Is It Hidden Chemicals at Work? Do you remember way back when Olivia Newton John announced she had breast cancer?  (at least 15 years ago???) I read an article that discussed how she had removed all of the carpeting from her home and anything else that wasn't "natural."  She felt that all of the chemicals in her environment triggered her development of cancer.  Not so long ago Sheryl Crow was on Larry Kind talking about her breast cancer.  She mentioned that she learned you should never drink water from a plastic bottle that has been sitting in a hot car.  Chemicals are released when plastic is heated. Does anyone know when they started putting flame retardant chemicals in our upholstered furniture, pillows, mattresses, children's pajamas.....? I can't help but wonder what effect the chemicals in our daily lives are having on our bodies.   pretty scary!! My husband & I talked about this a while back we think it could be a factor. thanks for the article   __________________ Mom to two awesome boys  Logan 5 Autism &  Landon 2 Nt That was a really great article.  It's something I've been saying for years.  But the problem is its so hard to go completely all natural, we've gotten so spoiled by convenience.  I'm sure this is why the Amish have such low incidences of everything (I believe cancer and other diseases also).  Again, people will say genetic (Amish marry within their own "race")., but I don't buy it.  Mom came from the old country (she was 14) and swears that the reason there are so many disabilities and sickness here is because of the preservatives, plastics, etc.  She'll give the speech about how her toys were homemade and how "those Yodels are going to give you something".  She never even bought any Tupperware or even laundry detergent!!  Oh well, those ideas/beliefs aren't new - just that as they say "mom is usually right". Another thing I want to mention is when I babysat for 2 Top executives of the "Society of the Plastics Industry" (this is going back 30 years), I'll never forget how for a month or so there was a big ruckus going on.  I had to work till 10pm every night, because they had to stay at work.  One evening I found a report marked "highly Confidential" in a binder.  I read it but didn't understand (and don't remember specifics).  Basically, it was saying "research dept. has reported a problem with leakage of certain of our materials..."  I always wonder if there was some kind of a cover-up going on. Sorry for the long post. Of course we have all wracked our brains about genetic predisposition, immune system irregularities, preservatives in innoculations, and oxygen issues in newborns.  We all do know that preservatives and additives are in our diets much more than they were, say, 20 years ago.  A recent article suggested that Amish communities had less ASD than the rest of us...true, or under-reporting? Here is an easily read article from Newsweek that talks about the hidden chemicals in our own healthy, NT bodies...they're in our breast milk and in our urine.  And I wonder if these chemicals - leached from baby bottles and sippy cups, even - have anything to do with making our kids susceptible? I read the magazine the other day, and thought you guys might find it interesting.  I did. http://www.newsweek.com/id/105588 i have been wondering a lot about this! When my Mom was diagnosed with colon cancer she swore it was the microwave changing the "chemical" make up of the food.  So she stopped using the microwave.   Just another thought of a modern convenience that we use every day! There are actually recent releases out there about heating things up, contained in plastic or covered by plastic wrap, in the microwave. I have thrown out all our battered sippy cups!
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