Toxic Chemical: The Health Dangers of Chlorine
Chlorine is a naturally occurring element and, as part of the literal salt of the earth, very abundant. Humans have harnessed chlorine and most commonly use it for disinfecting purposes. Unfortunately, chlorine’s potential toxicity is not limited to mold and fungus and has actually been linked to serious health dangers for humans.
Chlorine as a Disinfectant
Chlorine is in many household cleaners, it’s used as a fumigant, and, since it impedes the growth of bacteria like e. coli and giardia, and is often added to water systems as a disinfectant. Subsequently, much exposure happens by drinking treated tap water. While disinfection of drinking water is a necessary measure to reduce diseases, concerns have been raised about the safety of chlorine, which has been linked to serious adverse health effects, including dementia http://www.dreddyclinic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=32005 in elderly patients. [1]
Chlorine in Swimming Pools
Swimming pool water must be cleaned, by some means, to prevent contamination and bacterial overgrowth. Chlorine isn’t the safest method, but is probably the most common. Consider what chlorine is- a poison. Diluting it just enough so that it’s strong enough to kill pool scum but not quite strong enough to kill a human doesn’t change that.
A review of available research (and there is a lot of it) by Marywood University confirms that long-term exposure to chlorinated pools can cause symptoms of asthma in swimmers. [2] This can affect athletes who were previously healthy, especially adolescents. [3] Additionally, eye and skin irritation in swimmers has been hypothesized to originate from chlorine exposure. [4]
Did you know that swimming pool chlorine is associated with tooth enamel erosion? It’s not often mentioned but the New York University College of Dentistry lists it as a prime concern. [5]
Harmful Chlorine Exposure
Millions of accidents and injuries happen every year in American homes, many of them involve exposure to toxic chemicals like bleach. Bleach can release chlorine gas and irritate the respiratory system if inhaled. If you’ve ever used this nasty stuff to clean a shower in a closed space, you have likely experienced the burn. [6] Consider this, chlorine is toxic enough to be a chemical weapon and categorized as a “choking agent”. [7] Inhalation of chlorine gas can cause difficulty breathing, chest pains, cough, eye irritation, increased heartbeat, rapid breathing, and death. Exposure would be a very traumatic experience. [8]
In fact, the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina reported a chlorine spill accident that happened in South Carolina in January of 2005. Ten months after the event, exposure victims were still so shaken that many reported recurring PTSD symptoms. [9]
Reducing Chlorine Exposure
Much chlorine exposure happens by choice and by simply making new choices you can help reduce exposure risks. If you have a pool, avoid chlorine products. There are alternative methods that can be used to keep pools disinfected, including silver-copper ion generators and salt water.
Avoid home cleaning products that contain chlorine. There are natural and organic alternatives available. You can even make your own.
One of the most significant measures you can take is to always drink purified water and consider a water purification system for your home. It will help to reduce toxins before the water even comes out the faucet.
References:
1. Siritapetawee J, Pattanasiriwisawa W, Sirithepthawee U. Trace element analysis of hairs in patients with dementia http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20157282. J Synchrotron Radiat. 2010 Mar;17(2):268-72. doi: 10.1107/S0909049509055319. Epub 2010 Jan 16.
2. Fisk MZ, Steigerwald MD, Smoliga JM, Rundell KW. Asthma in swimmers: a review of the current literature http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21150139. Phys Sportsmed. 2010 Dec;38(4):28-34. doi: 10.3810/psm.2010.12.1822. Review.
3. Carlsen KH. The breathless adolescent asthmatic athlete http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21436348. Eur Respir J. 2011 Sep;38(3):713-20. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00068510. Epub 2011 Mar 24. Review.
4. Florentin A, Hautemanière A, Hartemann P. Health effects of disinfection by-products in chlorinated swimming pools http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21885333. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2011 Nov;214(6):461-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2011.07.012. Epub 2011 Sep 1. Review.
5. Jahangiri L, Pigliacelli S, Kerr AR. Severe and rapid erosion of dental enamel from swimming: a clinical report http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21962583. J Prosthet Dent. 2011 Oct;106(4):219-23. doi: 10.1016/S0022-3913(11)60126-1.
6. Mangat HS, Stewart TL, Dibden L, Tredget EE. Complications of chlorine inhalation in a pediatric chemical burn patient: a case reporthttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22665132. J Burn Care Res. 2012 Jul-Aug;33(4):e216-21. doi: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318254d1c8.
7. Anderson PD. Emergency management of chemical weapons injuries http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22080590. J Pharm Pract. 2012 Feb;25(1):61-8. doi: 10.1177/0897190011420677. Epub 2011 Nov 11. Review.
8. Mohan A, Kumar SN, Rao MH, Bollineni S, Manohar IC. Acute accidental exposure to chlorine gas: clinical presentation, pulmonary functions and outcomeshttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20949733. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2010 Jul-Sep;52(3):149-52.
9. Ginsberg JP, Holbrook JR, Chanda D, Bao H, Svendsen ER. Posttraumatic stress and tendency to panic in the aftermath of the chlorine gas disaster in Graniteville, South Carolinahttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22072223. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol. 2012 Sep;47(9):1441-8. doi: 10.1007/s00127-011-0449-6. Epub 2011 Nov 10.
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How To Eliminate Toxins in Drinking Water
Toxins Found in Water
The water that is "prepared" for the public by government regulation is not safe to drink. It's not safe to cook with, bathe in, or wash clothes either. Toxins come from many sources and we have to protect ourselves. It's not enough to drink bottled water, since many of the sources of bottled water, deep aquifers, are contaminated with persistent chemical toxins.
We are in danger of exposure from being in and around public swimming pools, public water fountains, acid rain, water and food prepared in public eateries. The chemicals are in our laundry when we wash, in our hair, scalp and skin-unless we do something about it. With all the dangers in our waters, is it any wonder that people are trying to get safer water? Who's to say why in the face of so many negative reports, the regulatory bodies insist that we benefit from all these toxins.
The Dangers of Toxins Found in Water
Toxins in the water present serious health risk for humans, plants and lower animals. The illnesses listed below are only a few of the dangers that we are threatened with when we don't take care to drink clean water.
Diabetes http://www.dreddyclinic.com/findinformation/dd/diabetes.php
Cancer
Diarrhea
Abdominal Pains
Muscle Cramps
Migraines
Loss of Memory
Reproductive System Failure
There are things that we can do to protect ourselves from these dangers. The need to live green is truly a matter of survival today, not just a fad. We have genetically modified foods http://dreddyclinic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=33160, antibiotic soaked and garbage fed cattle, airborne carcinogens and then there's the water supply. Act to reduce the toxins in your water and you will live healthier.
Since drinking water is not the only threat you face, you may review the following ideas to protect the rest of your water consumption, like pool water and laundry water.
Did You Know? Toxins in Water?
Did You Know?
The government regulates into the public drinking water acceptable levels of several very toxic chemicals and some are known carcinogens.
How To Eliminate Chemical Toxins from Water
We do have options to improve our community. We have to take a stand and make ourselves heard by the people in charge who allow this poisoning to continue. Becoming active is one of the most important long-term plans that you can implement. Take time to write to your city council members, and representative, as well as the FDA. Implore them to act to make the environment clean by making it against the law to allow toxic chemicals in our water and in the environment.
A water purification unit to service your entire house can eliminate as much as 99% of the chemical toxins from your water. If it's not financially possible, you may consider installing inexpensive units under the sinks of your kitchen and bathroom. Be sure to maintain your filters for optimal water filtration.
Purified water, distilled water, or clean well water with added organic apple cider vinegar is a very nutritious drink.
Foods rich in sulphur include onions, garlic and eggs. It's important to eat sulphur-rich foods because the supher helps to remove arsenic from the body.
Since your skin is an absorbent organism, it can take in many toxins directly from skin. Install bath filters and shower filters, to help cleanse toxins from your water.
Try to purchase water in glass bottles whenever it's available
For your swimming pool, use chlorine free pool cleaners. Dr. Group uses EcoSmarte™ pool conversion because it uses copper ions and ozone.
You can purify your water with an easy to use, top-quality water purifier.
All the toxins your body takes in from breathing, eating and drinking, end up in your colon. You can help your body to expel them by cleansing your colon regularly to prevent build-up of arsenic, fluoride, lead and other water toxins.
There is a PurTest® Arsenic Test that is an easy-to-use screening kit to test your home water levels for the presence of heavy metal.
How To Make Dr. Group's "Super Water"
You can actually prepare your own "super water" that is free of toxins.
Use 1 gallon of water stored in a glass container, preferably.
To this add 2 to 3 tablespoons of Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV). If not Bragg's, be sure to use non-pasteurized, raw ACV.
In ounces measure one half your body-weight. This is your goal amount to drink daily. As an example, if you weigh 180lbs, drink 90 ounces of super water daily. Read more
The Truth About Cancer...
The CDC just reported that only ½ to 1% of metastatic cancer patients live longer than 5 years. Another published article in Current Cancer Research stated that chemotherapy is now credited with remissions in only 7% of cancer cases. We can drastically increase these numbers. Global Healing Center has developed an individual or complementary approach, which is now available to you.
For many years, the focus on cancer treatment has centered on destroying the cancer cells. While reducing tumor burden can be of benefit, chemotherapyhttp://www.dreddyclinic.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=91, radiation therapy, and surgery do not, in most instances, cure cancer. In order to cure cancer one must change the underlying causes of the disease.
Nutrition supplements and diet therapy http://www.dreddyclinic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=94&t=31029 help to change the underlying causes of cancer, and thus help the patient's "host defense mechanisms" better fight off the cancer cells. Comprehensive cancer treatment should always include an aggressive nutritional component as part of the overall therapy.
THE TRUTH ABOUT CANCER
Cancer- You have read about it - You hear about it -You see it on TV - But there is one thing you are never told - the TRUTH.
You are never told the truth about the incidence of cancer. It is growing by leaps and bounds. In 1960 1 out of 4 people had cancer. Today it is 1 out of 3. Soon it will be 1 out of 2. In just the last 30 years the incidence of cancer has gone up a shocking 40%. This year, well over 1,250,000 Americans will get cancer. And all of this while Americans are spending mega billions of dollars on cancer treatment and research.
You are never told the truth about cancer death. Death from cancer is on a rapid rise. It has now overtaken heart disease as America's # 1 killer. This year, over 650,000 Americans will die with cancer in spite of the best therapy that conventional medicine has to offer.
You are never told the truth about what causes cancer. usually it is caused by toxic chemicals http://www.dreddyclinic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=32522, not only by tobacco, but primarily industrial chemicals, pollutants, & radioactive substances in our food, water, air, homes, & workplace. Recently, the FDA found significant traces of 60-80 pesticides http://www.dreddyclinic.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=32640 in the average American food shopping basket. Incredibly, the government did nothing.
You are never told the truth about cancer prevention. We can lower our risk of cancer by eliminating carcinogens from our food, water, air, homes, and workplace. There is valid scientific evidence that we can now significantly lower the risk of cancer by purging the body of all toxins then go on a healthy diet and exercise regularly.
You are never told the truth about conventional cancer therapy. For decades, the cancer establishment has foolishly relied on the crude and primitive treatments of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy as their only weapons. These therapies are generally very dangerous, toxic, and inefficient, but highly profitable for the conventional medical field. Many knowledgeable doctors say that radiation & chemotherapy is murder.
They never tell you that Europe, China, and other countries are far ahead of the U.S. in the prevention and cure of cancer. Those therapies that are successful in other countries are not allowed in the U.S. So much for physicians trying to heal you and the FDA protecting you.
You are never told that radiation & chemotherapy is a brew of deadly poisons. Like surgery & radiation, the goal of chemotherapy is to purge the body of cancer by destroying cancer cells. Because the cancer cells divide more rapidly than normal cells, chemotherapeutic agents target rapidly dividing cells.
You are never told other cells, such as those in the hair follicles, intestinal lining, & bone marrow, are also seriously affected. It destroys the hair follicles and fast-growing epithelial cells lining the digestive tract. This is why chemotherapy usually results in hair loss & gastrointestinal illness. The truth is, we are not winning the war against cancer.
Over the last 38 years chemotherapy has been unsuccessful in most cases to treat Cancer. Chemotherapy is still not approved by the FDA and continues to be in field trials. There is only one way to successfully treat Cancer and degenerative diseases and that is through the use of a whole body approach. You cannot drug a body into health. You must nourish the body, mind and soul. Cancer is a systemic disorder, which means it is in the whole body. It simply manifests itself in a particular organ or site. This is typically one's genetically weak link. This is why you cannot cut an organ out. 96% of all cancer survivors of chemotherapy have a relapse after 5 years. Cancer is an anaerobic organism (without oxygen), which thrives in acidic, low oxygen, dark, moist environment. Cancer feeds on glucose and secretes lactic acid as a by-product. The liver then converts this lactic acid back into glucose, so you end up with a viscous cycle of the cancer feeding itself. In order to stop Cancer growth you must change the body to an alkaline state, provide high levels of oxygen to the tissues and cut off the supply of glucose to the tumor-these are just a few of many techniques.
DrEddyClinic unique approach of addressing the body as an integrated system makes sure that the nervous system, circulatory system, digestive system, lymphatic system, immune system, endocrine system and elimination systems are all functioning together. Once you have healthy cells, tissues, organs, and systems, you have a healthy body that is free of disease. Yes, there is hope - the natural way.
Please contact us at http://www.dreddyclinic.com/contact.php for more information on how we may be able to help.
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