| Phenols, formaldehyde and benzene are workhorse chemicals for many procedures, whether in Western or Chinese medicine. The two women worked with these chemicals at metal benches affixed to sinks. There were no hoods to take away fumes. The smells around the bench were something most people grew accustomed to if they wanted to make it through the program.
About ten years ago, each moved to America. Like many who go into medical fields, both have treated many cancer patients, often easing the discomfort and nausea that frequently go along with modern treatment. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In addition to Bakelite, another leading brand of plastic was called Galalith, a polymer with vaguely biblical connotations derived from a combination of formaldehyde and milk protein. Milk protein (casein) had already found its way into modified glues that needed to be less water soluble, especially compared with wheat paste. For example, such casein glues are still de rigueur for the labels on champagne bottles, since they have to stay on the bottle despite its submersion in a bucket of ice. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  The chemicals it breaks down into (which includes small amounts of formaldehyde) are documented as nervous system toxins. In the natural health industry, aspartame is well known to be an "excitotoxin" -- a substance that harms and kills nerve cells. On top of that, there are literally hundreds of thousands of accounts of people suffering blindness, seizures, blurred vision, migraine headaches and other neurological problems associated with aspartame consumption. No other food or beverage ingredient has generated more consumer complaints to the FDA than aspartame. |
Byron J. Richards, CCN
See book keywords and concepts |  Methanol produces formaldehyde in metabolism. This aldehyde based poison shares common detoxification pathways with alcohol, Candida albicans toxins, common pollution (all major metropolitan cities have higher than safe levels of formaldehyde in the air), cigarette smoke, nail polish, and some perfumes. Individuals who notice sensitivity to any of these chemicals already have pushed their detoxification capacity to the limit. In such individuals aspartame simply adds to an already overburdened system. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Well, you might do that if you were a biological specimen that needed to be preserved for dissection, but if you're a normal, healthy, sane human being, you'd never drink formaldehyde. Unless, of course, they put it in an artificial sweetener compound and added it to cans of your favorite carbonated soft drink, in which case Americans will gladly drink formaldehyde in can after can, poisoning their nervous systems, going half blind, experiencing epilepsy and increasing the onset of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  The chemical sweetener aspartame, when exposed to warm temperatures for only a few hours, begins to break down into chemicals like formaldehyde and formic acid. formaldehyde is a potent nerve toxin and causes damage to the eyes, brain and entire nervous system. Aspartame has been strongly linked to migraines, seizures, blurred vision and many other nervous system problems. See articles on aspartame.
6. Most food dips (like guacamole dip) are made with hydrogenated oils, artificial colors and monosodium glutamate. Many guacamole dips don't even contain avocados.
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Craig Pepin-Donat
See book keywords and concepts |  It is just one of more than 4,000 chemicals in tobacco including formaldehyde, cyanide, arsenic, carbon monoxide, methane, asbestos, ammonia and benzene.9 If you ever made the mistake of smoking, think back to the very first time you inhaled. For many, it was a horrible experience that led to a major coughing fit. Your body is not stupid. It knows when something is wrong. It was rejecting the poison of the cigarette. |
Thomson Healthcare, Inc.
See book keywords and concepts |  Effect of urinary acidifiers on formaldehyde concentration and efficacy with methenamine therapy. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 1982;22(3):281-284.
Nahata MC, Cummins BA, McLeod DC, et al. Predictability of methenamine efficacy based on type of urinary pathogen and pH. J AmGeriatrSoc 1981;29(5):236-239.
Ofek I, Goldhar J, Sharon N. Anti-Escherichia coli adhesion activity of cranberry and blueberry juices. Adv Exp Med Biol 1996;408:179-183.
Ofek I, Goldhar J, Zafriri D, et al. Anti-Escherichia coli adhesin activity of cranberry and blueberry juices. N Engl J Med 1991;324(22):1599. |
Donna Jackson Nakazawa
See book keywords and concepts |  Nevertheless, the majority of nail products still contain phthalates, formaldehyde, and toluene.
One concern with nail polish is that it is often used by even very young girls, and "play" polishes for children abound. To date, Procter & Gamble, Estee Lauder, and several others have eliminated phthalates from their nail polish. (Ingredient labels on nail polish sold in retail stores must now state whether it contains phthalate as an ingredient, although salon nail polish does not have to.)
WASH YOUR HANDS! |
Ron Garner
See book keywords and concepts |  Methanol (wood alcohol) in aspartame is released when temperature exceeds 86°f (30°c), and converts to formaldehyde and formic acid, both of which are potent poisons. When aspartame is ingested, this always happens because normal body temperature is 9-8.6°f (37°c).
Common table salt, sodium chloride, is salt that has been refined, processed, and depleted of its minerals. It is toxic and addictive to the body. Refined salt is a chemical compound that contains no food value. It cannot be digested or assimilated. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts |  Synthetic carpets also contain formaldehyde, along with more than a dozen other hazardous chemicals (including xylene, benzene, and toluene), chemicals that continue to outgas from the carpets for up to five years after installation. The most dangerous stage of off-gassing is from four weeks to three months following installation. While carpets over five years old usually have stopped off-gassing, they may then become breeding grounds for dust mites and mold. Mold is a biological contaminant, rather than a chemical one, but it can give rise to damaging fungal toxins. |
Stacy Malkan
See book keywords and concepts |  Some questions you could ask
• What is the company doing to ensure its products aren't contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, formaldehyde, lead or other toxins not listed on labels?
• What chemicals are contained in the "fragrance"?
• Do their products contain phthalates (THA-lates) that aren't listed on the label? Although many products no longer contain dibutyl phthalate, many mainstream companies still use other types of phthalates in their products.
• Does the company have a substitution plan to identify hazardous ingredients and replace them with safer alternatives? |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
See book keywords and concepts |  We teach parents how to reduce exposure to the more toxic chemicals, such as formaldehyde and volatile sprays.
"The problems that arise often occur due to exposure in school. If you have a cooperative school administration, the problems can usually be solved. But from what I have seen, school staff and administration don't usually recognize the potential hazards to children of chemical exposure and their ignorance of the risks sometimes presents additional obstacles."
In nutritional counseling, Dr. Buttram says, "we emphasize just plain simple food without chemicals. | | For example, spider plants absorb the formaldehyde released from particle-board, plywood, synthetic carpeting and new upholstery, while chrysanthemum protects against the toxic effects of lacquers, varnishes and glues."
Dr. Olsen also advocates the use of the herb feverfew. "Feverfew has sedative qualities," she says, "and can be taken as a tea. One cup per day is usually effective."
According to Dr. | | It takes this long before it is dissipated to the point at which the building is safe to live in. formaldehyde is also used in fabrics and is found in many of the clothes we wear.
"Organic solvents are present in hundreds, if not thousands, of products. They are found in perfumes made from synthetic musks, for instance, and in caulking, paint, varnishes and cleaning solutions, which are often very toxic.
"Pesticides, our last category, may be the most dangerous of all. They are used, of course, to exterminate in homes or out of doors. | | Relatively simple tests can also be done to measure for certain chemicals, such as chlorine and formaldehyde. Sometimes, because of poor cleaning of the ventilation systems in schools, the problem is dust and molds, not chemicals. Other times, they put chemicals in the ductwork while cleaning, which really causes trouble because the chemicals then circulate throughout the school, causing illness. Sometimes the intake for the ventilation system is too close to the area where all the school buses line up. | | Some people can't go into department stores because they get violent headaches. formaldehyde is used in inexpensive press board furniture as part of the glue. Many people get sick carpet syndrome because insecticides have been sprayed on carpets.
Patient Story: Paint Exposure_
When I was injured on the job from some paint fumes, my whole life changed. I developed serious food allergies and sensitivities to everything in my environment. I became allergic to everything in my own home, I reacted to plastics of all kinds, and I couldn't breathe outdoor air. |
Stacy Malkan
See book keywords and concepts | | A partial list of toxic chemicals in cosmetics from Zeliger's paper includes:
• Preservatives: formaldehyde, quaternium-15, methyl and propyl paraben
• Antioxidants: butylatedhydroxyanisol (BHA), butylatedhydroxy-toluene
• Ointment bases: lanolin alcohol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol
• Emulsifying agents: sodium lauryl sulfate, glyceryl stearate, cetyl alcohol
"We all know that some of these chemicals are toxic" and that mixtures present dangers that are not always predictable, Zeliger said. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | The toxicity of this chemical sweetener was obvious to me, and in my opinion there is no safe dose of a substance that breaks down into formaldehyde in the human body. In my view, aspartame is an obvious neurotoxin, not to mention its cancer-promoting effects. No one should consume it, and children or expectant mothers should avoid it like a poison.)
Also reported by CSPI: Among those who today called on FDA Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach to review the new aspartame study are former Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials John Froines (now at UCLA) and Peter F. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts | | VOCs, which include chemicals such as acetate, ethanol, and formaldehyde, have been found to have toxic effects, even at low doses. Many are suspected carcinogens. These chemically unstable compounds vaporize (turn to gas) readily and may combine with other chemicals to create compounds that can cause toxic reactions when inhaled or absorbed through the skin. | | Surprisingly, cosmetics ingredients don't fall under the jurisdiction of either the EPA or the Food and Drug Administration, and many such products sold in the United States today contain known toxins. formaldehyde and toluene, both identified by the EPA as carcinogens, are part of the mix in many common cosmetics, including nail care products, as are phthalates, chemicals that have been linked to birth defects. Cosmetics manufacturers are now required to disclose dangerous ingredients to the State Department of Health and Human Services, but they are not required to remove them. | | It may contain formaldehyde and ammonia in addition to several flavoring and coloring chemicals, as well as some chemicals that have leached from the plastic in the bottle.
7:15 A.M. Take a shower. Depending on your water source and the use of filters, you could be exposing yourself to chlorine, fluoride, lead, copper, alpha emitters (elements such as radon,uranium, and radium, all ofwhich are linked to cancer), and trihalomethanes, by-products produced from adding chlorine to disinfect the water. |
Jeffrey M. Smith
See book keywords and concepts |  He said,"What the Italian study found is that if you take these same animals and expose them to formaldehyde in the same doses, they developed the same leukemias and lymphomas."10 The FDA compiled a list of 92 symptoms from the more than 10,000 consumer complaints they received about aspartame. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
See book keywords and concepts | | It's used as a flame retardant in your mattress along with brominated substances that essentially build up in your body over time. formaldehyde gas can cause several health problems, such as headaches, dizziness, nasal congestion, sore throat, scratchy eyes, coughing, and immune system abnormalities. Most fabrics treated with this flame retardant continuously emit this toxic gas, to the tune of 500 parts per million at the fabric's surface. And breathing just 0.1 parts per million for an extended time period can have health consequences. |
Mark Schapiro
See book keywords and concepts |  European levels of 0.1 parts per million. The Chinese wood industry, according to Michael Wolfe, a partner in the consulting firm, Hooper-Wolfe, which specializes in sustainable manufacturing, "has the capacity to produce high-end products without formaldehyde, like those demanded by Europe and Japan, and very low-end products that contain it. By having no standards in the United States, the Chinese are dumping products here which they can't unload in Europe or Japan."21
Nor, in the long run, are the Chinese seemingly content with emulating Europe's or any other nation's standards. |
Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  MSG, says that the formaldehyde makes aspartame "a dangerous neurotoxin which can damage the nervous system, and it is a significant carcinogen for many organs."
WHY DO I GET CRAMPS OR THE RUNS AFTER EATING LOW-CALORIE CANDIES, SYRUPS, CHEWING GUM, CAKES, OR BREATH MINTS?
You could be inadvertently consuming sugar alcohols or polyols such as sorbitol, mannitol, maltitol, lactitol, xylitol, and glycerol/glycerin, as well as D-tagatose, isomalt, polydextrose, erythritol, and hydrogenated starch hy-drolysate (another name for maltitol). | | For example, sucralose (Splenda) contains man-made, chemically produced chlorine, which is carcinogenic, and aspartame (Equal or NutraSweet) converts to formaldehyde, an embalming fluid used to preserve the dead," explains Dr. Hull, author of Sweet Poison, which chronicles her near-death experience from a hyperthyroid condition she believes was brought on by "aspartame poisoning." And Dr. Walter Willett also believes that the best choice for sweetening foods is "none of the above. People are not suffering from aspartame or Splenda deficiency. They're suffering from too much sugar. |
Devra Davis
See book keywords and concepts |  In 1982, the Washington Post reported that the ACSH filed a brief on the side of the formaldehyde industry, without disclosing that it was funded by one of the country's largest users of the chemical, the lumber firm Georgia Pacific.'7 The organization's directors deny that their focus on smoking reflects the fact that the ACSH gets much of its money from the oil, gas, lumber and chemical industries. While the group claims to be independent, its financial dependence on these industries and consistent defense of them in various media suggest that there are major limitations on its autonomy. |
Mark Schapiro
See book keywords and concepts | | The Chinese wood industry, according to Michael Wolfe, a partner in the consulting firm, Hooper-Wolfe, which specializes in sustainable manufacturing, "has the capacity to produce high-end products without formaldehyde, like those demanded by Europe and Japan, and very low-end products that contain it. By having no standards in the United States, the Chinese are dumping products here which they can't unload in Europe or Japan."21
Nor, in the long run, are the Chinese seemingly content with emulating Europe's or any other nation's standards. |
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