You can't see them...You can't smell them...You can't touch them...Yet, the chances are that you've already been infected by hundreds of these man-made, 'toxic terrors' since you woke up this morning...
Right now, they're reacting in your body like a witches' brew of pollutants that are slowly poisoning you and exposing you to a greater risk of major chronic illnesses like dementia, cancer, heart disease and central nervous system disorders.
Researchers at the influential Environmental Working Group (EWG) in the US found that the average adult is exposed to 126 chemicals every day — and that's just from using personal care products.
But that's not all...
In tests on blood, urine and breast milk, the researchers also identified the presence of 455 synthetic chemicals that should not be in the body.
Now, if you had one or two you would probably say 'no big deal'. But you can't say that the whole 455 aren't doing something harmful to your body. That just doesn't seem plausible...
The truth is that these 'toxic terrors' are all around you – in your home, your workplace, the products you use — they're even LEGALLY used as dirt-cheap ingredients in the food and the drink you consume.
And they've been poisoning you in slow-motion every day pretty much your whole life long!
So what risks do you face from these chemical muggers lurking in the stuff you use every day?
* One in every 13 women is exposed to a known or a probable human carcinogen every day (EWG figures)
* A recent study by researchers at the University of Reading showed that 99% of tissue samples taken from women with breast cancer ALL contained this common chemical.
* Described as "probably the most dangerous substance on the market" by Dr Samuel Epstein, emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois — AND given a red flag by health agencies — this toxicant is still being used in toiletries, cosmetics and dishwashing products
* This chemical has been linked to pancreatic cancer... and yet it's used to flavour food products...
* This cheap ingredient causes obesity, raises cholesterol and increases the risk of diabetes, liver damage and stroke... and yet it's loaded into all the foods our kids love to eat!
* This substance used in anti-freeze and brake fluid also finds its way into – wait for it! — moisturisers and shower gels! But, it doesn't stop there! I'm only scratching the surface...
BEING POISONED
IN SLOW MOTION
Harmful Chemicals And Toxic Pollutants Are THE Single Biggest Health Threat We Face Today.
The Food Companies Know It - Yet Astonishingly They Still Put Them In The Food Products We Eat…
Toiletries And Cosmetics Companies Know It - But They Continue To Use These Cheap Poisons To Make Huge Profits For Their Investors…...And Even Our Own Government And Health Watchdogs Approve Their Use!
So What's Going on?
Imagine a day, just like every other day...You get up at the usual time.
You shower, shave, spray on some anti-perspirant deodorant, slap on a little after-shave...
If you’re female, you’ll use a cleanser and moisturiser on your face, apply your make-up, eye shadow, mascara, a quick spray of perfume...
Then it’s downstairs to the kitchen for breakfast...
Maybe tea or coffee with a sweetener (after all sugar’s just plain bad, right?)... fruit juice, cereal with milk, or some cooked bacon and sausage, followed by toast and marmalade if you’ve got time...
You dutifully take your daily medicine prescribed by your doctor, then it’s a quick brush of the teeth before you wash up the breakfast things, wipe down the kitchen surfaces with that latest anti-bacterial cleaner that kills 99.9% of germs...and then it’s into the living room to dust around, polish and spray some air freshener to get rid of last night’s cooking odours...
A pretty normal start to a pretty normal day, and one that’s played out in millions of households...
But, what you are blissfully unaware of is that your ‘normal’ day has already exposed you to hundreds of the more than 1,000 chemicals, gases and toxic pollutants that you will either absorb through your skin, inhale or directly ingest over the course of the next 24 hours.
Before you’ve even left the house in the morning, these toxins are already beginning to interact in your body in a kind of slow-motion poisoning.
You may have seen stories in the press recently about how these toxic substances – chemicals, pesticides, gases, heavy metals and more – are now believed to be the single biggest culprits behind many of today’s most feared health threats.
Indeed, thousands of clinical studies show that these “Toxic Terrors” can lead to a whole host of health problems:
They’re one of the biggest culprits behind cancer...
They’re one of the leading factors behind dementia and Alzheimer’s...
They’re a major cause of heart problems and high blood pressure...
They can cause joint problems like arthritis and osteoporosis...
They’re a big factor in diabetes...
They’re one of the biggest causes of obesity and overeating...
...And they’re very often the hidden trigger behind scores of other chronic health problems likeasthma... eczema... diabetes... digestive disorders... migraines... insomnia... fatigue... infections...and much, much more!
How your body becomes overloaded with a witches’ brew of toxic pollutants
The moment you jump in the shower and start lathering your body with shower gel and shampoo (sodium lauryl sulfate, cocoamide DEA, parabens) your body begins to absorb a toxic soup of nasty chemicals.
After showering you apply deodorant (DMDM Hydantoin, imidazolidinyl urea, limonene), make-up, eyeshadow (propylene glycol, bronopol, formaldehyde), mascara (nano particles) and perfume (isopropyl alcohol, phthalates and fragrance)...
On your ‘toxic’ breakfast menu you have tea or coffee (fluoride, pesticides) with a sweetener (synthetic cockroach poison), fruit juice (colourings, additives and high fructose corn syrup), bacon and processed meat products (parabens, sodium nitrite) marmalade or jam (high fructose corn syrup)...
Your prescription medicine comes packed with chemical preservatives, stabilisers and excipients, and that breath-freshening toothpaste or mouthwash is packed with your second helping of fluoride, one of the most dangerous neuro-toxins known to man…
And to round things off nicely you spray on and inhale some cleaning products (triclosan) and air freshener (limonene, linalool) with nothing more than a pair of rubber gloves for protection!
Manufacturers of these products tell us that chemicals are used in such small quantities that they pose no risk whatsoever to our health.
That argument might hold some water IF these chemicals were used in isolation, and IF you were only exposed to them once in a blue moon.
But the truth is that these chemicals are used in so many different products – even in products where you wouldn’t expect them to be used - and in such differing combinations that you quickly find that you’re exposed to a toxic soup of multiple chemicals every single day over many decades of your life.
And the more of these products you apply to your body, inhale and consume directly, the more your toxic load multiplies.
Because once these chemicals are in your body they begin to interact with each other to form new pollutants in a cascade effect, the outcome of which no scientist can even begin to predict.
Yes,our body tries to work overtime to expel these toxins, but it can only cope with so much.
So, after a while, your body becomes so stressed and damaged by this continual onslaught that these chemicals and pollutants begin to accumulate in every organ in your body, damaging and mutating cells until you become so overloaded with so much poison that you start to develop health problems.
At this point you’re probably getting pretty angry wondering how product manufacturers are allowed to get away with this mass poisoning…
But, if you’re beginning to feel your blood boil at the sheer disregard shown by companies and the authorities for our safety, then get ready to be really mad...
The Corporate Greed That’s raking in £££ Billions whilst Making Millions of us Sick
So, if what I’m saying is true – that thousands of toxic chemicals and pollutants are slowly poisoning us every day through our food, our water, through the products that we use daily in our homes – then why don’t the authorities do something about it?
After all, that’s what government watch dogs and health safety agencies are there for... to protect us, isn’t it?
And it’s not as if they’re not aware of the problem since new horror stories and clinical studies are emerging by the day about toxins that affect our health.
Here are just some of the scientific studies revealed in recent months...
The language of deception and the 3,163 chemicals that hide behind this single word…
Read the label on any toiletry or cosmetic product – as well as household cleaning products, air fresheners and scented candles – and you’re more than likely to come across the word ‘fragrance’ or 'perfume / parfum'.
Sounds pretty innocuous doesn’t it?
But, according to the Journal Of The American College Of Toxicology, this could be any one or any combination of more than 3,000 different synthetic chemical ingredients.
And because manufacturers are allowed to guard their special blend of fragrance as a trade secret, none of these 3,000+ chemicals EVER get listed on the label.
But don’t for one minute think that it ends there.
Many toiletries and cosmetics labels use flowery language designed to make you think that they are completely safe.
More than this, they’ll even try to brainwash you that they’re doing you good… even making you healthier!
They’ll use words like ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘gentle’, ‘revitalising’….
They’ll tell you that the product is hypo-allergenic, that it will nourish your skin and keep it healthy…
But these claims are totally meaningless unless used on products from genuinely ethical manufacturers who only use natural, organic ingredients...
Lately, a big selling point is to declare that the product is paraben-free whilst not letting on that the parabens have been replaced by something equally as unpleasant.
Before buying any product, try and do some homework on the company who produces it and make sure you read the label to see what's behind the marketing hype!
And make sure you check out our table of 'Toxic Terrors' first...
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Researchers found a whopping 287 different toxins in the blood of newborn babies
Or that every year, 10,000 cases of cancer are caused by fluoride in tap water
Or that popular air fresheners in your home emit the dangerous carcinogenic toxin, formaldehyde
Or that dozens of baby’s bottles contain a toxic substance that’s been linked to breathing problems, lung damage, asthma and infections in babies?
Or that every year, we breathe in as many as 120,000 different toxins that can affect our health?
Or that sunscreens may actually increase your riskof getting skin cancer
Or that people with even modest levels of phthalates (used in fake tan, face creams and perfumes) in their bloodstream are twice as likely to develop diabetes
In one shocking recent study, researchers at the University of Reading in the UK found that 99 per cent of all tissue samples taken from 40 women who had undergone mastectomies for breast cancer contained at least one paraben - and that 60 per cent of the samples contained five parabens.
Parabens - a synthetic chemical compound of para-hydroxybenzoic acid - are used as a preservative in thousands of toiletries and cosmetic products to extend their shelf-life - such as shower gels, moisturisers, toothpastes and underarm deodorants.
But so widespread is their use that they're even used to inhibit microbial growth in prescription medicines and foods, such as processed meat products.
Parabens are known to have an oestrogen-mimicking effect - and oestrogen is well known to play a key role in the development, growth and progression of breast cancer.
Of course, this research was dismissed as inconclusive by the usual stooges representing industry bodies and government watchdogs...
But let me ask you this solitary question....
If there was even the slightest possibility that parabens could cause breast cancer, wouldn't you at the very least want to know about it?
Wouldn't you want to know which products contained these sleazy chemicals so that you could avoid them?
You bet you would!
But it’s not just recent stories that should have alerted the authorities to these dangers.
As far back as 1983, the Journal of the American College of Toxicology was reporting that animal tests carried out using sodium lauryl sulphate “caused depression, laboured breathing, diarrhoea, and even death in 4 out of 20 animals tested.”
In 1998, Dr Samuel Epstein, emeritus Professor of environmental and occupational health at the University of Illinois, blew the whistle on diethanolamine (DEA) and urged America’s controlling body – the FDA – to ban its use in consumer products
“High concentrations of DEA-based detergents are commonly used in a wide range of cosmetics and toiletries, including shampoos, hair dyes and conditioners, lotions, creams and bubble baths, besides liquid dishwashing and laundry soaps. Lifelong use of these products thus clearly poses major avoidable cancer risks to the great majority of U.S. consumers, particularly infants and young children.”
And to further highlight the point that these chemicals react with each other to cause even more deadly substances, Dr Epstein went on:
“Further increasing these cancer risks is longstanding evidence that DEA readily interacts with nitrite preservatives or contaminants in cosmetics or toiletries to form nitrosodiethanolamine (NDELA), another carcinogen as well recognized by Federal agencies and institutions and the World Health Organization, which, like DEA, is also rapidly absorbed through the skin.”
In response, the Cosmetics, Toiletries and Fragrance Association stated:
“These chemicals [cocamide DEA, lauramide DEA, linoleamide DEA and oleamide DEA] should not be used as ingredients in cosmetic products containing nitrosating agents.”
Nevertheless, DEA, TEA and MEA continue to be widely used in a staggering variety of toiletries and cosmetics.
But this isn't the only hidden danger lurking in the products you're using every day. Just cast your eye over the table below for just a small sample of the thousands of chemical nasties you'll likely be exposed to today. My recommendation is that if you see any of these ingredients listed on the labels of any products, then don't buy them!
TOXIC TERRORS:
30 of the 'Most Wanted' Toxic Ingredients & Pollutants
| TOXIN | WHERE USED | WHAT IT DOES | HEALTH HAZARD |
| Acesulfame K | Food products and carbonated drinks | Artificial sweetener | Possible carcinogen; disrupts thyroid function |
| Aspartame (NutraSweet) | Used in soft drinks | Sugar substitute | Seizures, headaches and dizziness. Can activate cancer hormones in humans |
| Benzaldehyde | Perfume, hairspray, laundry and dishwasher products | Fragrance | CNS depressant; causes kidney damage and irritation to lungs, throat, eyes |
| Benzyl Acetate | Perfume, fabric softener, deodorant | Fragrance and food flavouring; also a solvent | Irritates respiratory tract. Carcinogenic, linked to pancreatic cancer |
| Bisphenol-A (BPA) | In plastic bottles used by the food and toiletries industry | Chemical used to harden plastics; synthetic oestrogen | Damages DNA and sperm in men; mimics oestrogen and disrupts hormones |
| Bronopol | Facial exfoliants, moisturisers, make-up removers, body wash | Anti-bacterial preservative in cosmetic and pharmaceuticals | Releases formaldehyde and carcinogenic nitrosamines |
| Butyl benzyl phthalate | Floor tiles; upholstery | Plasticizer for vinyl and foam products | CarciButyl benzyl phthalatenogenic |
| Colours (e.g. Tartrazine, Sunset yellow, etc) | Used in cosmetics and food products (juices, cereals, coffee) | Add artificial colouring | All coal tar dyes are carcinogenic; evidence that colours may react with other chemical ingredients |
| Di-,Tri-, Mono-ethanolamine (DEA, TEA and MEA) | Children's bubble bath, shower gel, shampoo, facial cleansers | Foaming agent | Hormone disruptor; can release cancer causing nitrosamines; liver and kidney cancer |
| Diethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) | Fragrance base in perfumery and cosmetic products | Used a plasticizer in PVC and plastic products | Damages gastro-intestinal and respiratory tracts; endocrine disruptor; can cause irregular heart patterns |
| DMDM Hydantoin | Antiperspirants, multiple skin and hair products | Formaldehyde-forming preservative | Joint pain, depression, headaches, insomnia, asthma |
| Fluoride | Toothpaste, water, food products | Allegedly prevents cavities and strengthens teeth | Neuro toxin associated with dementia, depression and central nervous system disorders |
| High Fructose Corn Syrup | Used in fruit drinks, desserts and cakes | Food sweetener | Causes obesity, raises cholesterol and increases risk of diabetes, liver damage and stroke |
| Hydrogenated Oil | Margarine, spreads, crackers and biscuits | Increases the shelf-life of food products | Linked to heart disease, cell deterioration and nutritional deficiencies |
| Hydroquinone | Skin products | Skin lightener and moisturiser | Has been shown to cause skin cancer in rats |
| Imidazolidinyl Urea | Baby bath soap, body products, nail polish, antiperspirants | Antimicrobial preservative | Releases formaldehyde. Asthma, chronic fatigue, heart palpitations; carcinogenic |
| Isopropyl alcohol | Hair colourants, body and hand lotions, after-shave | A solvent and denaturant (toxic substance that changes another substance's natural qualities) | Depression, headaches, dizziness, nausea, narcosis |
| Lead and Mercury | Hair dye, amalgam fillings, infant vaccinations | Preservative | Neuro toxin, also linked with ADHD |
| Limonene | Shaving cream, air freshener, varnish remover | Fragrance and food flavouring; insecticide | Respiratory problems. Carcinogenic |
| Linalool | Hand lotion, shaving cream, after shave and perfume | Mainly used as a fragrance; but also flea and cockroach insecticide; mosquito repellent | Eczema; Central nervous system disruptor. Narcotic. Attracts bees and wasps. |
| Methylene chloride | Aerosol sprays, paint stripper; tea and coffee | Solvent used to decaffeinate coffee and tea | Carcinogen and CNS disruptor; reduces the amount of oxygen in the blood |
| Nano particles | Sunscreens, make-up, mascara, eyeshadow, antiperspirant | Micro-fine particle technology (smaller than 100 nanometers) | Faster absorption of
chemical ingredient; greater damage to skin and organs |
| Petrolatum (Mineral Oil) | Baby Oil, vaseline | Surfactant and binding agent | Acne, premature skin ageing. Inhibits skin's ability to breathe and expel toxins |
| Monosodium glutamate | Used in sausages, salad dressing, canned soup and fizzy drinks | Increases the shelf-life of instant and ready-made food | An excito-toxin that suppresses nerve impulses and causes cell death |
| Parabens | Multiple toiletries and cosmetic products | Preservative | Implicated in breast cancer due to oestrogenic properties |
| Propylene glycol (PG), (PEG) | Used in anti-freeze, brake fluid, shampoo, shower gel, moisturizers | Industrial wetting agent and solvent | Dermatitis, liver and kidney damage |
| Silica | Face powder, eyeshadow | Caking agent | Easily inhaled; crystalline silica listed as carcinogenic |
| Sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) | Engine de-greaser used in shampoo, toothpaste, etc | Foaming agent | Forms cancer-causing nitrosamines when reacting with other chemicals. Damage to eyes and skin; collects in heart, lungs, liver and brain |
| Sodium nitrite | Used in foods like sausages, bacon and other processed meat products | Colour-fixing chemical used to create red pigment in meat | Potentially carcinogenic |
| Triclosan | Soaps, toothpastes and deodorants | Anti-bacterial | Central nervous system disruption. Detected in breast milk; interferes with testosterone |
The real gut-wrenching, make-your-blood-boil scandal is that corporations and the powers that be have known all about these dangers for decades, and yet still continue to use all these chemicals like sodium lauryl sulphate and DEA in their products.
And here’s what I mean...
Take, for example, the petrochemical industry. Just like the pharmaceutical industry, the petrochemical industry has a huge amount of power and influence.
It employs tens of thousands of people. It’s a major exporter around the world. And it pays billions in tax to government coffers each year.
On the face of it, it’s one of our most successful industries.
But the petrochemical industry has ONE very big problem...
What to do with the toxic waste by-products from the production of petroleum and other industrial chemicals?
These waste by-products are extremely hazardous not only to human health, but also to the environment.
So, the choice for the petrochemical companies is simple:
EITHER...
SPEND millions of dollars disposing of these toxic products properly in line with strict, hazardous waste regulations...
OR...
EARN millions of dollars by selling these by-products to be used as ingredients, for example, in toiletries, cosmetics and household goods.
No need to guess which option they go for . . .
For the toiletries and cosmetics industry, too, there is a choice:
EITHER...
SPEND a fortune on expensive, natural, organic ingredients and essential oils,
OR...
PACK their products with dirt-cheap chemical waste products.
It’s shocking to think that whenever you see pictures of workers at petrochemical processing plants moving large metal drums of chemicals with a skull and crossbones symbol on them, they’re wearing special protective space suits and breathing apparatus...
And yet these chemicals will soon end up in expensive toiletry and cosmetic products which are applied directly onto your skin!
Well, enough is ENOUGH! It’s time we spoke out about the toxins the food manufacturers... product producers... prescription drug companies and the government are allowing our foods, medicines and other products to be laced with... and the potentially catastrophic effects they can have on our health and our lives.
( information courtesy of Angora Health)
By Aine Belton
