Cancer and Carcinogens

This was in the air (I didn't write it):





No plastics in micro.
No water bottles in freezer.
No plastic wrap in micro.

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters worth
noting... This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center.

Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
your plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in the
plastic.

Dr. Edward Fujimoto from Castle hospital was on a TV program explaining
this health hazard. (He is the manager of the Wellness Program at the
hospital.)

He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we
should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic containers.

This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of
fat, high heat and plastics re leases dioxins into the food and ultimately
into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and highly toxic to
the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware,
or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, without
the dioxins.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc.,
should be removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper
isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use
tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember when some of
the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper.
The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.

To add to this, Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the
high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper
towels.

 

The way I see it, Man wasn't meant to live more than 30-something years. It's a miracle we live longer than that anyway.

PL

 

Everything gives you cancer these days.

 

I've read a little about this last week. While the information comes from a reliable source and has credence I also believe it's a tad exaggerated. Not to mention impractical for many. Plastic was once touted as the wonder product of the 20th century, now it’s becoming the scourge of the 21st century. I’ll wait for a bit and see what the “New Development” is next week. It always changes, and there will be a counter view soon sponsored by supporters and makers of plastic products I’m sure.