Toxicity Articles
Artificial sweetener: why you get reactions
If you are using Splenda (the brand name for sucralose) because you think it is a safe alternative to sugar or other artificial sweeteners, then you may be in for a surprise. Splenda is not healthy and it can cause many problems in the body.
Beef: What else do you get in it?
Think about it--do you really know where your prime rib or hamburger meat came from? Where did the animal live? How was it raised? What did it eat? Was it healthy or diseased? Perhaps you’d rather not think about it because you have an intuitive feeling that the answer would not be pretty.
Researchers have found traces of chemicals called parabens in every sample of tissue taken from 20 different breast tumors. Studies suggest that paraben, a chemical found in underarm deodorants and other cosmetics, can seep into the tissue after being applied to the skin.
Five worst foods on your table
There are no "bad" foods, right? Only food you should eat in moderation? Well, not really. The following foods are so bad for your body that I really can’t see any reason to eat them. Not only do they have zero nutritional value, but they also give your body a healthy dose of toxins, which should make the idea of eating them really hard to swallow.
The public at large is not aware of the quantity of pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, growth inhibitors for storage purposes and growth promoters for ripening, etc. that is sprayed onto our so-called healthy fruit and vegetables before they get to our mouths. We are also misguided into believing that a lot of highly processed foods are healthy for us. In short we are being poisoned and nutritionally starved at the same time.
Research has shown that almost one-third of the U.S. diet consists of sugar-filled cans of soda and bags of potato chips.
Even with the rising number of people joining the low-carb craze, a study of 4,700 adults revealed that sodas and sweets, which contain what are known as "empty calories" because of their low nutritional value, were at the top of the list of most calories consumed. Statistics showed that these "empty calories" accounted for almost 25 percent of all the calories eaten by Americans. Salty snacks and fruit juices made up an additional 5 percent.
Mercury and vaccine linked to Autism
More studies are confirming that exposure to neurodevelopmental toxins, like the mercury in the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The researchers found that exposure to toxins such as ethanol and heavy metals (including lead, aluminum and the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal) interrupt growth factor signaling. This negatively impacts methylation reactions, which are critical to proper neurological development in infants and children.
Neurotoxin mercury preservative in vaccines
"I find it almost incomprehensible that thimerosal, the well-documented, toxic mercury-containing preservative, is still in many vaccines, years after federal agencies have mandated that it be removed from vaccines. Most people, physicians included, don't understand thimerosal is still used in most vaccines and is likely one of the major contributing factors to vaccine toxicity." ~Dr Mercola
Mercury Fillings; get rid of 'em!
PCB's & mercury in farmed salmon
Scientists from the United States warn that farm-raised salmon have significantly higher levels of toxins, such as PCBs, than wild salmon. The most contaminated fish came from Scotland and the Faroe Islands, and researchers noted that concentrations of all contaminants were significantly higher among salmon farm-raised in Europe, as opposed to those farm-raised in North and South America.
Processed and chemically-loaded meat risks
Many don’t see the harm in eating a couple of hot dogs, French fries and big slice of chocolate cream pie. However, researchers discovered that eating these kinds of Western-style foods might increase one’s risk of stroke, colon caner, and heart disease. Moreover, they found such foods might also increase one’s chances of developing type 2 diabetes, the most common form of this disease that usually occurs in adulthood.
76 Ways Sugar Can Ruin Your Health
So where do you go once you commit yourself to focusing on a food item’s nutritional value? Whether you live in a rural area with no access to a health food store or are simply on a very tight budget, there are ways to weed through the offerings in any grocery store to come out with the most nutritious food available, and the following principles should help to guide you along your way.
Soda causing nutritional weakness
Researchers note that soda consumption among children and adolescents rose 41% between 1989-1991 and 1994-1995, mostly displacing milk and juice, the leading sources of many vitamins and minerals in the American diet.
Sugar, an aldehyde or ketone derivative of polyhydric alcohol, mostly shows up as either disaccarhides(C12H22O11), or monosaccharides(C6H12O6) found in foods such as candy, fruit, salt, peanut butter, canned vegetables, bouillon cubes, medicines, toothpaste, vitamins, and almost all processed "fat-free" products.
Teflon, a waxy, white powder, has become a staple in household kitchens everywhere. But this nonstick "treasure" may do more harm than good.
More than half of new computer monitors currently being sold are treated with a flame-retardant chemical known for provoking allergic reactions. The compound, triphenyl phosphate (TP), is emitted from the screen into the air when heated up as a result of everyday usage.
Toxicity in your personal care products
When taking a shower, it is doubtful the thought, "How is this shampoo affecting my nerves ?" ever comes to mind. Though perhaps more people should pay attention to the products they are using on a daily basis, as some contain a potentially dangerous chemical, methylisothiazolinone (MIT), which may have detrimental effects on the nervous system.
In a study, 40 household products such as hair coloring, lipstick and paints were tested for toxic chemicals. Out of these 40 products, evidence of the following chemicals was discovered in 34 of the products: glycols, organic solvents and phthalates. These chemicals did not appear on the label of the products.
A cocktail of highly toxic, man-made chemicals has been found inside every person tested in a nation-wide survey of 155 volunteers, according to a Worldwide Fund for nature report.
Trans-Fat: Why is it so deadly
Trans fatty acids, also known as trans fat, is an artery-clogging fat that is formed when vegetable oils are hardened into margarine or shortening. It is found in many other foods besides margarine and shortening, however, including fried foods like french fries and fried chicken, doughnuts, cookies, pastries and crackers. In the United States, typical french fries have about 40 percent trans fatty acids and many popular cookies and crackers range from 30 percent to 50 percent trans fatty acids. Doughnuts have about 35 percent to 40 percent trans fatty acids.
30 ways to poison yourself from your armchair
A "partial" list of chemical poisons found in products that are
absorbed, ingested or inhaled by the body before you even eat breakfast.
This list does not include the additional use of common household cleaners.