent chemicals, scientific & lab equipments, solvents, adhesives, feed chemical, etc.

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Top Toxins to Avoid Especially If Pregnant