Formaldehyde is not for the Living: Part 2

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Formaldehyde is an extremely nasty substance. At just 0.1 parts per million, which is not very much, it can cause eye irritation and significant breathing problems. If a person is asthmatic formaldehyde can be a nightmare triggering an asthma response without ever being fingered as the culprit. Continued exposure has caused cancer in animals and has long been regarded to cause cancer in humans. Studies of mortuary workers have revealed an increase in rare nasal cancers after being exposed to high levels of formaldehyde.
Does anyone remember the FEMA trailers used after Hurricane Katrina? After many complaints and hospitalizations of the occupants the trailers were all but abandoned with some choosing to live on the street instead of the trailers. Why? Formaldehyde was making the people sick causing a plethora of medical conditions. If the hurricane didn’t get them then the formaldehyde did.

The Chemical Industry
As you can imagine the chemical industry is incensed. There is nothing wrong with formaldehyde they say. This will cost American jobs they say. The science does not bear out the findings they say. Interestingly in 1999 the Canadian government, using science, labeled formaldehyde a toxic substance. And to this date many European nations have completely banned the use of formaldehyde based on scientific studies. It seems the only science the chemical industry likes is their own manipulated version (which is not science) with all other science being wrong. As far as jobs are concerned the job market in the European nations did not collapse do to the banning of this toxin.

Reducing exposure
There isn’t much a person can do about their work environment or the home that is already built. However, what follows are some things you can do now and in the future to avoid formaldehyde:
1. Avoid all personal care products that contain formaldehyde. Look at nail polish and any other nail care product. Also pay attention to all hair treatments and conditioners.
2. If you are having a new home built be sure the material used are labeled as U.L.E.F. (ultra-low-emitting formaldehyde), N.A.F. (no added formaldehyde) or C.A.R.B. (California Air Resources Board) Phase 1 or Phase 2 compliant.
3. Ventilate new cars as much as possible. This will assist in ridding the car of excessive formaldehyde accumulation do to off-gassing. New car smell is hazardous to one’s health.

We should be encouraged by our government finally stepping up on behalf of ‘we the people’. I would not be surprised one bit, though, if the government bends to the will of the chemical industry in the name of profit and recants its position. Regardless, we now know what most of the world as known for some time. Go in good health and prosperity.

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Sources:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/11/why-the-federal-government-finally-acted-on-chemical-safety/

http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc12.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/08/28/the-awful-odyssey-of-femas-hurricane-katrina-trailers/

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Formaldehyde is not for the Living: Part 1

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Just recently the U.S. government finally issued a safety warning about formaldehyde and placed it on the list of known carcinogens. It would seem that the U.S. is catching up to the rest of the world even if it is years after the fact. But why is formaldehydes new designation important to us?
Formaldehyde is a widely used substance and can be found in the products we interact with the most. Chief among these products are our homes, automobiles and personal care items.
The plywood used in home building is usually treated with formaldehyde. Automobile upholstery and other components are also treated or manufactured with formaldehyde. So the next time you are enjoying that new home or new car smell please know that it is the carcinogen (cancer causing) formaldehyde off-gassing right into your lungs. One exposure will probably not do too much damage but how long have you been inhaling these noxious vapors…10, 20, 30 years?
If you have ever been in a nail salon (or anywhere else where nails are done) you probably noticed the nail technician using a mask to cover their mouth and nose. It is not because they are afraid of your germs. They cover themselves to avoid exposure to particulates containing formaldehyde (as well as other harmful chemicals to include parabens). You may have also noticed who doesn’t have their faces covered. That would be the customers and anyone else who is with them like husbands, friends and children.
Hair salons are not exempt either. In fact, the exposure can be even more hideous since a good bit of heat steams the formaldehyde through any potential filters (read nasal cilia aka nose hair). Even certain treatments regarded as safe can contain formaldehyde or its parent chemical aldehyde (more on this in an upcoming post).
Part 2 will be posted within the next few days with important information on the chemical industry and how to avoid or minimize exposure to formaldehyde.
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Sources:
http://healthland.time.com/2011/06/11/why-the-federal-government-finally-acted-on-chemical-safety/
http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/roc12.
http://www.dailyfinance.com/2010/08/28/the-awful-odyssey-of-femas-hurricane-katrina-trailers/

If Swallowed Call Poison Control Immediately

When we think of ominous statements the title of this post ranks right up there at the top. It conveys a sense of urgency that should make one ready to spring into action to save life and limb in case disaster strikes. The disaster, as it were, in this case would be to do something as simple as swallowing toothpaste. All fluoride containing toothpastes carry this warning. Don’t believe me? Please go check. To be exact the warning goes like this: “Keep out of reach of children under 6 years of age. If you accidentally swallow more than needed for brushing seek professional help or call poison control immediately”. There are not many products on the market today that we are supposed to put in our mouths that carry a poison warning.

Commercially used fluoride is a by-product (read waste) of the organophosphate fertilizer industry. This is what manufacturers put into toothpaste. Fluoride has the ability to accumulate in our body’s overtime and is thought to lead to chronic illnesses and ironically brittle teeth through fluorosis. While fluoride in toothpaste work its long term damaging effects on adults our children can suffer immediately. All that is required to kill an average weight 2 year old is for them to ingest 60 mg of fluoride. The average tube of toothpaste contains twice that amount(it can average between 120 and 150 mg). Half a tube of fluoridated toothpaste can kill a 2 year old while an entire tube can kill a 9 year old. To be fair there aren’t many kids out there eating vast quantities of toothpaste but there are many consuming more than their fair share. When put into perspective the conclusion must be that there is no such thing as a safe amount of poison. Remember, fluoride has a cumulative effect. This toxin also has the ability to attract and then bind to heavy metals most notably aluminum. Once bound together the body has a notoriously difficult time ridding itself of either without specific detoxification protocols. Essentially, the poison that doesn’t kill you today will hang around and hover over your head like a toxic sword of Damocles. This is what we give our kids and continue to take ourselves on the daily basis.

At this point the collective groan of some reading this post can be heard saying: “We need fluoride for healthy teeth…or so we’ve been told”. As a matter of fact Western European nations have the same rate of tooth decay or lower when compared to America. The point is that most of the communities in these nations have long stopped fluoridating their water and use non-fluoridated or extremely low fluoridated toothpaste. Refusing to bath our teeth in sugar baths daily (sodas, chips and other highly processed sugary snacks) combined with proper nutrient intake and brushing with non-fluoridated, non-toxic toothpaste will lend us a better outcome.

The industrialized nations are beginning to wake up from its toxic slumber to reclaim health and vitality. Let us be more conscious of what we partake in and what we allow others to do to us against our own best interest. Our health is ours and it is up to us to reclaim it.

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Sources:
http://fluoridealert.org/toothpaste

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