Comics Is Exploding, and GlobalComix Is Building the Platform for It

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<div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png" data-component-name="Image2ToDOM"><div class="image2-inset"><picture><source type="image/webp" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_424,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_848,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_webp,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 1456w" sizes="100vw"><img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png" width="1456" height="969" data-attrs="{&quot;src&quot;:&quot;https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png&quot;,&quot;srcNoWatermark&quot;:null,&quot;fullscreen&quot;:null,&quot;imageSize&quot;:null,&quot;height&quot;:969,&quot;width&quot;:1456,&quot;resizeWidth&quot;:null,&quot;bytes&quot;:4793682,&quot;alt&quot;:null,&quot;title&quot;:null,&quot;type&quot;:&quot;image/png&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:null,&quot;belowTheFold&quot;:false,&quot;topImage&quot;:true,&quot;internalRedirect&quot;:&quot;https://leadvc.substack.com/i/169671774?img=https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png&quot;,&quot;isProcessing&quot;:false,&quot;align&quot;:null,&quot;offset&quot;:false}" class="sizing-normal" alt="" srcset="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_424,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 424w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_848,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 848w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_1272,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 1272w, https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!WIG0!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3d436f7b-63a4-43f4-9937-d0ad1cb4d8cc_2875x1913.png 1456w" sizes="100vw" fetchpriority="high"></picture><div class="image-link-expand"><div class="pencraft pc-display-flex pc-gap-8 pc-reset"><div class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container restack-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-refresh-cw"><path d="M3 12a9 9 0 0 1 9-9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1 6.74 2.74L21 8"></path><path d="M21 3v5h-5"></path><path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 1-9 9 9.75 9.75 0 0 1-6.74-2.74L3 16"></path><path d="M8 16H3v5"></path></svg></div><div class="pencraft pc-reset icon-container view-image"><svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" class="lucide lucide-maximize2 lucide-maximize-2"><polyline points="15 3 21 3 21 9"></polyline><polyline points="9 21 3 21 3 15"></polyline><line x1="21" x2="14" y1="3" y2="10"></line><line x1="3" x2="10" y1="21" y2="14"></line></svg></div></div></div></div></a></figure></div><h2>I. Introduction</h2><p>College athletics, long celebrated as the last and purest form of amateur sport, is undergoing a dramatic transformation&#8212;a fast-track toward professionalization.</p><p>What was once a university-operated, donor-supported, community-backed ecosystem governed by tradition is now increasingly influenced by macroeconomic market forces, including labor rights, media rights, and potentially private capital.</p><p>This is no longer just about who wins the Rose Bowl or the Final Four. It&#8217;s about who controls the infrastructure, monetization, and influence of a multi-billion-dollar industry.</p><p>I see this not just as a cultural shift&#8212;but as an infrastructure vacuum. When the old models collapse, someone will build the new ones. The only question is: who?</p><h2>II. NIL as the Trojan Horse</h2><p>The emergence of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in 2021 was a highly debated topic. Traditionalists branded it as a violation of what it means to be a student-athlete, while progressives called it a long-overdue move to give athletes the right to monetize their efforts. Whether people agreed or disagreed, the legalization of this athlete-empowered movement sparked a snowball effect that could not be stopped, even if an attempt was made.</p><blockquote><p><a href="https://miamihurricanes.com/news/2023/11/17/canes-connection-named-official-nil-collective-of-university-of-miami-athletics/">Case Study</a>: At the University of Miami, a booster-backed collective signed a $400K NIL deal with a top men&#8217;s basketball recruit. That public deal set a new standard&#8212;effectively pricing out less-resourced programs. The result? A Final Four run in 2023 and a clear statement: NIL was no longer about individual endorsements. It had become an institutional weapon.</p></blockquote><p>NIL was never just about athletes making money off Instagram. From the start, collectives were used as the primary recruiting tool for coaches to attract top talent to their schools. An anonymous SEC Athletic Director said, &#8220;Boosters used to give to build facilities. Now they&#8217;re paying for talent directly. That changes the whole power structure.&#8221; It&#8217;s now a full-fledged compensation system disguised as marketing. Honestly, that took some time to develop. In 2021, NIL mainly involved ad-hoc sponsorships and brand deals. And now, in 2025, it has grown into structured contracts, retention incentives, and tiered recruiting payouts. Many would describe this short-lived period as the Wild West.</p><p>However, as many had predicted, this structure alone could not hold up. It quickly turned into an arms race to the bottom, with the winner being the one with the most donor dollars.</p><p>The aftermath that we predict is a lose-lose where every party involved is fatigued at the end.</p><p>Market forces are now knocking on the front doorstep of college athletics to clean house.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://leadvc.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Subscribe to receive all of LEAD&#8217;s latest posts.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p><h2>III. The Broken Model &amp; Its Unintended Consequences</h2><p>The traditional economic model of college athletics was based on three pillars (but not for much longer):</p><ol><li><p><em>Volunteer amateur labor:</em> When the <a href="https://www.si.com/college/2016/02/24/northwestern-union-case-book-indentured">Northwestern football team tried to unionize in 2014</a>, it marked the beginning of a labor rights awakening. With recent settlements, the NCAA has finally lost its grip on defining athletes as &#8220;students first.&#8221; Using this argument, universities profited off athletes&#8217; names and likenesses without paying them. The era of unpaid labor is essentially over.</p></li><li><p><em>Ever-increasing broadcast revenue:</em> While media revenue has surged, so have expectations. Linear TV is funding the present, but it&#8217;s not shaping the future. Media revenue was once the main driver of growth. Now it&#8217;s the wedge that&#8217;s divided the sport. Mega-deals with Fox and ESPN have created &#8220;haves&#8221; and &#8220;have-nots,&#8221; with Power5 schools earning three to five times more than mid-majors. That imbalance is now apparent.</p></li><li><p><em>Alumni-driven efforts:</em> Donors are funding talent pipelines in the dark, often with no say or stake. This shift from philanthropy to transaction is forcing many to rethink their role in the ecosystem. When their emotional ties unravel, dollars will slowly disappear. A Stanford donor said in a Sportico article, &#8220;If we become just another minor league, don&#8217;t expect me to keep giving like this as an alma mater.&#8221;</p></li></ol><p>That model is now broken. Why now? This is a $20B market awakening to its own inefficiencies. College athletics is no longer just a stepping stone&#8212;it has become its own market. With ongoing legal reforms, revenue increasing from media rights, and private equity interest intensifying, it is an inevitable truth waiting to be revealed.&nbsp;</p><p><em>Legal Reforms:</em> <a href="https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/45467505/judge-grants-final-approval-house-v-ncaa-settlement">The House v. NCAA settlement</a> marks a turning point. Approximately $20.5 million per school in new revenue allocation has temporarily leveled the NIL landscape &#8212;no more pay-to-play arms race, but most schools still lack the tools to spend wisely. The new structure means that every athletic department now operates under a quasi-professional model. Schools must now budget like businesses, with actual labor costs. Without a unified labor framework, the result is chaos: different state laws, inconsistent enforcement, and vast compliance gaps. More to come here.</p><p><em>Revenue Surges:</em> In 2025, the Big Ten and SEC are projected to generate over $1.5 billion in media rights, surpassing the revenue of some professional leagues. However, this &#8220;super conference&#8221; model results in concentrated value&#8212;40 schools thrive while 300 others struggle. This consolidation reflects Silicon Valley: dominant platforms overshadow everyone else.</p><p><em>PE Interest:</em> Firms are targeting college sports to control the infrastructure. Similar to fintech or logistics, owning the infrastructure offers long-term leverage. Revenues have increased, but cost structures remain inflated. Some groups are quietly exploring ways to bundle athletic department revenue streams for securitization. It&#8217;s financial engineering combined with fandom.</p><p>All these rapidly changing dynamics raise a significant concern: the unintended result of facing inequities in college athletics for non-revenue sports. This is a question I haven&#8217;t seen many people in the industry address or have a clear strategy for. I am hopeful that this will change.&nbsp;</p><h2>IV. Global Models: A Mirror or a Warning?</h2><p>Across Europe and around the world, professional sports primarily grow through club academies and federated systems, rather than universities. Some UEFA development coach probably says, &#8220;In Europe, we don&#8217;t pretend our 18-year-old striker is here to major in biology.&#8221; Separating academics and athletics has its downsides, but also provides clarity. US college sports might be closer to that reality than we first think. As schools move away from the student-athlete label and start offering direct pay, they&#8217;ll need new models for scale, governance, and ownership.</p><h2>V. What I&#8217;m Looking for as a VC?</h2><blockquote><p>&#8220;Schools need infrastructure fast. If the NCAA won&#8217;t build it, startups will.&#8221; &#8212; Blake Lawrence, CEO, OpenDorse</p></blockquote><p><em>&#129504; Thematic Signals I&#8217;m Tracking:</em></p><p>I want to find builders developing new systems for an old industry. This cosmic shift in the industry is that increasing revenue is the top priority. Revenue can be perceived directly on a P&amp;L, but also indirectly through a team&#8217;s winning percentage. But do not ignore or lose sight of what matters most to athletic departments moving forward.</p><ol><li><p>&#8220;Boring&#8221; back-office tools for athletic departments to operate like a traditional business.</p></li><li><p>&#8220;High ROI&#8221; front-office &amp; on-field tools designed to impact winning games sustainably.</p></li><li><p>Infrastructure for fan monetization beyond tickets. Fan identification is required first.</p></li></ol><h2>VII. Final Words</h2><p>This isn&#8217;t the &#8220;hype wave&#8221; we all experienced with NIL. It&#8217;s a structural re-architecture.</p><ul><li><p><em>For founders:</em> the need is real, and the buyers are scared. Get busy!</p></li><li><p><em>For athletic departments:</em> the clock is ticking. Go out and innovate. If you want to retain control, start running a sports enterprise, not a scholarship office with a stadium.</p></li><li><p><em>For VCs:</em> The market size is substantial, and market dynamics are currently in place.</p></li><li><p><em>For PEs:</em> While it has some perks to the vanity asset (like professional sports), you&#8217;ve got quite the operational task ahead of you. That said, there is serious upside if executed the right way.</p></li></ul><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://leadvc.substack.com/p/the-great-unbundling-of-college-athletics?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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What we <em>hear</em>&#8212;and how we experience it&#8212;has barely evolved. Despite being an $82B market, audio has lagged far behind visual technology in innovation. For every dollar invested in visual tech, audio has received only a fraction, and patents in audio have grown at less than half the rate of those in imaging.</p><p><a href="https://www.edgesoundresearch.com/">EDGE Sound Research</a> is rewriting that script.</p><blockquote><p>&#8221;Our rationale for this investment centers on the market's recognition that the way humans &#8216;hear&#8217; (audio) has lacked innovation over the past forty years, especially when compared to advancements in the way humans &#8216;see&#8217; (media). Our enthusiasm for this investment stems from the solution's potential to address specific pain points across multiple industries, including sports, entertainment, automotive, and robotics.&#8221; - Justin Driscoll, Principal @ LEAD</p></blockquote><p><strong>Why Sound is the Next Frontier</strong></p><p>Audio limitations already constrain emerging tech&#8212;think VR headsets that deliver stunning visuals but rely on flat, two-dimensional soundscapes that break immersion. With over 20 million VR/AR headsets sold globally in 2024, the <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C8dWKCZA-Uw/">lack of spatially intelligent audio is a glaring gap</a> - overcoming it is key to fully realizing these experiences.</p><ul><li><p><strong>Immersive Tech Gap:</strong> VR/AR adoption is skyrocketing, yet spatial audio lags behind.</p></li><li><p><strong>Market Growth:</strong> The audio market is projected to triple to $275B by 2032.</p></li></ul><p>EDGE&#8217;s platform&#8212;spanning capture, processing, rendering, and reproduction&#8212;is creating a new category: <strong>intelligent audio.</strong></p><p>This isn&#8217;t just about louder or clearer sound. It&#8217;s about enabling computers to <em>understand</em> and <em>reproduce</em> sound in ways that feel human in immersive live sports, personalized broadcasts, and eventually, machines that hear and react like we do.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://leadvc.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Subscribe to receive the latest LEAD posts.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><strong>The Founders Who Hear Differently</strong></p><p>EDGE was born from two deeply personal journeys:</p><ul><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/valsalomaki/">Valtteri Salomaki</a> (CEO):</strong> A serial entrepreneur with a knack for B2B sales in sports and entertainment</p></li><li><p><strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethancastro/">Ethan Castro</a> (CTO):</strong> Born hard of hearing, Ethan became a professional musician by training himself to <em>feel</em> sound.</p></li></ul><p>Together, they bridge technical brilliance and commercial execution&#8212;turning what was once academic research into real-world deployments.</p><p><strong>Why We Backed EDGE</strong></p><p>Fan feedback from early <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DMBo5kto0jo/">NBA arena deployments</a> showed a double-digit increase in reported engagement and immersion compared to traditional seating, underscoring the demand for this technology. Revenue tied to these installations has also grown steadily, reinforcing the commercial opportunity.</p><p>Our conviction rests on three pillars:</p><ol><li><p><strong>Category Creation:</strong> A first-of-its-kind intelligent audio stack with applications across live events, broadcast, automotive, and robotics.</p></li><li><p><strong>Real-World Traction:</strong> Deployments with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Fox Sports, and MLS validate demand.</p></li><li><p><strong>Platform Potential:</strong> From immersive fan experiences to teaching robots to hear, EDGE is building infrastructure for the next decade of sound.</p></li></ol><p><strong>What&#8217;s Next</strong></p><p>By this time next year, EDGE expects to double its number of venue installations and broadcast integrations, aligning with the broader convergence of AI in broadcast and robotics adoption.</p><p>With a $2.5M seed extension anchored by strategic partners like Sweetwater, EDGE is scaling Embodied Sound installations, commercializing its Virtual Sound Engine for broadcast, and exploring robotics integrations.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/C1tDruvLnsv/">future of audio</a> won&#8217;t just be heard&#8212;it will be <em>felt,</em> <em>personalized,</em> and ultimately <em>understood.</em> We&#8217;re thrilled to back EDGE as they make intelligent sound infrastructure a reality.</p><p>Edge Sound Research has <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/06/27/usta-ventures-invests-in-edge-sound-research/">raised $2.75M in new funding</a>, bringing the audio innovation startup&#8217;s total backing to $5.5M. The latest round was led by Elevate Ventures and included participation from USTA Ventures, the DeVos family, LEAD VC, Cartan Capital, and Potential Capital, among other angel investors in the audio and entertainment space.</p><p><em>Disclosure: EDGE Sound Research participated in the inaugural <a href="https://www.sportsbusinessjournal.com/Articles/2025/04/18/magic-select-five-companies-in-inaugural-magic-venture-challenge/">Orlando Magic Venture Challenge</a>.</em></p><div class="captioned-button-wrap" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://leadvc.substack.com/p/why-we-invested-in-edge-sound-research?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&action=share&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Share&quot;}" data-component-name="CaptionedButtonToDOM"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! 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However, not many people consider or monitor the quality of the physical spaces that hold our presence - environments where we live, work, and sleep.</p><p>As my mentor would say, &#8220;You cannot heal in the same environment where you got sick.&#8221;</p><p>Just like food, your home is medicine too.</p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://leadvc.substack.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading! Subscribe now to receive LEAD&#8217;s latest posts.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><strong>The Overlooked Factor: Where We Spend 90% of Our Lives</strong></p><p>We spend <a href="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/improving-your-indoor-environment">90%</a> of our time indoors, and the current medical literature recognizes that <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4841276/">70% to 90%</a> of disease risks may be <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666979X24001757">due</a> to environmental differences.</p><p>A health-conscious individual could get 100+ blood tests every 6 months and keep adding to the supplement stack, but if the underlying environmental factors contributing to the symptoms, such as chronic mold or PFAS exposure, are not addressed, at what point is the current wellness industry (a <a href="https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/consumer-packaged-goods/our-insights/the-trends-defining-the-1-point-8-trillion-dollar-global-wellness-market-in-2024">$1.8T market</a>) simply putting band-aids over problems without ever addressing the underlying causes, all the while draining people&#8217;s wallets?</p><p><strong>The Unseen Disease-Causing Substances in Our Homes</strong></p><p>It is estimated that approximately <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10190119/">47%</a> of residential buildings show signs of mold, and that chronic indoor damp/mold-contaminated air exposure can <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32078193/">contribute</a> to low-grade pro-inflammatory responses and damage human airways. Evidence suggests that building dampness and mold are associated with a <a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00475.x">30-50%</a> increase in a variety of respiratory and asthma-related health outcomes.</p><p>And chronic mold exposure is just the tip of the iceberg.</p><p><strong>Flame Retardants</strong></p><p>Applied to prevent or slow the growth of fire, these chemicals are found in couches, mattresses, carpets, and building materials.</p><p>Flame retardants are <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21268442/">associated with adverse health effects</a> such as endocrine and thyroid disruption, immunotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, and cancer. </p><p><em>Imagine sleeping on these chemicals for approximately 1/3 of our lives.</em></p><p><strong>Phthalates</strong></p><p>Widely found in personal care products, scented products, and plastic coatings, phthalates are known <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8157593/">endocrine disruptors</a> and can have detrimental impacts on the human reproductive, neurological, and developmental systems.</p><p><strong>Volatile Organic Compounds</strong></p><p>VOCs are found in a wide range of everyday products and materials such as paints, adhesives, carpets, beauty products, and cleaning products. These chemicals cause oxidative stress, inflammation, and <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38320440/">elevated lung cancer risk</a>. </p><p>The level of VOCs can also be <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27163962/">higher</a> indoors than outdoors, with some compounds reaching levels <a href="https://www.epa.gov/indoor-air-quality-iaq/volatile-organic-compounds-impact-indoor-air-quality">two to five times</a> higher inside homes.</p><p><strong>PFAS (&#8221;Forever Chemicals&#8221;)</strong></p><p>Per- and polyfluroalkyl substances are <a href="https://ncpure.collaboratory.unc.edu/science/where-are-pfas-found/">everywhere</a>, from personal care products and food packagings, to non-stick cookwares and water-repellent chemicals used on upholstery. The USGS estimates that at least <a href="https://www.usgs.gov/news/national-news-release/tap-water-study-detects-pfas-forever-chemicals-across-us">45%</a> of tap water in the U.S. has one or more types of PFAS.</p><p>Studies have revealed associations between specific PFAS exposure with <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7906952/">negative health effects</a> such as altered immune and thyroid function, liver disease, insulin dysregulation, kidney disease, adverse reproductive outcomes, and cancer. What&#8217;s more concerning is that these substances <a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7906952/">bind to proteins</a> and accumulate in the body.</p><p>PFAS can also <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0160412024003581">permeate the skin barrier</a> and reach the body&#8217;s bloodstream, making dermal exposure another route of adding to the accumulated burden of PFAS.</p><p><strong>Man-made Electromagnetic Radiation (EMR)</strong></p><p>Man-made EMR, in contrast to natural EMR, are <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14914">polarized</a>, and the <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/srep14914">health effects include</a> DNA and protein damage, which may result in cell death, reproductive declines, and cancer.</p><div class="captioned-image-container"><figure><a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" target="_blank" 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of health? 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