Environmental snippets
BPA mimics estrogen
Canned foods contain an average of 77 ppb of BPA. When the FDA last tested canned foods in 1996, there were 16 ppb or almost 5 times less than that found now. 92% of the food in the cans also contained BPA. There was no correlation between the age of the cans, the price, the quality, nor the nutritional value of the product.
manufacturers can implement alternatives like metal can linings, polyester coatings, or simply glass jars. If legislation is passed to limit the amount of BPA in cans, manufactures might have to anyway.
Source: National Workgroup for Safe Markets
can cell phones cause cancer?
People been asking for yours whether you can get a brain tumor from your cell phone use. The wireless industry tell us not to worry. Lloyd Morgan, from a group called the international EMF Copllaborative, states that regular use of cell phones can result in significant risk of brain tumors. Kids are at greater risk because their brains cells are still developing and are more vulnerable to electromagnetic radiation. The potential risks have been debated for years. The national Cancer Institute and world health organizations say there is no conclusive evidence that cell phones are harmful to your health.
Source:Cell phones and brain tumors: 15 reasons for concern” Lloyd Morgan
sunscreens and skin cancer
A form of vitamin A, retinyl palmitate, in the presence of his sunlight can accelerate skin tumors. This ingredient is an over 40% of all sunscreens. Vitamin A ingredients are placed claiming they can rejuvenate the skin. When used on sun exposed skin, tumors develop 20% sooner in animals laced with a vitamin A. laced cream. The FDA has not governed some products despite promising to do this over 32 years ago. It’s hard to feel confident that sunscreens are safe.
dangers of public toilets
Many users fail to flush their toilets resulting in clogging. Often men may spray the walls, loaded, floor or maybe even themselves with urine, because of poor aim. Users often propped their hands on the wall for balance, turned their heads making eye contact to others. Others use their mobile phones between groans and avoid the topic of pollution they’re creating. Because of the many events that happen on a daily basis in public bathrooms, one would hate to have a near-death experience in such a place.
Secondhand smoke exposure
One’s heart disease risk increases 30% by breathing environmental tobacco smoke. Even a brief exposure to smoke can lead to a heart attack. With numerous smoking bans, the rate of heart attacks have been reduced from 6 to 47% in many studies. 40% of us Americans who live in the 22 states that make tobacco use illegal in public places should continue to have a lowered heart attack rate. When will the other 28 states fall in line?
midrange vision problems from computers
Many people now complain of headaches and fatigue and midrange vision problems from the use of computers. Even with good eyesight, you are working hard to give yourself fission. Your eyes must know exactly how far from the computer screen and keyboard they must be. Over 90% of people with spent three hours or more a day on computers, which means over 40% of us, must ask ourselves what is our working distance. Since our eyes are not symmetrical, we only guess at the proper computer distance. Certainly monovision technique is not feasible. Those of you who are nearsighted as you age, will find that your reading vision is quite clear on the computer with no need for correction.. at least for while.