Environmental Pollution in the Home / Alzheimers

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

Older folks will sometimes joke about their "senior moments" such as not recognizing a familiar face, forgetting a phone number, or losing a set of keys. However, moments like these are no laughing matter for the 4 million Americans who suffer from Alzheimer's disease, let alone the 100,000 who die from it every year. Alzheimer's is the product of the damage and death of brain cells at a faster rate than normal, while the neurotransmitters used by brain cells to communicate (especially acetylcholine) are produced at a slower rate. The disease initially affects short-term memory, with the ability to create new memories being lost over a period of years. Long-term memories remain safe in other parts of the brain, but they become more difficult to access as the disease progresses. The results are devastating, as anyone familiar with a person suffering from Alzheimer's can attest. We all experience minor decreases in mental acuity due to normal aging, but Alzheimer's is characterized by progressive mental deterioration to the point of leaving a patient incapacitated. The disease can strike at any age, but it is most prevalent among the elderly.

Alzheimer's is not a condition that easily lends itself to talk of miracle cures or overnight recoveries. Nevertheless, a clean environment, whole-foods diet, lots of pure drinking water, regular exercise, the avoidance of prescription drugs, and an aggressive program of nutritional supplements can go a long way towards preventing the disease or reversing any damage that may have already been done. Merely stopping the progression of symptoms like memory loss and confusion alone could seem like a miracle for some who have experienced the terror associated with feeling their mental capacities steadily slip away. I've seen the lives of such people changed dramatically by following a natural course of treatment based on the information outlined here.
Commits by S.H. Bird, MFL


HERE IS A LIST OF KNOWN TOXINS IN SOME PRODUCTS WE USE IN OUR HOMES USE EVERYDAY

Dove Beauty Bar: Quaternium 15: (Formaldehyde)-Carcinogen. Causes cancer, dermatitis, neurotoxic, sensitizer-poisonious, and irritant to the skin, eyes, and mucous membranes. Butylated Hydroxytoluene, (BHT) Carcinogen.

Johnson's Baby Shampoo: Quaternium(FORMALDEHYDE) 15: FD&C RED 40: Carcinogen, and causes dermatitis.

Crest Tarter Control Toothpaste: Saccharin: Carcinogen, contains Phenol Fluoride: Carcinogen if you accidentally swallow more than a pea-sized amount of this, you must contact the Poison Control Center immediately. This warning does not appear on the tube.

Tide & Cheer Detergent: Detergent: Can cause temporary respiratory tract irritation. Symptoms include stinging, swelling, or redness.
Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed.

Sodium Sulfate: Corrosive, Severe eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Can cause asthma attacks. Trisodium Nitrilotriacetate:

Carcinogen Clorox: Sodium Hypochlorite: Corrosive. Sensitizer: Can be fatal if swallowed. Eye, skin, and respiratory irritant. Especially hazardous to people with heart conditions or asthma.

Cascade: Sodium Hypochlorite: (see above) Sodium Silicate: Can be corrosive. Can cause burns to the eyes and tissue damage to the skin, as well as cause burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach if swallowed. Fantastic,

Formula 409: Butyl Cellosolve: Neurotoxic. Eye and skin irritant. Damages central nervous system, kidney, and liver. Readily absorbed through the skin. Damages blood and body's ability to make blood.

Windex Aerosol Glass Cleaner: Butyl Cellosolve (see above) Isobutane: Neurotoxin Lysol Disinfectant: Dioxin; Carcinogen. 500,000 times more deadly than DDT Ethyl Alcohol: Eye, skin, respiratory tract irritant.

Details on the above data are available in "The Safe Shopper's Bible" by Dr. Samuel Epstein, MD. & David Steinman. Macmillian, 1995.
Lysol data from "The Environmental Health Newsletter."

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