Probable Carcinogens Found in Baby Toiletries
By Lyndsey Layton Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, March 13, 2009 More than half the baby shampoo, lotion and other infant care products analyzed by a health advocacy group were found to contain trace amounts of two chemicals that are believed to cause cancer, the organization said yesterday.
Some of the biggest names on the market, including Johnson & Johnson
Baby Shampoo and Baby Magic lotion, tested positive for 1,4-dioxane or
formaldehyde, or both, the nonprofit Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
reported. (Entire Story) Toxic Waters - A Series About the Worsening Pollution in American Waters and Regulators Response http://projects.nytimes.com/toxic-waters
National Tap Water Quality Database Environmental Working Group has compiled drinking water contamination on over 39751 water utilities in 42 states through contact with state environmental and health agencies. For the first time ever, you will see how your tap water stacks up against other cities and towns throughout the US. Find Your Water SupplierPollution In People - Part 2 of 3Chemical-by-chemical bans leave people at riskExecutive Director, Environmental Defence, Toronto, Ont. Ask
any person on the street what image comes to mind in response
to the word "pollution" and it’s liable to be a
belching smokestack or an idling car. Few would
say a familiar overstuffed sofa or a friendly
toy such as a rubber duck. Yet increasingly the
most worrisome and damaging pollutants affecting the health of
Canadians are not the odoriferous industrial-grade variety that
visibly waft from Canada’s dwindling manufacturing centres
(though these remain important), they are the invisible toxic
ingredients of umpteen consumer products that litter our homes
and offices. Some of these have achieved recent notoriety. For
example, bisphenol A (BPA) — a known endocrine disruptor —
is a component of polycarbonate plastic in baby bottles and
in the resin linings of virtually every tin can in every Canadian
kitchen cupboard. (Entire Story)
Doctor Admits Vaccine Is More Deadly Than Swine Flu Itself & Will Not Give It To His KidsHousehold Chemicals Show Up in BloodStudy by Environmental Group Shows Toxic Chemicals End Up in Blood SamplesReviewed by Louise Chang, MD Published May 4, 2009 May 1, 2009 -- Up to 48 toxic chemicals commonly used in everyday consumer products have shown up in blood and urine samples of five prominent women environmental activists, according to a study by the Environmental Working Group, a nonprofit organization devoted to protecting human health and the environment. "Testing was primarily targeted
toward products used in everyday
consumer products that have escaped regulation under the Toxic
Substances Control Act," Anila Jacob, MD, MPH, a senior scientist with
the organization, said at a news briefing. (Entire Story) Green Tip: Junk Mail? Opt Out!
What's Your Green Contribution Factor?AOL
News
(July
31) - A Florida man who wanted a pristine toilet ended up in the
hospital after mixing a potentially deadly combination of cleaning
fluids.
Michael
Newton, 44, of St. Petersburg, was taken to Bayfront Medical Center on
Thursday morning, the St. Petersburg Times reported. He was
suffering from shortness of breath and irritated lungs and eyes.
Newton
created a chlorine gas cloud when he combined bleach and an
ammonia-based product to "make a stronger bathroom cleaner," St.
Petersburg Fire and Rescue spokesman Lt. Joel Grenata told the paper.
Fire
and hazardous materials teams were called to Newton's home. They
ventilated the home and scrubbed the walls.
Chlorine
gas has been used as a weapon of mass destruction and exposure to it
can cause severe illness or death. Authorities warn
consumers never to mix bleach and ammonia when using cleaning products.
Go Organic and Eat Fresh FoodsMost people prefer their foods free of pesticides and toxic chemicals, for obvious reasons. Pesticides and toxic chemicals are increasingly linked to serious health problems – especially for our children, whose developing bodies are more vulnerable to chemical exposures. We'd like to believe that our government is policing the safety of our food and the containers it comes in, but it’s not. Our advice is to limit your family’s exposure to:
1. Pesticides - Buy organic or
low-pesticide fruits and veggies Probiotics Essential in Disease Prevention and Good Health Did you realize that about 70% of your immune system lies in your intestinal tract? This includes the intestinal glands, mucosa, and mucosa-associated lymphoid system of the gastrointestinal tract. It is vital that the intestinal flora maintain optimal levels of Probiotics or "good bacteria" to maintain a vibrant immune system. Probiotics populate our gastrointestinal (GI) tract and ward off foreign invaders from taking over. Probiotics also help us take in and utilize the nutrition from the foods we eat and supplements we take. Our body is naturally populated with healthy Probiotics but things such as toxins in our environment, poor diet, drinking chlorinated water, stress, pesticides, and antibiotics, just to name a few, all work to kill off the good flora. We can find Probiotics in foods we eat and through supplementation in the form of probiotic powder, liquid or capsules. Foods that support Probiotic growth are found in dairy products such as cheeses and yogurt. To further support these foods and encourage probiotics from these dairy products to multiply even further one can add spices, tea, red wine, berries, apples and beans to the diet. There is a growing body of scientific evidence that suggests that one can treat and even prevent some illnesses with foods and supplements containing certain kinds of live bacteria. Probiotics have many known uses and benefits including
Sources: Gregory J. Leyer, Shuguang Li, Mohamed E. Mubasher, Cheryl Reifer, and Arthur C. Ouwehand. Probiotic Effects on Cold and Influenza-Like Symptom Incidence and Duration in Children. Pediatrics 2009 124: e172-e179. Rolfe RD. The role of probiotic cultures in the control of gastrointestinal health. J Nutr Feb;130(2S Suppl):396S-402S. USprobiotics.org Pesticides in well water linked to Parkinson'sFarmworkers and their families pay for the cheap cost of California produce in more ways than one. Not only do they face low wages and harsh working conditions, but they also endure health effects from the hundreds of millions of pounds of pesticides and fumigants dumped onto fields near their homes annually. Now pesticides in private well water
have been linked to Parkinson's
disease, adding to the list of long-term health risks for people in
agricultural areas. Rural residents who drink from
private wells are up to twice as likely
to develop Parkinson's from certain pesticides, including methomyl,
chlorpyrifos and propargite, a UCLA study has found. People with
Parkinson's were more likely to have consumed water from private wells,
and had done so for 4.3 years longer on average than people who did not
have the disease. (Entire Story) Chemical pesticides are neurotoxins which kill insects by attacking their neural systems. These neurotoxins also affect the neural system of humans and pets. Additionally, these chemicals challenge our liver (an important organ of detox) and send our endocrine system into chaos. (I refer you to a book called Silent Spring). Each shoe that steps on a chemically pesticide sprayed lawn and then steps on your carpet has now brought these neurotoxins into your home where children, grandchildren, and pets play on the floor. Some of these chemicals take years to break down. Additional Sources:environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/parkinsons-and-pesticides jeq.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/38/1/248 Common Household Pesticides Linked To Childhood Cancer CasesAcute
lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a malignant disease of the bone
marrow, is the most common cancer diagnosed in children. In fact,
nearly one third of all pediatric cancers are cases of ALL. Although
this form of cancer can be cured in many cases, in the worst case
scenarios the cancer crowds out normal cells in the bone marrow,
metastisizes to other organs and takes the lives of about 15 percent of
the youngsters it attacks. What triggers so many kids, usually between
the ages of three and seven, to develop this cancer in the first place?
A new study just published in the August issue of the journal Therapeutic
Drug Monitoring raises the suspicion that commonly used
household pesticides are the cause. explore.georgetown.edu/news... Harvard BPA Study Looks at Exposure from Hard Water BottlesDangerous estrogen mimicker, bisphenol A (BPA) is making headlines again for its adverse health effects. According to the University Chronicle, the controversial chemical was found in participants who drank from hard water bottles, citing a Harvard School of Public Health study. In only one week of exposure to drinking water out of these bottles, the participants’ BPA levels increased by an astounding two-thirds. Balsy Kasi, a professor of Environmental and Technical studies at SCSU noted what we have long been saying, that BPA is an endocrine disrupter hinder hormonal processes, wrote the University Chronicle. (Entire Story) |
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