Guest guest Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Docs: Here is an excerpt from a nutritional newsletter I subscribe to. Lyndon McGill, D.C. EvolvHealth Wellness Advisory Council Member Salem, Oregon www.SalemSpineClinic.com www.EvolvingDaily.com These Healthy Habits Can Make You Sick The “miracle of modern chemistry” has had an unexpected effect. It’s transformed some of our healthiest habits into dangerous games of Russian roulette. In fact, your healthy lifestyle could be poisoning you. Here’s what you need to know… and how to make your healthy habits truly healthy again. First, let’s take a look in your pantry. If you’re health-conscious, it’s loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables. And poison. That’s because some of your favorite fruits and vegetables are carrying a heavy load of dangerous pesticides. Some pesticides are just plain poison. Others may act like hormones in your body… throwing your entire metabolism out of whack. And, according to testing by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), some of the healthiest fruits and veggies are also the most contaminated. They include lettuce, blueberries, spinach, and strawberries. The worst offender was that all-American favorite, apples. 98% of the apples EWG tested were contaminated with pesticides! Organic foods are raised without pesticides. So you can keep a huge amount of the pesticides in your diet just by going organic. Especially with these 12 most-contaminated fruits and vegetables… Apples Celery Strawberries Peaches Spinach Nectarines Grapes Sweet bell peppers Potatoes Blueberries Lettuce Kale Fruits and vegetables aren’t alone. Fish is another healthy food that can spell trouble. You’ve probably heard that some fish carry a load of mercury… easily offsetting any health benefits with this toxic heavy metal. What you may not have heard is why that’s bad news. Remember Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter? “Mad as a hatter” used to be a very common phrase… because so many hat makers became mentally unhinged. You see, hatters used mercury to make the felt in their hats more pliable… and absorbed the mercury through their skin. Eventually, the mercury affected their nervous systems. It takes quite a bit of mercury to make you “mad as a hatter.” But much smaller amounts can cause “pins and needles” sensations… impair your hearing, vision, speech and coordination… and cause general muscle weakness. So it’s a good idea to avoid mercury. Shark, marlin, swordfish and king mackerel are at the top of their food chains… and very high in mercury. These are among the fish you should avoid altogether. Bluefish, Chilean sea bass, grouper and albacore (tuna) contain less mercury, but they’re still high. Limit yourself to two or three servings a month from this group. Mahi Mahi (dolphin), snapper, lobster, halibut, and Alaskan cod tend to have only moderate mercury levels. You can eat these fish weekly, or even a little more often. Finally, there are the low-mercury fish. You can safely enjoy these regularly. They include sardines, tilapia, Pacific sole, catfish, salmon (wild caught), crab, herring, and freshwater trout. Speaking of fresh water, that brings us to our third household toxin. Chances are very good you’re exposed to it every day… through very healthy habits. Bathing and drinking. I’m talking about chlorine. It’s added to almost every city’s water supply. And used to keep the water in most pools clean. But chlorine is a dangerous corrosive, and can damage your skin, lungs and more. Here’s what the New York State Department of Health says about chlorine… The strong oxidizing effects of chlorine cause hydrogen to split from water in moist tissue, resulting in the release of nascent oxygen and hydrogen chloride which produce corrosive tissue damage. The oxidation of chlorine may also form hypochlorous acid, which will penetrate cells and react with cytoplasmic proteins to destroy cell structure. Corrosive tissue damage… destroy cell structure… and those are just part of the problem. Chlorine reacts with organic substances – such as human sweat – to form other dangerous compounds. Compounds like chloroform and trihalomethane (THM). Both are suspected contributors to some long-term health problems. Chlorine itself damages cells and dries out your skin and hair, accelerating the effects of aging. And chlorine in pools is linked to breathing problems in adults and children.1 Fortunately, even if your city adds chlorine to its water, you can still cut your risk of exposure. Avoid taking long showers or soaking in the tub, which increases your skin’s contact with chlorine. Since heat causes the release of more THMs, take cooler showers. And – best of all – use a charcoal filter showerhead. Charcoal effectively filters out most chlorine. Adding a filter for your tap water and avoiding pools disinfected with chlorine are other good steps. Advances in chemistry have helped us make great strides in medicine. But they’ve also had unintended consequences. With these tips, you can avoid some of the worst. Yours in continued good health, Dr Woliner, M.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 12, 2012 Report Share Posted March 12, 2012 Minga: I caught that too. It's a typo. I should have clarified that. Lyndon McGill, D.C. EvolvHealth Wellness Advisory Council Member Salem, Oregon www.SalemSpineClinic.com www.EvolvingDaily.com On 3/12/2012 1:04 PM, abowoman@... wrote: Lyndon, are they saying not to buy organic? Or is this a typo?  So you can keep a huge amount of the pesticides in your diet just by going organic. Especially with these 12 most-contaminated fruits and vegetables Minga Guerrero DC abowoman@... -----Original Message----- From: Lyndon McGill <twogems@...> < > Sent: Mon, Mar 12, 2012 11:21 am Subject: Monday morning advice  Docs: Here is an excerpt from a nutritional newsletter I subscribe to. Lyndon McGill, D.C. EvolvHealth Wellness Advisory Council Member Salem, Oregon www.SalemSpineClinic.com www.EvolvingDaily.com These Healthy Habits Can Make You Sick The “miracle of modern chemistry†has had an unexpected effect. It’s transformed some of our healthiest habits into dangerous games of Russian roulette. In fact, your healthy lifestyle could be poisoning you. Here’s what you need to know… and how to make your healthy habits truly healthy again. First, let’s take a look in your pantry. If you’re health-conscious, it’s loaded with fresh fruits and vegetables. And poison. That’s because some of your favorite fruits and vegetables are carrying a heavy load of dangerous pesticides. Some pesticides are just plain poison. Others may act like hormones in your body… throwing your entire metabolism out of whack. And, according to testing by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), some of the healthiest fruits and veggies are also the most contaminated. They include lettuce, blueberries, spinach, and strawberries. The worst offender was that all-American favorite, apples. 98% of the apples EWG tested were contaminated with pesticides! Organic foods are raised without pesticides. So you can keep a huge amount of the pesticides in your diet just by going organic. Especially with these 12 most-contaminated fruits and vegetables… Apples Celery Strawberries Peaches Spinach Nectarines Grapes Sweet bell peppers Potatoes Blueberries Lettuce Kale Fruits and vegetables aren’t alone. Fish is another healthy food that can spell trouble. You’ve probably heard that some fish carry a load of mercury… easily offsetting any health benefits with this toxic heavy metal. What you may not have heard is why that’s bad news. Remember Alice in Wonderland’s Mad Hatter? “Mad as a hatter†used to be a very common phrase… because so many hat makers became mentally unhinged. You see, hatters used mercury to make the felt in their hats more pliable… and absorbed the mercury through their skin. Eventually, the mercury affected their nervous systems. It takes quite a bit of mercury to make you “mad as a hatter.†But much smaller amounts can cause “pins and needles†sensations… impair your hearing, vision, speech and coordination… and cause general muscle weakness. So it’s a good idea to avoid mercury. Shark, marlin, swordfish and king mackerel are at the top of their food chains… and very high in mercury. These are among the fish you should avoid altogether. Bluefish, Chilean sea bass, grouper and albacore (tuna) contain less mercury, but they’re still high. Limit yourself to two or three servings a month from this group. Mahi Mahi (dolphin), snapper, lobster, halibut, and Alaskan cod tend to have only moderate mercury levels. You can eat these fish weekly, or even a little more often. Finally, there are the low-mercury fish. You can safely enjoy these regularly. They include sardines, tilapia, Pacific sole, catfish, salmon (wild caught), crab, herring, and freshwater trout. Speaking of fresh water, that brings us to our third household toxin. Chances are very good you’re exposed to it every day… through very healthy habits. Bathing and drinking. I’m talking about chlorine. It’s added to almost every city’s water supply. And used to keep the water in most pools clean. But chlorine is a dangerous corrosive, and can damage your skin, lungs and more. Here’s what the New York State Department of Health says about chlorine… The strong oxidizing effects of chlorine cause hydrogen to split from water in moist tissue, resulting in the release of nascent oxygen and hydrogen chloride which produce corrosive tissue damage. The oxidation of chlorine may also form hypochlorous acid, which will penetrate cells and react with cytoplasmic proteins to destroy cell structure. Corrosive tissue damage… destroy cell structure… and those are just part of the problem. Chlorine reacts with organic substances – such as human sweat – to form other dangerous compounds. Compounds like chloroform and trihalomethane (THM). Both are suspected contributors to some long-term health problems. Chlorine itself damages cells and dries out your skin and hair, accelerating the effects of aging. And chlorine in pools is linked to breathing problems in adults and children.1 Fortunately, even if your city adds chlorine to its water, you can still cut your risk of exposure. Avoid taking long showers or soaking in the tub, which increases your skin’s contact with chlorine. Since heat causes the release of more THMs, take cooler showers. And – best of all – use a charcoal filter showerhead. Charcoal effectively filters out most chlorine. Adding a filter for your tap water and avoiding pools disinfected with chlorine are other good steps. Advances in chemistry have helped us make great strides in medicine. But they’ve also had unintended consequences. With these tips, you can avoid some of the worst. Yours in continued good health, Dr Woliner, M.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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