ENVIRONMENT DANGERS

Today, there are many unseen environmental dangers.  During the last century over 80,000 new chemicals were introduced to the world.  Our air, water and food are no longer pure and wholesome.  Some of these dangers can, and should be avoided.

TOBACCO USE.  The dangers of tobacco use are much worse than earlier thought.  For many years we have heard of cigarette smoking being linked to lung cancer and people thought that was the only thing to fear.  That is not so,  because a smoker can look forward to being at least a 4 to 1 risk factor for all cancers and cardiovascular disease.  Also, smoking is a contributor to osteoporosis, stroke, premature aging, infertility, and low birth weight babies.  

Not only is the smoker at risk, but those in the same space are facing a similar risk.  Children with a smoking parent have 6 times more ear, nose, throat, and respiratory infections than those with non-smoking parents.  Considering the facts, the incentive to stop is great, as is the need to stay away from tobacco smoke.

Breaking the tobacco habit is much easier said than done.  Nicotine metabolizes into a molecule very similar to heroin, and that makes nicotine one of the most difficult addictions to overcome.  There are excellent programs to help overcome the tobacco addiction.  Churches and community service agencies sponsor many programs.

TAP WATER.  Each day a person should drink at least six 12-ounce glasses of water per 100 pounds of body weight, and tap water is not a good choice.  During World War II Nazi Germany added sodium fluoride to the drinking water in prison camps to keep the prisoners calm and docile, it also has other problems.

Water is necessary for the elimination of waste.  The liver and kidneys use water to cleanse the blood and it aids in elimination of fecal waste. Distilled, Reverse Osmosis (RO), or highly filtered water is the only safe water to drink.  Tap water from municipal water supplies should never be used, not even in cooking.  Municipal water treatment plants use up to 47 chemicals to purify water.  These chemicals kill bacteria, which is good but most are harmful to humans.  Among the reasons for not drinking municipal water is that it contains pesticides which combine with chlorine to make up a very toxic, carcinogenic chemical.  Also, sodium fluoride is added which is a poison. 

During the mid-1960's the FDA tested and approved calcium fluoride as an additive to municipal water as a tooth decay preventative.  While calcium fluoride is safe, it was sodium fluoride that ended up being added to our water.  Sodium fluoride is a poison that has killed children who ate toothpaste from the tube.  People should avoid tap water and drink only purified or distilled drinking water.

Tap water poses another danger.  When showering without a shower filter, harmful chemicals are absorbed through the skin and  and the steam enters the lungs causing considerable damage.  Low-cost shower filters are available in home improvement stores and on the internet.  They are a good investment because they improve lung health and soften the skin.

ALUMINUM COOKWARE.  Research points to aluminum in the diet as a cause of Alzheimer's disease and senility.  Coated aluminum containers are not a problem, but uncoated aluminum cookware has large pores, which open when hot and close during cooling, trapping food particles in the pores.  The acid created by the fermenting food etches away a small amount of aluminum that is released into food the next time the cookware is used.  Aluminum is a poison that impairs brain function.

Aluminum cookware in the home is only part of the problem.  Many foods prepared in restaurants are cooked in aluminum because it heats evenly and that prevents hot spot burning.  Often the food is cooked in aluminum cookware and then served on plates or displayed on buffets in stainless steel serving pans so people have no idea that aluminum cookware is being used.

MICROWAVE COOKING.  Microwave ovens are commonly used to quickly heat up food.  During the process of heating food, free radicals are formed which can cause cancer and attack the cardiovascular system.  Heating water in a microwave oven is safe since free radicals are not formed.  There is an additional risk of being near the microwave oven while it is in use.  Microwave ovens typically leak small amounts of Radio Frequency radiation that may cause health problems.  The leakage has a very limited range so that it can be avoided by standing back from the microwave to a distance of 5 or 6 feet while the oven is running.  

Nitrates have been proven to be cancer-causing carcinogens.  Using a shampoo made with animal fat, causes nitrates to be absorbed into the blood through the scalp.  The way to avoid the nitrates is to either wash your hair with plain bar of pure soap like Ivory or Dove, or use shampoo made with vegetable fat such as coconut oil or olive oil.