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Fracking, the process of injecting numerous chemicals and millions of gallons of water deep underground under high pressure to fracture hard rock and release trapped natural gas and oil, is a very controversial method of energy extraction which has been associated with many negative side effects. In the United States, it has been found to cause earthquakes, water contamination and a myriad number of health issues.
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Hormones that mimic estrogen are turning up in many of the plastic items we use, and estrogenic herbicides are feminizing male animals and fish. Some male frogs now have female organs, and some male fish even produce eggs. In a Florida lake contaminated by these chemicals, male alligators have tiny penises. Let’s hope this doesn’t happen to us humans!

The problems that are associated with humans who are exposed to these chemicals include breast cancer, infertility, low sperm counts, genital deformities, early menstruation and even diabetes and obesity.
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Valentine’s Day always brings up the old question: Is it love or lust? Well?it all depends on chemicals.

There are three phases of love, which include lust, attraction and attachment. Researcher Domeena Renshaw says, “Falling in love causes our body to release a flood of feel-good chemicals that trigger specific physical reactions. This internal elixir of love is responsible for making our cheeks flush, our palms sweat and our hearts race.”

MRI scans have shown that love lights up the pleasure center of the brain. When we fall in love, blood flow increases in this area, which is the same part of the brain responsible for drug addiction and obsessive compulsive disorders.
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A typical date involves going to a movie, and this isn’t abad idea, since scientists say watching a film can increasehormone levels?but to get the right hormones, you have topick the right movie.

Some hormones make people aggressive, while others, like thehormone progesterone, make us feel romantic. Watching “TheBridges of Madison County” caused progesterone levels torise by more than 10% percent in both men and women.However, the film also caused men’s testosterone levels tofall. High testosterone makes men to feel sexy and helpsthem perform.

Watching “The Godfather Part II” caused men’s testosteronelevels to soar by 30%. However, watching a documentary aboutthe Amazon rain forest didn’t change the hormones of eithermen or women.
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