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TOXIC CRISIS
Our bodies are being used as toxic chemical dumps
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PROBLEM:
The following article is typical for the increasing amount of dangerous toxins in peoples' blood. The toxins are coming from paints, glues, toys, electrical goods, furniture, carpets in our homes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3235102.stm
SOLUTION:
If your blood is toxic - how can you remove the toxins?
Answer: quickest and most efficiently via natural detoxification. E.g. a raw detoxification, a raw juice fast, or a water fast, several times a year. See our programs for detoxification/cleansing ideas and solutions.
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Blood tests show chemical toxins
A number of toxic man-made chemicals were found in the blood of every person tested during a survey by an environmental pressure group.
Environmental pressure group WWF said the ContamiNATION study discovered traces which ranged from pesticides to the chemicals added to some paints and fire retardants.
Eleven Scots - including two MSPs - were among 155 people tested in the UK.
Politicians have backed calls for action and Green MSPs want a debate on the issue in the Scottish Parliament.
The tests commissioned by WWF looked for the presence of 77 different chemicals.
An average of 27 were found in the blood of each person tested across the UK with readings ranging from nine to 49.
Stricter testing
WWF said long-banned substances such as DDT, which has been associated with cancers and nervous and immune system disorders, were still being found.
The European Parliament is bringing in new regulations to ensure thousands of chemicals are subjected to stricter testing.
However, the WWF wants to ensure that hazardous materials are phased out or banned altogether.
WWF's survey shows that our bodies are being used as toxic chemical dumps
Dr Richard Dixon WWF Scotland
Labour MSP Sarah Boyack and the Scottish National Party's Christine Grahame, who underwent blood tests, are set to take part in the Scottish launch of the results.
Dr Richard Dixon, head of policy for WWF Scotland said, "There is very little information available about the safety and health risks posed by the vast majority of chemicals in use.
"We just don't know what might be considered a safe level of exposure to these chemicals, especially when they persist in the body for long periods and react together inside the body in a potentially dangerous cocktail.
"WWF's survey shows that our bodies are being used as toxic chemical dumps."
He said there was a mixed picture in Scotland, with some volunteers recording low scores.
However, one Scot was found to have the second highest level of PCB contamination in the UK.
Flame retardants are found on everyday furniture
Dr Dixon said some of the chemicals came from everyday materials such as paints, glues, toys, electrical goods, furniture, carpets and clothes.
"Our contaminated blood is proof that it's time for the government and chemical companies to phase out the production and use of these chemicals and develop new safe alternatives," he said.
Green MSPs have lodged a motion at Holyrood calling for a parliamentary inquiry.
Health spokeswoman Eleanor Scott said: "It is important that such a serious issue for Scottish health is debated in the Scottish Parliament.
"For the sake of today's children and for future generations it is vital that we make the law as tough as possible to stop this ongoing contamination in everyday life.
"What is so alarming is that it is everyday products, things people find it almost impossible to avoid, as well as a legacy from the past that is contaminating people."
Nov. 2003
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TOXIC CHEMICALS IN BABIES
Study finds hundreds of toxic chemicals in umbilical cords of newborns
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The following article describes the hundreds of toxic substances found to be polluting the blood of the newborn US babies in 2004, coming from stain and oil repellants in fast-food packaging, clothes and textiles, dozens of widely used bromated flame retardants and their toxic byproducts; and many pesticides.
http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2005/12/newborns.php
QUESTION:
How can mothers be toxin-free, before becoming pregnant?
Answer: via raw detoxification, a raw juice fast, or a water fast, several times a year. See our programs for detoxification/cleansing ideas.
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Blood tests show chemical toxins
The umbilical cord is a baby's lifeline, bringing nourishment from the mother and removing waste. The amniotic fluid bathes the growing embryo, and the umbilical cord brings the embryo oxygen, nutrients-and a startling array of toxic industrial chemicals, according to a recent study, "Body Burden: The Pollution in Newborns."
In a first-of-its-kind study, researchers from two major laboratories looked for the presence of toxic chemicals in umbilical cord blood of 10 newborn babies born in U.S. hospitals in August and September 2004. A collaboration of the Environmental Working Group and Commonwealth brought about the study.
Of the more than 400 chemicals tested for, 287 were detected in umbilical cord blood. Of these, 180 cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain or nervous system, and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animals. Scientists refer to the presence of such toxins in the newborn as "body burden."
According to the study's authors, the scope of testing was limited because chemical companies are not required to divulge methods for detecting the presence of their chemicals in the human body. "Had we tested for a broader array of chemicals," they wrote, "we would almost certainly have detected far more than 287."
Among those substances found to be polluting the blood supply for the newborn babies were eight perfluorochemicals used as stain and oil repellants in fast-food packaging, clothes and textiles, including the Teflon chemical PFQA, a carcinogen; dozens of widely used bromated flame retardants and their toxic byproducts; and many pesticides.
This latest research was done to investigate the root causes of diseases caused by chemicals with in-utero origins. Certain factors contribute to children's unique susceptibility to the dangerous effect of chemicals. An immature porous blood-brain barrier in the fetus allows greater chemical exposures to the developing brain; a developing child's chemical exposures are greater pound-for-pound than those of an adult; and systems that detoxify and excrete industrial chemicals are not fully developed (National Academy of Sciences, 1993).
The difference between the effect of chemical exposure on adults and embryos can be seen in the case of mercury exposure. In Minamata, Japan, in the 1950s, poisonous mercury waste was dumped into a bay, contaminating the food chain. Autopsies of adults revealed mercury-caused lesions in a few areas of the brain, while in a fetus, lesions covered nearly the entire cortex.
Here is a summary from the report of the classes of chemical found in the babies' umbilical cord. Many of them persist for decades in the environment and in people, accumulate in the food chain and are lipophilic, that is, accumulate in fatty tissue and fluids such as breast milk.
Continued at
http://www.wecf.eu/english/articles/2005/12/newborns.php
http://www.ewg.org/reports/bodyburden2/
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TOXINS IN YOUR HOME
Most Common Household Toxins
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Exposure to household toxins is linked to just about every disease that we know of, most notably cancer. Numerous animal studies have linked many of the more than 24,000 toxins that exist in our environment to negative health effects on the following systems:
- * Cardiovascular
- * Nervous
- * Endocrine
- * Respiratory
- * Reproductive
- * Immune
Many household toxins have also been linked to mental and physical developmental problems in children.
Because we are unable to feel, see, smell, or taste many household toxins at first contact, it is important to be aware of the most common household toxins and to proactively take measures to prevent or reduce our exposure to them.
The most common household toxins are as follows:
1. Triclosan: an antibacterial agent that is chemically similar to the dioxin class of compounds.
Linked to: immune system dysfunction.
Most commonly found in: many liquid soaps and in some deodorants, toothpastes, cosmetics, kitchenware, and children's toys.
2. Phthalates: large phthalates are chemicals that are added to plastics to impart resilience and flexibility. Smaller phthalates are used to prolong the length of time that a scented product maintains its fragrance.
Linked to: endocrine, reproductive, and developmental problems.
Most commonly found in: vinyl flooring, plastic food packaging, plastic bags, plastic clothing, detergents, children's toys, shower curtains, and personal care products like soap, shampoo, nail polish, and hair spray.
3. Bisphenol A: used in epoxy resins that line some metal cans, and to make polycarbonate plastics utilized in a variety of food containers and baby products.
Linked to: endocrine problems.
Most commonly found in: food and drink containers, baby bottles, teethers, toys, metal food cans, and dental sealants used to prevent cavities.
4. Carbon monoxide: .....
Continued at http://www.teflonlegalresource.com/toxins/index.html
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PESTICIDES - DESIGNED TO KILL - APPLIED AROUND HOMES & SCHOOLS
Children Need More Protection From Toxins
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Whether they live on a farm in Fairmont, in an apartment in Phillips, or a split–level home in Woodbury, Minnesota children live in an environment vastly different from that of previous generations. It's not Pokèmon or technology that's made the difference. It's the 80,000 man–made chemicals that touch every part of the environment, including the children themselves.
Toxins to the brain and nervous system, such as mercury and PCBS, contaminate tuna and other fish, including many Minnesota sport fish. Air pollutants like exhaust from diesel trucks and buses exacerbate children's asthma and bronchitis. Pesticide residues are widely found in some of children's favorite foods and in many drinking water systems. And pesticides — designed to kill - are regularly applied around homes and in schools.
The Minnesota Legislature is considering two bills that would help protect children from these toxins. SF2441, introduced by Sen. Ellen Anderson, would direct the Minnesota Department of Health to use children as the standard in risk assessment. HF2520, sponsored by Rep. Jean Wagenius, would give parents the right to know when pesticides are used at their children's schools.
In its landmark 1993 report, "Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children," the National Academy of Sciences found that children are uniquely vulnerable to environmental toxins. Pound for pound, children eat and drink more, and breathe more air than adults, so their exposures to pesticides in contaminated food, water and air can be several-fold higher.
Children's immature bodies metabolize, detoxify and excrete chemicals differently. Their brains, immune, endocrine and reproductive systems continue to grow and develop from conception to adolescence.
These delicate developmental processes are susceptible to disruption. If they are interrupted, pushed even slightly off course by exposure to toxins in the womb, during infancy and early childhood, lifelong consequences can result. Thus, children and pregnant women are at risk from chemical exposures at levels that would be safer for mature adults.
Studies in both humans and animals suggest that these low-level exposures to the young can cause subtle, but permanent damage to the brain, reproductive, immune or other organ systems that may not be apparent until later in life.
Because nearly all chemicals, including pesticides, are produced and marketed with very little testing for possible ill effects on the child's body or brain public health argues that we should exercise caution before exposing children to these chemicals.
Continued at http://www.hbci.com/~wenonah/new/childtox.htm
QUESTION:
If you cannot protect your child in advance - what can you do - after the exposure?
ANSWER:
TEACH YOUR KIDS HOW TO DETOXIFY - via a raw foods diet, a raw juice fast, or a water fast, several times a year. See our programs for detoxification/cleansing ideas.
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