James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Also, fuel-burning appliances that are not working properly or are installed incorrectly can produce fatal concentrations of carbon monoxide in your home. Other hazards include burning charcoal indoors and running a car in the garage, both of which can lead to dangerous levels of CO in your home.
The following simple tips from the Centers for Disease Control will prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Install carbon monoxide alarms near the bedrooms and on each floor of your home. If your alarm sounds, the U.S. |
| The incomplete burning of fuels such as natural gas, oil, kerosene, propane, coal, and wood produce carbon monoxide. Also, fuel-burning appliances that are not working properly or are installed incorrectly can produce fatal concentrations of carbon monoxide in your home. Other hazards include burning charcoal indoors and running a car in the garage, both of which can lead to dangerous levels of CO in your home.
The following simple tips from the Centers for Disease Control will prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. |
Gary Null
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| You should be aware that some dangerous indoor pollutants are totally odorless. carbon monoxide, for one, can escape from space heaters, furnaces, stoves, and other appliances, especially when you're not ventilating them properly. carbon monoxide poisoning from space heaters alone causes over two hundred people a year to die in the United States, and there have been many others who are exposed to carbon monoxide levels that exceed health standards and who are subtly sickened by the gas without realizing it. That's why every household should have a carbon monoxide detector. |
Andreas Moritz
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 This makes the carbon monoxide of cigarette smoke a slow-working but lethal poison that, by forming excessive amounts of protein debris, destroys the body's circulatory network and heart muscles. Also, passive smokers inhale large amounts of carbon monoxide, which explains why they share a similar risk of developing coronary heart disease as active smokers.
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Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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 The commonplace adoption of household carbon monoxide alarms is certainly testament to the dangers of combustion smoke exposure. The more generic suspicion that enclosed air is simply "bad" has also come down to us from Gazio's day.
Relatively more recently, but since Victorian times at least, a central rallying cry of public health has proclaimed the vital need for adequate air in both public and private building spaces. In fact, this concern has often verged on obsession among hygienists. |
Ron Garner
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 Some of these chemicals include: lead, carbon monoxide, vinyl chloride, hydrogen cyanide, benzene, ammonia, acetone, and nicotine. Nicotine is a powerful nerve stimulant, is extremely toxic, and is the most addictive drug known. It is so powerful that if two or three drops were taken internally at once, it would kill the average person. Anyone who smokes tobacco is putting themselves and those around them, as well as their future offspring, at risk.
The most important thing a smoker can do to improve their own health, and the health of those who live and work with them, is to stop smoking. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 In just one hour cooking at 180°C a gas oven emits enough carbon monoxide and nitrogen dioxide fumes to trigger an allergic attack. Use lead-free paint and petrol.
Wash your clothes (and your dishes) in detergent-free biodegradable washing soda or soap. Chemicals in washing powders cling to garments and then penetrate your skin.
Buy clothes made from natural fibres like cotton or wool, not synthetics.
Choose cosmetics, perfumes, soaps and hair products made from plant extracts rather than mineral oils. Use an electric razor and ordinary ice water as an astringent. |
Gary Null
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| Carbon monoxide poisoning from space heaters alone causes over two hundred people a year to die in the United States, and there have been many others who are exposed to carbon monoxide levels that exceed health standards and who are subtly sickened by the gas without realizing it. That's why every household should have a carbon monoxide detector. Then there is radon gas, another odorless and invisible pollutant. It is produced in the soil by deteriorating uranium, which then seeps indoors through cracks in basements. |
Devra Davis
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 Inhaling thick clouds of smoke into your lungs, raising levels of carbon monoxide in your blood and that of your children, spouses and office mates, whether from burning tobacco, wood or coal, is simply an unhealthy thing to do.
What of the war on cancer itself? Cancer is the only disease that merits its own war. In fact, many of the first leaders of that battle came from a number of large firms that produced cancer causing materials. |
Andreas Moritz
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| Also, passive smokers inhale large amounts of carbon monoxide, which explains why they share a similar risk of developing coronary heart disease as active smokers.
4. Constitutional (genetic) Disposition toward Reduced Protein Digestion
People whose constitution does not require extra food protein in order to be healthy (especially the Kapha and Pitta types) don't have a very efficient digestive system for breaking down animal protein. Since constitutional body types are mostly hereditary, this genetically determined "inefficiency" is passed on from parents to children. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 The outdoor pollutants that mostly affect your lung health appear to be ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and lead. Others include dioxins, asbestos, and particulate matter (those are the particles produced by the combustion of diesel, gasoline, and other fuels, and tobacco smoke). Air pollution caused by particulate matter so small that it can't be seen is what aggravates and leads to respiratory (and cardiovascular) problems—and even death. How? Particles from the polluted air that are too small to be filtered out by the cilia travel deep into the lungs. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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| Fire damp or fulminating damp, which was methane, killed by violent explosion or by postconflagra-tion suffocation through buildup of after damp, or carbon monoxide.
J. S. Haldane was part of a long lineage of British scientists who felt it their duty to address the practical dangers of the collieries. Not only had Humphry Davy contributed his safety lamp, but Davy's most famous student, Michael Faraday, together with the tenowned geologist Charles Lyell, had also headed a governmental investigation of one of the majot nineteenth-century mine explosions. |
Craig Pepin-Donat
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 The vehicles we drive burn fossil fuels, which give off carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide. Our driving habits contribute to global warming, which is cooking the planet; acid rain, which is killing our forests and polluting the water supply; and dramatic increases in cases of asthma and allergies among all segments of the population. Our children and our elders are especially susceptible to the effects of driving cars and trucks that run on petroleum products.
As stated earlier in the food addiction section, the very food we eat has been poisoned for years in the name of profit. |
| 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. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
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| Lead or Toxic Paint
16. carbon monoxide 1 7. Oil & Gas Fumes that can be directly connected to the toxic agents pervading the air of the building.
Building occupants complaining of temporary symptoms such as fatigue, dizziness, nausea, headache, dry cough, concentration difficulties, or eye, nose, and throat irritation are probably suffering from Sick Building Syndrome. In this situation, most symptoms subside after leaving the particular building. Occupants suffering prolonged symptoms even after leaving a building are more likely to have Building Related Illness. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 And how do you wash off carbon monoxide or smog when they don't stick to the skin? The answer is, you can't. Furrhermore, rhe planr ingredient that can supposedly fid skin of pollutants (Moringa pterygosperma seed exttact) is present in such a tiny amount (listed aftef the fragrance and preservatives) that its effect, if any, on the skin would barely register.
© $$$ Systeme Hydration La Creme, Nourishing Cleansing Gel-Cream Rinse Off ($36for 5 ounces) is a water- and silicone-based cleansing liquid that contains enough alcohol to make it problematic for use around the eyes. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 Cigarette smoke contains more than 2,500 chemicals, and both nicotine and carbon monoxide are thought to be related to adverse outcomes in pregnancy. Smoking nicotine has been associated with several complications of pregnancy. It appears to double a woman's risk of developing placental problems,124 including placenta previa (a low-lying placenta that covers part or all of the opening of the uterus), placental abruption (the placenta peels partially or completely away from the uterine wall prior to delivery), and premature rupture of the membranes. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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| The following simple tips from the Centers for Disease Control will prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
• Install carbon monoxide alarms near the bedrooms and on each floor of your home. If your alarm sounds, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission suggests that you press the reset button, call emergency services (911 or your local fire department), and immediately move to fresh air (either outdoors or near an open door or window). |
Andreas Moritz
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| A chain smoker, for example, who has developed arteriosclerosis (hardening of arteries) and heart muscle weakness due to constant exposure to carbon monoxide and nicotine, stands very little or no chance of being cured if he continues to smoke. Stockbrokers and professional gamblers have a very high risk of developing heart disease because they suffer constant shocks in their line of work. Taking them away from their jobs by hospitalizing them is often enough to help them regain their health. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Or perhaps you're driving and feeling anxious, not realizing that one of the things you may be responding to is the carbon monoxide fumes coming at you.
Natural treatment, in addition to that described earlier in this chapter, may involve acupuncture and massage. Both, according to Dr. Freeman, "essentially find a way to reorganize the body's natural chemistries." An acupuncrurist can read your body through your pulses. They understand that different organs hold different emotions. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 Priapism can also be a sign of carbon monoxide poisoning as well as alcohol, marijuana, cocaine, and other drug abuse. In addition, it can signal a spinal cord injury or disease, as well as an injury to the penis. Priapism is considered a medical emergency that, if untreated, can lead to serious scarring and permanent ED.
WARNING SIGN
Erectile dysfunction (ED) may be the earliest warning sign of heart disease. In fact, according to some recent studies, coronary heart disease tends to crop up about 3 years after the ED.The more severe the ED, the more serious the heart disease. |
| Or the lack of oxygen could occur because you're a serious smoker and the carbon monoxide in the smoke is robbing your lungs and other organs of oxygen. Your blue lips could also be telling you that you're iron-deficient (anemic).
WARNING SIGN
If your lips are blue and you're pregnant, you may be iron-deficient.This is a fairly common and potentially serious problem during pregnancy.
BURNING,TINGLING LIPS OR MOUTH
Lips and mouth that tingle, burn, or even feel numb at the end of a romantic evening may be signs of a
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Andreas Moritz
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 Smoking, for example, causes inhaled carbon monoxide to destroy red blood cells, thus unleashing a large amount of protein particles into the blood. Once enough of these degenerate proteins are deposited in the blood vessel walls, adequate quantities of cholesterol can no longer reach the body's cells, and the liver cells automatically raise cholesterol production. The side effect of this response is gallstone formation.
If you are not a vegetarian, it is best to cut out meat,3 eggs, and cheese first, and keep other types of animal protein, such poultry and fish, to a minimum. |
Bottom Line Health
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| Smoking—as well as exposure to secondhand smoke—increases blood levels of carbon monoxide, a waste chemical that increases fatigue. It also increases arterial plaque—fatty accumulations that inhibit circulation.
People who attend smoking-cessation programs, such as Smok-Enders, or use stop-smoking products, such as nicotine patches, are approximately twice as likely to quit the habit as those who try to stop on their own.
Important: Take 1,000 mg of vitamin C daily when trying to quit smoking. Each cigarette inactivates 25 mg of vitamin C in the body. |
David Steinman
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 The problem is the air the people are breathing, according to Beate Ritz, MD, PhD, a researcher at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Public Health, whose findings show that particulate pollution at high levels, combined with carbon monoxide and ozone pollution, causes heart problems in babies and premature infant death. There were thirty days in 2001 when Shaffer's ozone level exceeded safety standards. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 The substances that make up air pollution include gases such as sulfur dioxides, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and carbon monoxide; particulate matter such as smoke, dust, fumes, and aerosols; pesticides, chemicals, toxic elements, radioactive materials, and several other substances. These are considered primary air pollutants, meaning they are generated directly from a source or process. Then there are also secondary air pollutants formed in the air when primary pollutants react or interact. Ground-level ozone, which makes up photochemical smog, is a classic example of this. |
David Steinman
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| Biofuels reduce tailpipe emissions of particulates, carbon monoxide, and hydrocarbons, compared with conventional diesel fuel. And biofuels support the American agricultural economy."
This amazing quote came from a speech by Chrysler Group President and CEO Tom LaSorda on January 23, 2006, at the Detroit Economic Club.25
Meantime, Bill Ford said that his company is now going to shift its focus to flex-fuel vehicles, where he thinks Ford could outpace or compete with its Japanese rivals (who thus far had no flex-fuel vehicles to speak of in the United States). |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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| In 1994,1 became disabled due to carbon monoxide poisoning. I am still in the process of recovery. I no longer work. I cannot look at computer screens. Surgery for two detached retinas affected my eyesight. My blood pressure was extremely high. My heartbeat accelerated to a dangerous level. I took several pharmaceutical drugs to control these conditions. A few years later, seizures began with Alzheimer-like symptoms. Abnormally severe edema in my legs incapacitated me. I was in a coma for sixty days. Nursing home care was considered.
My health took an upward turn on the Gary Null protocol. |
Russell L. Blaylock, M.D.
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 Smoking—which dramatically increases free-radical generation, reduces blood oxygenation, raises carbon monoxide levels, depresses immunity, and dramatically lowers vitamin C levels—should also be avoided at all costs.
Fruit juices, carbonated beverages, and tap water should also be avoided. Water should either be filtered by reverse osmosis or distilled. If you use reverse osmosis, you will need to change the filter every three months, since fluoride is so caustic that it will quickly erode the filter. |
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