Posts tagged "Pesticides"
Falling sperm counts and changes to sexual development are “threatening human survival” and leading to a fertility crisis. And chemicals like plastic and pesticides are to blame, which are found all sorts of household items, like food, clothing, cooking tools, hair and body products, etc.
We had a great conversation around our motivation to start Opok and dove into the devastation that the clothing industry has wrecked on the environment and health. We also touched upon the buzzword “sustainability” and how men can find brands that fit their core values.
The survival of our species is dependent on the survival of bees, yet we have seen a 60% world wide population decline since 1947. The US began using synthetic pesticides in the 1930s and became wide spread after World War II and by 1950, pesticides were found to increase farm yields far beyond pre-World War II levels and we became heavily dependent on synthetic pesticides moving forward.
With warming air and water, as well as increasing rainfall amounts, climate change is making algae blooms more frequent, widespread, and longer in duration. Treating an algae bloom is often difficult and expensive, costing the city millions of dollars a year to deal with stormwater improvements.
We had a chance to sit down with Marc Richard, M.D., and Mike Richard, M.D., and get their take on the link between pesticides, synthetic chemicals, and human health. Not only are they prestigious doctors with a lot to say— they’re also identical twins like us!
Traditional clothing is often constructed and treated with chemicals that help soften them or prevent them from getting stained or wrinkled. Those chemicals have been linked to adverse health effects such as skin irritation, developmental issues, and even cancer. Opok Organic Boxer Briefs don't have any of those nasty chemicals.
We had the opportunity to sit down with water polo legend Wolf Wigo. Wolf won 2 national championships at Stanford University and went on to play professionally in Greece as well as represented team USA for 3 olympics. Anyone who knows him knows that he is super into health, especially in living a toxic free organic lifestyle.
Ocean photographer, Joseph Yerkovich speaks with Opok about his experience photographing nature and pesticide runoff. Opok is a men's organic clothing company that sells boxer briefs without all the nasty chemicals.
Organic clothing is just as important as organic food. Learn about all the toxics that go in to traditional clothing production.
