FDA: Safe (or) Not?
April 25, 2013 at 7:58 pm (Food and drink, Health and wellness)
Tags: chemicals, FDA, food-safety, toxins
Triclosan: A Common Chemical Additive
March 24, 2013 at 9:14 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: chemicals, endocrine disruptors, personal care poducts, toxins
Is The Chemical Triclosan In Your Socks?
By: Loretta Lanphier, NP, CN, HHP, CH
According to an FDA press release on April 8th, 2010 the FDA has decided to begin studies on the safety of Triclosan a common chemical ingredient in antibacterial cosmetics, soaps, body washes and other personal care products. Triclosan is also found in products such as clothing (marketed as Microban®), socks, kitchenware, furniture, and toys. Recent research on animals suggests that Triclosan may have negative effects on the endocrine system, which is responsible for secreting hormones that help regulate growth, mood, metabolism, etc. Past research has indicated that the chemical might help to create bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.
According to the FDA website, www.fda.gov, in January 2010, Rep. Edward J. Markey, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment, sent a letter to the FDA requesting information about the status of FDA’s ongoing review of triclosan in consumer products. In responding to the Chairman’s letter, the FDA explained that, in light of animal studies raising questions about triclosan’s safety, the agency is engaged in an ongoing scientific review to incorporate the most up-to-date data and information into the regulations that govern consumer products containing triclosan. The FDA does not have sufficient safety evidence to recommend changing consumer use of products that contain triclosan at this time. Studies are not scheduled to be completed until the Spring of 2011 and in the meantime Triclosan continues to be included in a growing amount of products.
According to FDA: “At this time, the agency does not have evidence that triclosan in antibacterial soaps and body washes provides any benefit over washing with regular soap and water.”
WARNING TO PARENTS. According to Rep. Markey: “Despite the fact that this chemical is found in everything from soaps to socks, there are many troubling questions about triclosan’s effectiveness and potentially harmful effects, especially for children. There is clear evidence that many consumer products that contain it are no more effective than those that do not. However, triclosan continues to be used in products that saturate the marketplace. Consumers—especially parents—need to know that many of these products are not only ineffective, they may also be dangerous.”
7 Amazing Uses For Activated Charcoal
February 3, 2013 at 4:49 pm (Health and wellness)
Tags: Catalysts and Adsorbents, Charcoal, chemicals, health
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7 Amazing Uses For Activated Charcoal
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7 Amazing Uses For Activated Charcoal
Activated charcoal may not be the “best looking” natural remedy, but it is certainly one of the most useful natural products in the world. Here are seven incredible things activated charcoal can do for you…
Don’t own any activated charcoal yet? You can buy a 16 oz bag of activated charcoal powder from this page on Amazon.
Cuts and Wounds: Activated charcoal, when applied topically to a wound, has been shown to neutralize many types of pathogens which can directly or indirectly promote infection. Watch this video revealing how to make an activated charcoal poultice to draw impurities from wounds.
Internal Poisoning: In instances of ingestion of drugs, poison or household chemicals, activated charcoal works well to draw out harmful toxins preventing them from entering the bloodstream. Add one teaspoon of activated charcoal to a glass of water and drink the full glass.
IMPORTANT: You must seek medical advice should you ingest any dangerous substances.
Spider and Snake Bites: An activated charcoal poultice can be applied topically to spider bites (including Brown Recluse and Black Widow bites) and snake bites to draw out toxins – usually within an hour. Click here to find out how to make an activated charcoal poultice.
Teeth Whitening: Add activated charcoal onto your toothbrush and brush. It will whiten your smile fast. To learn more about whitening your teeth with activated charcoal, click here.
Water Filter: Activated carbon is often used in water filters due to its ability to trap impurities, such as chlorine. Click here to take a look at an activated charcoal filter.
Gas: Activated charcoal, when taken internally, can help to reduce the amount of gas produced by some foods.
Odor Control: Activated charcoal is an extremely effective odor eliminator as it adsorbs and traps bad odors. You can make an activated charcoal air freshener following this tutorial – simply replace baking soda with activated charcoal and you can skip the essential oils.
Note: As with many natural remedies, there are side effects and interactions so do your research or consult a doctor before using it. To see a full list of side effects and interactions, visit WebMD.
Having activated charcoal in your home could one day be a life saver! If you’d like to order some then try this 16 oz bag of Activated Charcoal Powder from Wendy’s Herbs & Botanicals, but available on Amazon.
Finally, if you’d like to learn how to make an activated charcoal poultice, then click the image below and watch the free video tutorial with legendary herbalist 7Song.
7 Amazing Uses For Activated Charcoal
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Silly Putty & Skin Bleach Chem in McNuggets!
January 25, 2013 at 6:49 pm (Food and drink, Health and wellness)
Tags: chemicals, Chicken McNugget, food, toxic
U.S. Chicken McNuggets contains Silly Putty Ingredient & Skin Bleach Chemical
by Holistic Heights on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at 11:45pm ·
What kid doesn’t love McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets? The white meat chunks are tasty and perfect for little mouths and hands. And while most parents are aware that McNuggets aren’t perfectly healthy, they probably don’t know exactly what goes into making them.
CNN has revealed that the fast-food chain makes this popular menu item with the chemical preservative tBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone, a petroleum-based product. Mcnuggets also contain dimethylpolysiloxane, “an anti-foaming agent” also used in Silly Putty.
Across the Atlantic in Britain, McNuggets don’t contain these chemicals and they’re less fattening.
CNN reports:
McDonald’s says the differences are based on the local tastes: In the United States, McNuggets are coated and then cooked, in the United Kingdom, they are cooked and then coated. As a result, the British McNuggets absorb less oil and have less fat.
Dimethylpolysiloxane is used as a matter of safety to keep the oil from foaming, [Lisa McComb, who handles global media relations for McDonald's,] says. The chemical is a form of silicone also used in cosmetics and Silly Putty. A review of animal studies by The World Health Organization found no adverse health effects associated with dimethylpolysiloxane.
TBHQ is a preservative for vegetable oils and animal fats, limited to .02 percent of the oil in the nugget. One gram (one-thirtieth of an ounce) can cause “nausea, vomiting, ringing in the ears, delirium, a sense of suffocation, and collapse,” according to “A Consumer’s Dictionary of Food Additives.”
Does this mean that you should keep your kids away from McNuggets altogether?
Marion Nestle, a New York University professor and author of “What to Eat,” told CNN that the tertiary butylhydroquinone and dimethylpolysiloxane in the McNuggets probably pose no health risks. But she added that as a general rule parents shouldn’t feed their children foods with an ingredients you can’t pronounce.
Try pronouncing dimethylpolysiloxane…it’s not easy.
Do you like McNuggets? Do you feed them to your kids? Does it even surprise you that McNuggets contain a chemical that’s also used in “Silly Putty”?
Courtesy of sfgate.com
TBHQ-Tertiary Butylhydroquinone is an organic compound derived from hydroquinone, a known irritant used primarily as a SKIN BLEACH/WHITENING!!!!!!! PURE DISGUST!!!
FYI: Sodium Fluoride!
December 8, 2012 at 3:39 pm (Food and drink, Global Events, Health and wellness, News and politics)
Tags: additives, chemicals, toxins, Water
What’s On Your List?
November 27, 2012 at 10:22 pm (Food and drink, Health and wellness, News and politics)
Tags: additives, chemicals, Preservatives, truth-in-labeling
October 17, 2012 at 1:03 pm (Food and drink, Health and wellness)
Tags: additives, chemicals, cosmetics, toxins
Toxic Beauty: What Cosmetic Companies Won’t Tell You
October 17, 2012
What you put on your body is just as important as what you put in it. Your skin is the largest organ in your body, and it absorbs everything – including toxins. If you are concerned about not eating unhealthy foods, then you’ll definitely want to know which ingredients you should watch out for in the products you use.
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Once absorbed into our bodies and blood streams, toxic chemical ingredients can cause and/or contribute to a wide array of problems:
▪ Cancer
▪ Developmental/reproductive toxicity
▪ Allergies
▪ Immunotoxicity
▪ Neurotoxicity
▪ Endocrine (hormonal) disruption
▪ Organ system toxicity
▪ Irritation (skin, eyes, or lungs)
▪ Enhanced skin absorption (some chemicals actually cause our skin to absorb even more chemicals!)
▪ Biochemical or cellular level changes
What You Need To Avoid
Before buying beauty products, check the ingredients list. These ingredients can be found in make-up, lotions, shampoos, conditioners, perfumes, baby care products, sunscreens, toothpastes, nail products, and deodorants. If you’re looking for a good brand that doesn’t contain these potentially harmful ingredients, check out organic options, or make your own cosmetics.
Makeup/Cosmetics:
Silica/Crystalline (or Quart or Rose Quartz), Propylparaben (or Butylparaben or Methylparaben or any paraben), Aluminum Power, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Fragrance, PEG-4 Diheptanoate, BHA, D&C Red 30 Lake (this is one example of an artificial color– most come up highly toxic), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate), Alumina, Octinoxate, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide, Benzyl Alcohol, BHT, Polyethylene Glycol, Manganese, Barium Sulfate, Oxybenzone, DMDM Hydantoin, Triclosan, Aluminum Starch Octenylsuccinate, Steareth-21, Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone.
Shampoo/Conditioner:
BHA, Fragrance, Butylparaben (and again, all of the parabens), Octinoxate, Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A Palmitate), Methylchloroisothiazolinone, DMDM Hydantoin, Coumarin, Geraniol, Limonene, Triethanolamine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate (almost anything with Laureth or Laurate in it), Cocoamide DEA, BHA, Resorcinol, P-Phenylenediamine, P-Aminophenol, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, Salicylic Acid, Ceteareth-12, Benzyl Alcohol, PEG-10 Sorbitan Laurate.
*Note– Don’t be taken in by “natural” products without still reading the ingredients. A lot of supposedly natural brands still have these toxic ingredients!
Deodorant:
Fragrance, Ceteareth-12, Ceteareth-20, Triclosan, Coumarin, Lilial, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Limonene, Propylene Glycol, Isobutane, Benzyl Alcohol, Zinc Oxide (sunscreen grade), Eugenol, Benzyl Salicylate, Butane, Aluminum Chlorohydrate, 4-Methylbenzylidene Camphor.
Bar Soap/Body Wash:
DMDM Hydantoin, Fragrance, Ceteareth-20, Retinyl Palmitate (Vit A Palmitate), Octinoxate, Cocamide DEA, Methylparaben, Propylparaben (and all other parabens), Triethanolamine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Coumarin, Salicylic Acid, Lyral, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Cinnamal, BHT, Eugenol, Oxybenzone, Benzyl Alcohol, Benzyl Salicylate, Benzalkonium Chloride, Hydroxycitronellal, Diazolidinyl Urea.
Skin Cleansing and Lotion:
Fragrance, Retinyl Palmitate (Vit A Palmitate), Salicylic Acid, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil, PEG-100 Stearate, PEG-40 Stearate, PPG-2-Cetearathe-9, PEG-7 Glycerol Cocoate, Benzyl Salicylate, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Geraniol, Limonene, Polysorbate-20, Laureth-23, Ceteareth-20, Triethanolamine, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Polysorbate-60, Eugenol.
Nail Polish:
Toluene, Triphenyl Phosphate, Ferric Ammonium Ferrocyanide, Benzophenone-1, Dibutyl Phthalate, Aluminum Powder, Octinoxate, Barium Sulfate, Tartrazine, BHT, Formaldehyde, Oxybenzone, Alumina, Isobutylphenoxy Eopxy Resin.
Hair Styling Products (mousse, hair spray, gel, etc):
Fragrance, Retinol (Vitamin A), Octinoxate, DMDM Hydantoin, Butylparaben, Propylparaben (and again, all parabens), Triethanolamine, Polysorbate-20, Retinyl Palmitate (Vit A Palmitate), Phenoxyethanol, Polyethelene Glycol, Geraniol, Limonene, Isobutane, Propane, Diazolidinyl Urea, PEG-40.
Toothpaste:
Fragrance, Sodium Fluoride (of course, there is debate over whether this is toxic or not), Retinol (Vitamin A), Propylparaben, Aluminum Hydroxide, Hydrogen Peroxide, FD&C Blue 1 Aluminum Lake (another example of a coloring), Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Cocamidopropyl Betaine.
Perfume/Fragranced Products:
Oxybenzone, Retinyl Palmitate (Vit A Palmitate), Fragrance, Propylparaben, Octinoxate, Diazolidinyl Urea, BHT, Lilial, Benzyl Salicylate, Limonene, Ceteareth-20, Tartrazine, Geraniol, Citral, Lyral, Coumarin, Amylcinnamaldehyde.
Link: http://blackdoctor.org/12166/cosmetic-ingredients-to-avoid/
Eau de Petroleum
October 13, 2012 at 12:04 pm (Health and wellness)
Tags: chemicals, colognes, fragrance, parfumes
EPA To Allow More Toxins in Food!
September 10, 2012 at 9:45 pm (Food and drink, Health and wellness, News and politics)
Tags: chemicals, EPA, FDA, food, toxins, USDA
EPA changes rules to allow more toxic cleaning chemicals in mainstream food
September 4, 2012
(NaturalNews) Just in case you’ve forgotten, EPA stands for Environmental Protection Agency. That was sarcasm. You haven’t forgotten. But it appears the EPA has.
Reading alphabet soup can be confusing. The FDA, USDA and EPA all seem to cross over each other when it comes to what happens with food.
Recently, the EPA made a ruling on the use of a chemical that’s used for a variety of products, including sanitizing cleaners for facilities of food industry providers and restaurants. The chemical will show up in processed foods.
Government safety agencies safeguard industry profits, not health and safety
An August 22, 2012 Courthouse News edition contained a short article entitled “More Ammonia Now Allowed in Processed Food.” It was a reference to the EPA’s latest revision for limits using Didecyl Dimethyl Ammonium in the carbonate or bicarbonate form (DDACB). Focus on ammonia.
The former limit of 240 ppm (parts per million) was raised to 400 ppm. A petition to raise the allowed limit was issued to the EPA by a principle provider of the chemical, Lonza, according to the Courthouse News press release.
The reason for limiting DDACB is residual amounts of highly toxic ammonia used in food facilities are carried by the foods and consumed. (Read Full Article)
10 Worst Food Ingredients!
August 10, 2012 at 4:05 pm (Food and drink, Health and wellness)
Tags: additives, chemicals, food, worst
