Cruciferous vegetables are members of the cabbage family and include cress, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts, kale, cauliflower and of course cabbage. All studies show that eating three to four ounces servings several times a week reduce the risk of many types of hormone dependent cancers.
One of the beneficial compounds in cruciferous vegetables is sulforaphane and it targets prostate and other hormone dependent cancers such as breast cancer. One study led by Dr Emily Ho, associate professor from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon state Uniersity found that cruciferous vegetables contain high levels of the powerful natural compound chemically known as glucosinolates. In the human body glucosinolates are broken down into surloraphane that exert portective anti-cancer characteristics.
The study demonstrated that sulforaphane is an inhibitor of histone deacetylase, or HDAC enzymes. HDAC enzymes are theorized to develop in the body as a result of metabolic inefficiency resulting from systemic inflammation and low antioxodant status. HDAC enzymes provide fuel to the cancer initation and progression processes when they occur in excess and their action runs unabated. HDAC inhibition is currently an important research area targeted by Big Pharma and synthesized drugs that can be addressed with natural nutrients from food and lifestyle modifications.
The botton line to all of this is to include cabbage family vegetables in your diet several times a week and you will reduce the risk of hormome dependent cancers such as breast cancer and prostate cancer.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Olive Oil reduces Stroke Risk by 41 Percent
The American Academy of Neurology in their publication, Neurology, provides evidence that the regular consumption of olive oil can help lower the risk of stroke. Scientists say that olive oil taken as part of a healthy diet can lower the risk of stroke by 41 percent.
Researchers examined the medical records of 7,625 aging adults 65 or older from three cities in France. Participants were in generally good health and had no prior history of stroke. Olive oil consumption was determined by use of dietary questionnaire and usage was broken down into three groups (none, moderate and intense) based on regular consumption habits. It is signifiacant to note that virtually all olive oil consumed was extra virgin and cold pressed. This type of minimally processed oil has also been found to lower the risk of heart disease in prior studies.
Participants were followed for a period of five years, and 148 stokes occurred during that time span. After considering dietary,lifestyle and medical history, researchers found that those with the highest intake of extra virgin olive oil were 41 percent less likely to suffer a stroke compared with those with the lowest consumption of the monounsaturated oil. In a secondary arm of this study where plasma fatty acid measurements were available, individuals with the highest oleic acid (olive oil fraction) were found to experience a 73 percent lower risk of stroke.
RESEARCHERS NOTED THAT OLIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSUE, LIPID ABNORMALITIES AND OBESITY. Extra virgin olive oil is know to be a rich source of natural polyphenols from the olive fruit; it alters the oxidized, sticky nature of LDL cholesterol that is implicated with plaque build up in the arteries.
Nutritionists recommend that most people should add 1 to 2 tablespoons of extra virgin oilive oil a day to reap the powerful health benefits of olive oil.
Researchers examined the medical records of 7,625 aging adults 65 or older from three cities in France. Participants were in generally good health and had no prior history of stroke. Olive oil consumption was determined by use of dietary questionnaire and usage was broken down into three groups (none, moderate and intense) based on regular consumption habits. It is signifiacant to note that virtually all olive oil consumed was extra virgin and cold pressed. This type of minimally processed oil has also been found to lower the risk of heart disease in prior studies.
Participants were followed for a period of five years, and 148 stokes occurred during that time span. After considering dietary,lifestyle and medical history, researchers found that those with the highest intake of extra virgin olive oil were 41 percent less likely to suffer a stroke compared with those with the lowest consumption of the monounsaturated oil. In a secondary arm of this study where plasma fatty acid measurements were available, individuals with the highest oleic acid (olive oil fraction) were found to experience a 73 percent lower risk of stroke.
RESEARCHERS NOTED THAT OLIVE OIL CONSUMPTION IS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER RISK OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSUE, LIPID ABNORMALITIES AND OBESITY. Extra virgin olive oil is know to be a rich source of natural polyphenols from the olive fruit; it alters the oxidized, sticky nature of LDL cholesterol that is implicated with plaque build up in the arteries.
Nutritionists recommend that most people should add 1 to 2 tablespoons of extra virgin oilive oil a day to reap the powerful health benefits of olive oil.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
How to Reduce Your Chance of Getting Cancer
Modern medicine does not address the underlying causes of cancer. Instead, most of the research is directed toward expensive drugs that target late forms of the disease and greatly pad the drug companies' wallets, but simply do not prevent or "cure" cancer.
Cancer rates are still on the rise and the disease is expected to kill more than 13 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died in 2008. Cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one killer of Americans between the ages of 45 and 74. The odds are now very high that you or someone you know has cancer,is dying or has already died from it.
Cancer is mostly a man made disease. This a result of humans veering too far off course and avoiding health sustaining diets and activities, while embracing a highly unnatural sedentry, stress filled lifestyle with exposure to excess chemicals all around.
Some of the major causes of cancers:
Lack of sunlight which results in a low level of Vitamin D3
Obesity, stress, poor sleeping habits and lack of excercise
Pharmaceutical drugs
Processed and artifical foods
Exposure to pesticides and chemicals
WAYS TO REDUCE THE RISK CANCER
1. Avoid fructose and sugar
It is clear that if you want to avoid cancer, or are currently undergoing cancer treatment,you absolutely must avoid all forms of sugar, especially fructose. This is largely due to its relation to insulin resistence.
According to Lewis Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, as much as 80 percent of all cancers are "driven by either mutations or environmental factors that work to enhance or minic the effect of insulin on the incipient tumor cells."
Craig Thompson, President of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York says the cells of many human cancers come to depend on insulin to provide the fuel (blood sugar)and materials they need to grow and multiply. Insulin and insulin like growth factor (and related growth factors) also provide the signal, in effect, to do it.
Some cancer centers, such as the Cancer Centers of America, place their patients on strict low sugar and low grain diets. Conventional medicine in general has been woefully lax when it comes to highlighting the health dangers of a high sugar diet.
2. Optimize vitamin D3
There is overwhelming evidence pointing to the fact that vitamin D3 deficiency plays a crucial role in cancer development. Researchers within this field have estimated that about 30 percent of cancer deaths could be prevented each year simply by optimizing the vitamin D3 levels in the general population.
You can decrease your risk of cancer by more than half by simply optimizing your vitamin D3 levels with sun exposure or by taking vitamin D3 pills.
3. Exercise
There is compelling evidence that exercise can slash your risk of cancer. One of the primary ways exercise lowers your risk for cancer is by reducing elevated insulin levels, which creates a low sugar environment that discourages the growth and spread of cancer cells.
For example, physically active adults experience about half the incidence of colon cancer as their sedentary counterparts, and women who exercise regularly can reduce their breast cancer risk by 20 to 30 percent compared those who are inactive.
4. Diet
Only 25 percent of people eat enough vegetables. Cruciferous vegetables in particular have been idenified as having potent anti cancer properties.
Cancer rates are still on the rise and the disease is expected to kill more than 13 million people a year by 2030, almost double the number who died in 2008. Cancer has now surpassed heart disease as the number one killer of Americans between the ages of 45 and 74. The odds are now very high that you or someone you know has cancer,is dying or has already died from it.
Cancer is mostly a man made disease. This a result of humans veering too far off course and avoiding health sustaining diets and activities, while embracing a highly unnatural sedentry, stress filled lifestyle with exposure to excess chemicals all around.
Some of the major causes of cancers:
Lack of sunlight which results in a low level of Vitamin D3
Obesity, stress, poor sleeping habits and lack of excercise
Pharmaceutical drugs
Processed and artifical foods
Exposure to pesticides and chemicals
WAYS TO REDUCE THE RISK CANCER
1. Avoid fructose and sugar
It is clear that if you want to avoid cancer, or are currently undergoing cancer treatment,you absolutely must avoid all forms of sugar, especially fructose. This is largely due to its relation to insulin resistence.
According to Lewis Cantley, director of the Cancer Center at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center at Harvard Medical School, as much as 80 percent of all cancers are "driven by either mutations or environmental factors that work to enhance or minic the effect of insulin on the incipient tumor cells."
Craig Thompson, President of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York says the cells of many human cancers come to depend on insulin to provide the fuel (blood sugar)and materials they need to grow and multiply. Insulin and insulin like growth factor (and related growth factors) also provide the signal, in effect, to do it.
Some cancer centers, such as the Cancer Centers of America, place their patients on strict low sugar and low grain diets. Conventional medicine in general has been woefully lax when it comes to highlighting the health dangers of a high sugar diet.
2. Optimize vitamin D3
There is overwhelming evidence pointing to the fact that vitamin D3 deficiency plays a crucial role in cancer development. Researchers within this field have estimated that about 30 percent of cancer deaths could be prevented each year simply by optimizing the vitamin D3 levels in the general population.
You can decrease your risk of cancer by more than half by simply optimizing your vitamin D3 levels with sun exposure or by taking vitamin D3 pills.
3. Exercise
There is compelling evidence that exercise can slash your risk of cancer. One of the primary ways exercise lowers your risk for cancer is by reducing elevated insulin levels, which creates a low sugar environment that discourages the growth and spread of cancer cells.
For example, physically active adults experience about half the incidence of colon cancer as their sedentary counterparts, and women who exercise regularly can reduce their breast cancer risk by 20 to 30 percent compared those who are inactive.
4. Diet
Only 25 percent of people eat enough vegetables. Cruciferous vegetables in particular have been idenified as having potent anti cancer properties.
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Coconut Oil Trims Waistlines and Improves Overall Health
Studies have shown that dietary supplementation with coconut oil resulted in the reduction of waist circumference and other benefits.
A randomized, double-blind clinical trial divided women into two groups-one received daily dietary supplements of soybean oil and another received a similar amount of coconut oil. Both groups were instructed to follow a balanced low caloric diet and to walk for 50 minutes a day.
The group taking coconut oil has a REDUCTION in waist circumference. The group taking soybean oil had an INCREASE in waist circumference.
A little bit of history. Prior to 1920 HEART DISEASE was actually a rarity. In the 1950's, rates began to rise in step with the increase consumption of hydrogenated vegetable oils (trans fat), which replaced saturated fats like butter, lard and coconut oil that had been the norm in previous decades. Heart disease has gone from being a rarity to being the leading cause of death in the United States!
The soybean and vegetable oil industry in order to increase its marketshare has done massive negative advertising against saturated fats suggesting they cause heart disease when in fact the reverse it true. Today, soybean oil makes up 68 percent of the vegetable oils and fats consumed by Americans.
In the above study, here are all the results:
THE COCONUT OIL GROUP
Increased levels of HDL (good cholesterol)
Decreased LDL/HDL ratio
Reduced waist circumference/abdominal obesity
THE SOYBEAN OIL GROUP
Increased total cholesterol
Increased LDL (bad cholesterol)
Increased LDL/HDL ratio
Decreased HDL (good cholesterol)
No reduction in waist circumference/abdominal obesity
Polyunsaturated fats (soybean and other vegetable oils) tend to go rancid(become oxidized) during cooking and processing, and once this happens, the free radicals created can wreak havoc in your body, attacking cell membranes and damaging DNA/RNA strands. Arterial plaque is the result of free radical damage in your blood vessels, which is the hallmark of cardiovascular and heart disease.
Excess consumption of polyunsasturated fats has also been linked to other diseases and health problems:
Increased cancer risk
Digestive disorders
Immune system dysfunction
Reduced learning ability
Liver and lung damage
Stunted growth
Damage to reproductive organs
Weight gain
MULTIPLE STUDIES ON PACIFIC ISLAND POPULATIONS WHO GET 30-60 PERCENT OF THEIR TOTAL CALORIC INTAKE FROM FULLY SATURATED COCONUT OIL HAVE ALL SHOWN NEARLY NON-EXISTENT RATES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE!
Coconut oil can be helpful for pregnant women, nursing moms, the elderly, those concerned about digestive health, athletes, and those who want to enhance overall health. One of the explanations for its broad health applications is because it is rich in lauric acid, which your body converts to monolaurin-a compound also found in breast milk that strenghens a baby's immunity.
Its medium chain fatty acids,or triglycerides (MCT's), also impart a number of health benefits, including raising your body's metabolism and fighting off patheogens such as viruses, bacteria and fungi. Capric acid present in smaller amounts helps to do the same thing.
Coconut oil is also excellent for your thyroid. Coconut oil also serves as a natural treatment for Alzheimer's disease, as MCT's are a primary source of ketone bodies which act as an alternate source of brain fuel that can help prevent the brain atrophy associated with dementia.
A randomized, double-blind clinical trial divided women into two groups-one received daily dietary supplements of soybean oil and another received a similar amount of coconut oil. Both groups were instructed to follow a balanced low caloric diet and to walk for 50 minutes a day.
The group taking coconut oil has a REDUCTION in waist circumference. The group taking soybean oil had an INCREASE in waist circumference.
A little bit of history. Prior to 1920 HEART DISEASE was actually a rarity. In the 1950's, rates began to rise in step with the increase consumption of hydrogenated vegetable oils (trans fat), which replaced saturated fats like butter, lard and coconut oil that had been the norm in previous decades. Heart disease has gone from being a rarity to being the leading cause of death in the United States!
The soybean and vegetable oil industry in order to increase its marketshare has done massive negative advertising against saturated fats suggesting they cause heart disease when in fact the reverse it true. Today, soybean oil makes up 68 percent of the vegetable oils and fats consumed by Americans.
In the above study, here are all the results:
THE COCONUT OIL GROUP
Increased levels of HDL (good cholesterol)
Decreased LDL/HDL ratio
Reduced waist circumference/abdominal obesity
THE SOYBEAN OIL GROUP
Increased total cholesterol
Increased LDL (bad cholesterol)
Increased LDL/HDL ratio
Decreased HDL (good cholesterol)
No reduction in waist circumference/abdominal obesity
Polyunsaturated fats (soybean and other vegetable oils) tend to go rancid(become oxidized) during cooking and processing, and once this happens, the free radicals created can wreak havoc in your body, attacking cell membranes and damaging DNA/RNA strands. Arterial plaque is the result of free radical damage in your blood vessels, which is the hallmark of cardiovascular and heart disease.
Excess consumption of polyunsasturated fats has also been linked to other diseases and health problems:
Increased cancer risk
Digestive disorders
Immune system dysfunction
Reduced learning ability
Liver and lung damage
Stunted growth
Damage to reproductive organs
Weight gain
MULTIPLE STUDIES ON PACIFIC ISLAND POPULATIONS WHO GET 30-60 PERCENT OF THEIR TOTAL CALORIC INTAKE FROM FULLY SATURATED COCONUT OIL HAVE ALL SHOWN NEARLY NON-EXISTENT RATES OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE!
Coconut oil can be helpful for pregnant women, nursing moms, the elderly, those concerned about digestive health, athletes, and those who want to enhance overall health. One of the explanations for its broad health applications is because it is rich in lauric acid, which your body converts to monolaurin-a compound also found in breast milk that strenghens a baby's immunity.
Its medium chain fatty acids,or triglycerides (MCT's), also impart a number of health benefits, including raising your body's metabolism and fighting off patheogens such as viruses, bacteria and fungi. Capric acid present in smaller amounts helps to do the same thing.
Coconut oil is also excellent for your thyroid. Coconut oil also serves as a natural treatment for Alzheimer's disease, as MCT's are a primary source of ketone bodies which act as an alternate source of brain fuel that can help prevent the brain atrophy associated with dementia.
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Stress Increases Cancer, Heart Disease and Rheumatoid Arthritis
A little stress can do us good. It pushes us to compete and innovate. But chronic stress can increase the risk of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and even depression. Studies have shown that stress can promote cancer indirectly by weakening the immune system's anti-tumor defense or by encouraging new tumor feeding blood vessels to form. But a new study published this year in "The Journal of Clinical Investigation" shows that stress hormones, such as adrenaline, can directly support tumor growth and spread.
For normal cells to thrive in the body, "they need to be attached to their neighbors and their surroundings," says the study's lead author, Anil Sood, from the University of Texas M.D, Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Cells that detach from their environment undergo a form of programmed cell death called anoikis. "But cancer cells have come up with a way to bypass this effect-they avoid anoikis," Sood says. This allows cancer cells to break off from tumors, spread throughout the body (in blood and other fluid) and form new tumors at distant sites-a process called metastasis. So Sood wondered:Could stress affect anoikis? "It surprised us that this biology hadn"t been studied before," he notes. "Stress influences so many normal physiological processes. Why wouldn"t it be involved in tumor progression?"
Sood and his colleagues looked at samples from 89 cases of human ovarian cancer grouped according to patient stress using the National Institutes of Health's Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale as a surrogate marker. Patient stress (according to the scale), along with elevated stress hormone activity were associated with higher levels of activated FAK (focal adhesion kinase), which was in turn linked TO FASTER DISEASE PROGRESSION.
Scientists realize that most diseases are affected by human emotions and controlling your emotions can reduce disease. Learning to control stress and worry in you life will have healthly benefits.
For normal cells to thrive in the body, "they need to be attached to their neighbors and their surroundings," says the study's lead author, Anil Sood, from the University of Texas M.D, Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. Cells that detach from their environment undergo a form of programmed cell death called anoikis. "But cancer cells have come up with a way to bypass this effect-they avoid anoikis," Sood says. This allows cancer cells to break off from tumors, spread throughout the body (in blood and other fluid) and form new tumors at distant sites-a process called metastasis. So Sood wondered:Could stress affect anoikis? "It surprised us that this biology hadn"t been studied before," he notes. "Stress influences so many normal physiological processes. Why wouldn"t it be involved in tumor progression?"
Sood and his colleagues looked at samples from 89 cases of human ovarian cancer grouped according to patient stress using the National Institutes of Health's Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale as a surrogate marker. Patient stress (according to the scale), along with elevated stress hormone activity were associated with higher levels of activated FAK (focal adhesion kinase), which was in turn linked TO FASTER DISEASE PROGRESSION.
Scientists realize that most diseases are affected by human emotions and controlling your emotions can reduce disease. Learning to control stress and worry in you life will have healthly benefits.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Can Statins Cause Diabetes and Heart Disease?
Dr David Jenkins from the University of Toronto, showed that using a combination of soy, fiber, almonds and plant sterols (cholesterol-lowering fats) could lower cholesterol levels as much as statin medications. Dr Mark Hyman says, "Diet can lower cholesterol as much as statins which is a surprise to many, but common in my practice. Using a comprehensive approach of diet and lifestyle change, I routinely see effects that are more powerful than any medication."
PEOPLE WHO LOWER THEIR CHOLESTEROL WITH STATINS HAVE HIGHER LEVELS OF INSULIN, while those who lower their cholesterol through diet had lower insulin levels. Why is that important? Because elevated insulin levels are the first step on the road to diabetes. They make you gain weight around the middle, cause high blood pressure, increase inflammation, and promote stickiness of the blood. Each of these conditions in turn contributes to heart attacks and heart disease.
The question is this: Do statins contribute to the development of pre-diabetes and diabetes which are among the most significant risk factors for heart disease? Does lowering cholesterol with statins-a treatment purported to reduce the risk of hear disease-actually INCREASE the risk of heart disease.
Dr Mark Hyman says, "In treating thousands of patients with pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and heart disease, I have noticed one thing: Lowering insulin through diet and lifestyle corrects almost ALL of the risk factors for heart disease. It lowers blood pressure, increases good cholesterol (HDL), lowers triglycerides and bad cholesterol (LDL), leads to weight loss, lowers levels of inflammation (C-reataive protein), and thins the blood. Lowering insulin even increases the light fluffy harmless cholesterol and lowers the level of small dense harmful cholesterol particles in the blood.
The recent "EPIC" study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine studied 23,000 people's adherence to four simple behaviors: not smoking, exercising 3.5 hours a week, eating a healthy diet (fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and low meat consumption), and keeping a healthy weight (BMI) less than 30). IN THOSE THAT FOLLOWED THESE FOUR SIMPLE STEPS THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF 93 PERCENT OF DIABETES, 81 PERCENT OF HEART ATTACKS, 50 PERCENT OF STROKES, AND 36 PERCENT OF ALL CANCERS.
Chronic disease has replaced infectious and acute illnesses as the leading cause of death in the world, both in developed and developing countries. In 2002, the leading chronic diseases, including heart disease (17 million), cancer (7 million), chronic lung diseases (4 million), and diabetes (1 million), caused 29 million deaths worldwide. These ailments are almost entirely attributable to lifestyle risk factors including poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, and tobacco and alcohol use.
PEOPLE WHO LOWER THEIR CHOLESTEROL WITH STATINS HAVE HIGHER LEVELS OF INSULIN, while those who lower their cholesterol through diet had lower insulin levels. Why is that important? Because elevated insulin levels are the first step on the road to diabetes. They make you gain weight around the middle, cause high blood pressure, increase inflammation, and promote stickiness of the blood. Each of these conditions in turn contributes to heart attacks and heart disease.
The question is this: Do statins contribute to the development of pre-diabetes and diabetes which are among the most significant risk factors for heart disease? Does lowering cholesterol with statins-a treatment purported to reduce the risk of hear disease-actually INCREASE the risk of heart disease.
Dr Mark Hyman says, "In treating thousands of patients with pre-diabetes, diabetes, high cholesterol, and heart disease, I have noticed one thing: Lowering insulin through diet and lifestyle corrects almost ALL of the risk factors for heart disease. It lowers blood pressure, increases good cholesterol (HDL), lowers triglycerides and bad cholesterol (LDL), leads to weight loss, lowers levels of inflammation (C-reataive protein), and thins the blood. Lowering insulin even increases the light fluffy harmless cholesterol and lowers the level of small dense harmful cholesterol particles in the blood.
The recent "EPIC" study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine studied 23,000 people's adherence to four simple behaviors: not smoking, exercising 3.5 hours a week, eating a healthy diet (fruits, vegetables, beans, whole grains, nuts, seeds, and low meat consumption), and keeping a healthy weight (BMI) less than 30). IN THOSE THAT FOLLOWED THESE FOUR SIMPLE STEPS THERE WAS A REDUCTION OF 93 PERCENT OF DIABETES, 81 PERCENT OF HEART ATTACKS, 50 PERCENT OF STROKES, AND 36 PERCENT OF ALL CANCERS.
Chronic disease has replaced infectious and acute illnesses as the leading cause of death in the world, both in developed and developing countries. In 2002, the leading chronic diseases, including heart disease (17 million), cancer (7 million), chronic lung diseases (4 million), and diabetes (1 million), caused 29 million deaths worldwide. These ailments are almost entirely attributable to lifestyle risk factors including poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, and tobacco and alcohol use.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Many Cosmetics Contain Dangerous Toxins
According to the Montreal Gazette,a scientific study of foundations, concealer, powders, blushes, bronzers, mascaras, eyeliners, eyeshadows, lipsticks and glosses: None of the products contained mercury, but:
96 percent contained lead
90 percent contained beryllium
61 percent contained thallium
51 percent contained cadmium
20 percent contained arsenic
14 percent contained selenium
Contaminants in personal care products are one of countless examples of environmental toxin exposures that you're better off avoiding. Although you probably won't notice an outright reaction to the lead in your lipstick (although some people do have noticeable adverse reactions to chemicals in cosmetics), THE METAL CAN ACCUMULATE IN YOUR BODY, LEADING TO CHRONIC DISEASE OVER TIME. The body has a very difficult time getting rid of heavy metals, so this is the reason they accumulate in the body.
The scientific study showed that over time the heavy metal buildup in your body can lead to a number of health problems including:
Cancer
Memory loss
Lung damage
Mood swings
Headaches
Contact dermatitis
Neurological problems
Nerve, joint and muscle disorders
Vomiting and nausea
Brittle hair and hair loss
Reproductive and developmental disorders
Cardiovascular, skeletal, blood, immune system, kidney and renal problems
Your skin is highly permeable. Just about anything you put on your skin will end up in your bloodstream, and will be distributed throughout your body. If you use conventional makeup on a daily basis, you can absorb almost 5 pounds of chemicals into your body each year. That's without adding in body lotion, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner and other personal care products.
Of the 10,500 ingredients used in your personal care products, only 13 percent of them have been reviewed for safety in the last 30 years, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis. On average, you will likely apply 126 different ingredients to you skin daily and 90 percent of them have not been evaluated for safety.
96 percent contained lead
90 percent contained beryllium
61 percent contained thallium
51 percent contained cadmium
20 percent contained arsenic
14 percent contained selenium
Contaminants in personal care products are one of countless examples of environmental toxin exposures that you're better off avoiding. Although you probably won't notice an outright reaction to the lead in your lipstick (although some people do have noticeable adverse reactions to chemicals in cosmetics), THE METAL CAN ACCUMULATE IN YOUR BODY, LEADING TO CHRONIC DISEASE OVER TIME. The body has a very difficult time getting rid of heavy metals, so this is the reason they accumulate in the body.
The scientific study showed that over time the heavy metal buildup in your body can lead to a number of health problems including:
Cancer
Memory loss
Lung damage
Mood swings
Headaches
Contact dermatitis
Neurological problems
Nerve, joint and muscle disorders
Vomiting and nausea
Brittle hair and hair loss
Reproductive and developmental disorders
Cardiovascular, skeletal, blood, immune system, kidney and renal problems
Your skin is highly permeable. Just about anything you put on your skin will end up in your bloodstream, and will be distributed throughout your body. If you use conventional makeup on a daily basis, you can absorb almost 5 pounds of chemicals into your body each year. That's without adding in body lotion, deodorant, shampoo, conditioner and other personal care products.
Of the 10,500 ingredients used in your personal care products, only 13 percent of them have been reviewed for safety in the last 30 years, according to an Environmental Working Group (EWG) analysis. On average, you will likely apply 126 different ingredients to you skin daily and 90 percent of them have not been evaluated for safety.
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