Friday, July 20, 2012
Why Chemicals in Plastics May Have Worse Effects at Lower Doses :: My Plastic-free Life | Less Plastic | Life without Plastic
Why Chemicals in Plastics May Have Worse Effects at Lower Doses :: My Plastic-free Life | Less Plastic | Life without Plastic
Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry
Why is there so much debate about whether plastic chemicals like Bisphenol-A (BPA) or phthalates are harmful to humans in the amounts at which we’re exposed to them? And why is it so difficult to pass regulations in the United States to protect us from these chemicals? One reason is that regulators are accustomed to following the age-old adage that “the dose makes the poison.” But on a conference call this morning with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), I learned how it is that endocrine-disrupting chemicals like those found in plastics and pesticides actually do their most long-term and lasting damage at levels considered to be non-toxic. But first, here’s a little basic biology:
Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry
 Plastic-Free: How I Kicked the Plastic Habit and How You Can Too, a practical guide to ridding your life—and the planet—of plastic.Available NOW in beautiful 4-color hard cover OR downloadable Kindle or NOOK edition. Join the Virtual Book Tour and see what others are saying. Today's stops: Strocel.com & Adventures in Climate Change |
JULY 19, 2012
Why Chemicals in Plastics May Have Worse Effects at Lower Doses
Why is there so much debate about whether plastic chemicals like Bisphenol-A (BPA) or phthalates are harmful to humans in the amounts at which we’re exposed to them? And why is it so difficult to pass regulations in the United States to protect us from these chemicals? One reason is that regulators are accustomed to following the age-old adage that “the dose makes the poison.” But on a conference call this morning with the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), I learned how it is that endocrine-disrupting chemicals like those found in plastics and pesticides actually do their most long-term and lasting damage at levels considered to be non-toxic. But first, here’s a little basic biology:Thursday, July 19, 2012
Watch Currency Wars... it could be interesting. Aug.2 - sign up to see it.
Currency Wars
Newsmax believes that the threat James Rickards has uncovered is so dangerous to your financial security — and our country's national security — that we hired an Emmy and Sundance Award-winning director to film his investigation.
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I was taken aback when I first heard James Rickards use those exact words to describe what he believed could be the greatest threat our country now faces . . .
That our great nation may soon be attacked by a coordinated, multilateral strike.
The aggressors could be China, Russia, or Iran. Maybe even a rogue outfit operating out of Dubai.
We most likely won't know until it's too late.
And that's because, unlike traditional wars, our enemies won't target a city inside our borders, or a military base abroad.
This time, they will set their crosshairs on you,
your bank account, your life savings,
our economy and our national currency.
your bank account, your life savings,
our economy and our national currency.
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concerning this economic threat at the military's top-secret Warfare
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terrorist ties to insider trading that occurred prior to the attack. - He has testified in front of the Senate and House of Representatives about
the dangers Americans now face from what he's discovered. - He played a role in negotiating an end to the Iran Hostage Crisis of the
late 1970s-early 1980s. - He is currently a top adviser to the CIA, Director of National Intelligence,
and Pentagon.
Newsmax believes that the threat James Rickards has uncovered is so dangerous to your financial security — and our country's national security — that we hired an Emmy and Sundance Award-winning director to film his investigation.
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Why a Decline in Mammography Rates is Really GOOD News
Why a Decline in Mammography Rates is Really GOOD News
How to Help Prevent Breast Cancer
According to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, 200,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed each year in the United States, making it three times more common than other gynecological cancers.Preventing breast cancer is far more important and powerful than simply trying to detect it, which is why I want to share my top tips on how to help prevent this disease. In the largest review of research into lifestyle and breast cancer, the American Institute of Cancer Research estimated that about 40 percent of U.S. breast cancer cases could be prevented if people made wiser lifestyle choices. I believe these estimates are far too low, and it is more likely that 75 percent to 90 percent of breast cancers could be avoided by strictly applying the recommendations below.
- Avoid sugar, especially fructose. All forms of sugar are detrimental to health in general and promote cancer. Fructose, however, is clearly one of the most harmful and should be avoided as much as possible.
- Optimize your vitamin D. Vitamin D influences virtually every cell in your body and is one of nature's most potent cancer fighters.
Vitamin D is actually able to enter cancer cells and trigger apoptosis (cell death). When JoEllen Welsh, a researcher with the State University of New York at Albany, injected a potent form of vitamin D into human breast cancer cells, half of them shriveled up and died within days. The vitamin D worked as well at killing cancer cells as the toxic breast cancer drug Tamoxifen, without any of the detrimental side effects and at a tiny fraction of the cost.If you have cancer, your vitamin D level should be between 70 and 100 ng/ml. Vitamin D works synergistically with every cancer treatment I'm aware of, with no adverse effects. I suggest you try watching my one-hour free lecture on vitamin D to learn more.- Get plenty of natural vitamin A. There is evidence that vitamin A also plays a role in helping prevent breast cancer. It's best to obtain it from vitamin A-rich foods, rather than a supplement. Your best sources are organic egg yolks, raw butter, raw whole milk, and beef or chicken liver. However, beware of supplementing as there's some evidence that excessive vitamin A can negate the benefits of vitamin D. Since appropriate vitamin D levels are crucial for your health in general, not to mention cancer prevention, this means that it's essential to have the proper ratio of vitamin D to vitamin A in your body.
Ideally, you'll want to provide all the vitamin A and vitamin D substrate your body needs in such a way that your body can regulate both systems naturally. This is best done by eating colorful vegetables (for vitamin A) and by exposing your skin to safe amounts sunshine every day (for vitamin D).- Get sufficient amounts of iodine. Iodine is an essential trace element required for the synthesis of hormones, and the lack of it can also cause or contribute to the development of a number of health problems, including breast cancer. This is because your breasts absorb and use a lot of iodine, which they need for proper cellular function. Iodine deficiency or insufficiency in any of tissue will lead to dysfunction of that tissue, and tumors are one possibility.
However, there's significant controversy over the appropriate dosage, so you need to use caution here. There's evidence indicating that taking mega-doses, in the tens of milligram range may be counterproductive. One recent study suggests it might not be wise to get more than about 800 mcg of iodine per day, and supplementing with as much as 12-13 mg (12,000-13,000 mcg's) could potentially have some adverse health effects.- Avoid xenoestrogens. Xenoestrogens are synthetic chemicals that mimic natural estrogens. They have been linked to a wide range of human health effects, including reduced sperm counts in men and increased risk of breast cancer in women. There are a large number of xenoestrogens, such as bovine growth hormones in commercial dairy, plastics like bisphenol A (BPA), phthalates and parabens in personal care products, and chemicals used in non-stick materials, just to name a few.
- Improve Your Insulin Receptor Sensitivity. The best way to do this is by avoiding sugar and grains and making sure you are exercising regularly, ideally by incorporating the principles of Peak Fitness.
- Maintain a healthy body weight. This will come naturally when you begin eating right for your nutritional type and exercising. It's important to lose excess body fat because fat produces estrogen, which can fuel breast cancer.
- Avoid charring your meats. Charcoal or flame broiled meat is linked with increased breast cancer risk. Acrylamide—a carcinogen created when starchy foods are baked, roasted or fried—has been found to increase breast cancer risk as well.
- Avoid unfermented soy products. Unfermented soy is high in plant estrogens, or phytoestrogens, also known as isoflavones. In some studies, soy appears to work in concert with human estrogen to increase breast cell proliferation, which increases the chances for mutations and cancerous cells.
- Drink a quart of organic green vegetable juice daily. Please review my juicing instructions for more detailed information
- Get plenty of high quality animal-based omega-3 fats, such as krill oil. Omega-3 deficiency is a common underlying factor for cancer.
- Curcumin. This is the active ingredient in turmeric and in high concentrations can be very useful in the treatment of breast cancer. It shows immense therapeutic potential in preventing breast cancer metastasis. It's important to know that curcumin is generally not absorbed that well, so I've provided several absorption tips in a previous article.
- Avoid drinking alcohol, or at least limit your alcoholic drinks to one per day.
- Breastfeed exclusively for up to six months. Research shows this will reduce your breast cancer risk.
- Avoid wearing underwire bras. There is a good deal of data that metal underwire bras increase your breast cancer risk.
- Avoid electromagnetic fields as much as possible. Items such as electric blankets can be particularly troublesome and increase your cancer risk.
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