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Are Unregulated Synthetic Chemicals Making You Ill?
Jean Shaw© -
My husband recently
had a malignant rodent ulcer removed from his back and I had a breast cancer scare.
We are both fine but it was an awful experience waiting for the results of the biopsy.
In the last few years I have lost several friends and family members to Cancer. I
know of many others who are battling it and are currently in remission.
The people
I knew died of leukiamia, breast, ovarian, stomach, and prostate cancer but I was
really surprised to learn that there are 200 different types and the statistics are
frightening.
In 1901 the rate was 1:8000. Now in 2006 it's 1:3 for women and 1:2
for men. Breast cancer affects 1 in nine women.
Why?
Some people say it's because
of better diagnosis and the fact we live longer but with more and more younger casualties
that can't be the full story.
Most scientists agree that 80% of cancers are caused
by toxic synthetic chemicals. These are the generally untested, manmade concoctions,
which both aid and destroy our lives
Of course they are not all bad and without some
of them we would not enjoy the comfortable life style to which we have become accustomed,
but toxic chemicals should remain outside the body. Somehow they manage to seep in.
Prior to 1940 there were very few chemicals but by 1980, eighty-
We find them everywhere
and our world has become a toxic soup. Apparently each of us will be exposed to fifty
thousand chemical agents in our lifetime and you will accumulate at least 500 toxic
compounds in your body. What do you think about that?
Most of these will come from
the food we eat. Many are in the soil and we are still being exposed to chemicals
banned decades ago i.e. DDT because they have seeped into the soil and our water
supplies.
Pesticides are sprayed on our crops,and chemicals are used in the processing,
packaging and preservation of our food. Gone are the days of seasonal and locational
variations. Today you can get anything, any time , anywhere.
The independent Environment Working Group has compiled a list of the most contaminated
fruit and vegetables. It suggests by avoiding the following top twelve you could
reduce your pesticide exposure by 90%.
* Peaches
* Apples
* Nectarines
* Strawberries
* Cherries
* Pears
* Imported grapes
* Sweet ball peppers
* Celery
* Spinach
* Lettuce
* Potatoes
Apparently the average apple has 110 chemicals on it by the time you eat
it and even after washing you'll still be left with between 20 and 30 artificial
poisons on the skin so maybe the old saying "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"
is no longer as meaningful as it may once have been.
Unfortunately if you do fall
ill your doctor will have no magic pill or potion but the medication offered will
contain even more synthetic chemicals. It may treat the symptoms but not the cause
and may even cause more problems.
Health and beauty don't go together either.
The
cosmetic and personal care industry use 10,500 mostly unregulated synthetic chemicals
to make their products look, feel and smell great, but the industry's own regulatory
body admit to only having assessed about 11% of them.
That means there's an awful
lot of unregulated synthetic chemicls sitting around in your bathroom.
Did you know
that cosmetics and their ingredient are not required to undergo approval before they
are sold? Manufacturers can use any ingredient except for ten prohibited substances
without government review.
This means that once they have hit the market place you
become the guinea pig or lab rat . How do you like that idea?
Many of the substances
used are known to cause skin and eye irritation, respiratory problems, birth defects,
fertility problems and tumours in the real lab rats.
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Your skin is considered to be your third kidney. It is a two way membrane. Toxins
are eliminated via perspiration and go in through your hair follicles and sebaceous
glands.
Your skin will absorb 60% of what you put on it and as you have 65 hair follicles
and 100 sebaceous glands in one square inch you need to be careful what you use.
The chemicals are used as emollients, humectants, emulsifiers and surfactants.
Emollients
prevent dryness and protect the skin, Humectants atract moisture,
Emulsifiers hold
the ingredients together that don't normally mix and Surfactants dissolve oils and
dirt in suspension so it can be rinsed away in water.
These are all necessary processes
but the synthetic chemicals used cause allergic reactions and dermatitis. Many are
occlusive which means thy don't allow the skin to breathe. Others are derived from
petrochemicals and are potential carcinogens.
The industry claim the chemicals are
safe because they are used in such small amounts but it is the build up over time
of these unregulated toxic chemicals that creates the problem. The more products
you use the greater your health risk.
If you want to take positive action to reduce
the risk you need to seek products displaying Certified Organic logos. Fortunately
they are available and it is the only way to ensure you are not putting any toxic
synthetic chemicals on your skin or in your skin or in your body.