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The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing: A Comprehensive A-Z Listing of Common and Chronic Illnesses and Their Proven Natural Treatments Gary Null, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

When one is pregnant, special care should be taken to avoid exposure to toxic ingredients found in such items as chemical hair dyes, household cleaners, paint and paint fumes, thinners, solvents, benzene, dry cleaning fluid, wood preservatives, and pesticides. Radiation (e.g., from X rays) is to be avoided, especially during the first trimester. It should go without saying that cigarettes, alcohol, and recreational drugs are to be avoided as well. Toxic surroundings are also harmful. Negative people and aggravating situations cause stress.

The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay. See book keywords and concepts

Note: This medicine contains toxic ingredients and requires special preparation skills. Mercury preparations are not legal to import into the U.S. at the present time. Ayurvedic physicians, including Dr. Mana, have reported many successes using these formulas over the centuries. Kaishora guggulu: 64 parts each of haritaki fruit, vibhitaki fruit, amla fruit, and guduchi stem are mixed together with 64 parts of guggul gum and boiled in an iron vessel.

The Politics of Cancer Revisited Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Labeled toxic ingredients — Quaternium-15, Formaldehyde releaser, Carcinogenic; Diethanolamine (DEA), Interacts with nitrites to form a carcinogenic nitrosamine; Phenylene-Diamines, Includes carcinogens and other ingredients inadequately tested for carcinogenicity. Note: Substantive evidence of causal relation to lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and other cancers. HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS Ajax Cleanser — Colgate-Palmolive, Inc. Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient— Crystalline Silica, Carcinogenic. Zud Heavy Duty Cleanser — Reckitt & Colman, Inc. Unlabeled Toxic Ingredient — Crystalline Silica, Carcinogenic.

Vaccination The Issue of Our Times Peggy O'Mara See book keywords and concepts

The other toxic ingredients are added in either the chemical production of the vaccine or as preservatives. Foreign Travel and Vaccination Many people wonder about immunizing their children before traveling to a foreign country. This is a confusing issue with many complicating factors. The most complicating is that when traveling it is much more difficult for parents to maintain control over their children's environment than it is at home. Food and water may be contaminated, and all living conditions may be unhealthier than at home.

Nontoxic, Natural and Earthwise Debra Lynn Dadd See book keywords and concepts

HOW PRODUCTS FOR BABIES AND CHILDREN AFFECT OUR HEALTH, OUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH, AND THE EARTH Infants' and children's products are in many ways smaller versions of adult products: baby-care products contains similar toxic ingredients; baby food is grown with pesticides; toys and diapers are made from plastics. The effect on the environment is the same, regardless of who the user of the product is. Yet babies and children are more susceptible to the harmful effects of the products they use every day.

Many aerosol products also contain other toxic ingredients that can get into eyes and lungs more easily than they could were these products dispensed by some other method. This can lead to high particle retention in the lungs and cause respiratory problems. Ammonia (including Ammonium Chloride, Ammonium Hydroxide, Benzalkonium Chloride, and Quartet-nary Ammonium Compounds) Irritation of eyes and respiratory tract, conjunctivitis, laryngitis, tracheitis, pulmonary edema, pneumonitis, and skin burn.

In addition to the above, antidandruff shampoos contain coal-tar solutions or other toxic ingredients. Selenium sulfide, for example, can cause degenerative lesions of the liver, kidney, heart, spleen, stomach, bowels, and lungs if swallowed. Another toxic chemical used in anti-dandruff shampoos, recorcinol, is very easily absorbed through the skin. HOMEMADE ALTERNATIVES • Use liquid soap. • Blend one cup liquid castile soap (can be made from castile bar soap by grating bar and mixing with pure water in a blender or food processor) with one quarter cup olive, avocado, or almond oil.

Living Downstream Sandra Steingraber See book keywords and concepts

It means asserting our right to know about any and all toxic ingredients in products such as household cleaners, paints, and cosmetics. It requires a determination to find out where the underground storage tanks are located, how the land was used before the subdivision was built over it, what is being sprayed along the roadsides and rights-of-way, and what exactly goes on behind that barbed-wire fence at the end of the street.

Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Vitamin E Ruth Winter See book keywords and concepts

Used externally to treat skin diseases, the principle toxic ingredients are phenols (very toxic) and other hydrocarbons such as the naphthalenes. Toxicity estimates are hard to make because even the U.S. Pharmacopoeia does not specify the phenol content of official preparations. However, if ingested, it is estimated that one ounce would kill. See Pine Tar Oil, which is a rectified tar oil used as a licorice flavoring. TARA GUM • Peruvian Carob. Obtained by grinding the endosperms of the seeds of an evergreen tree common to Peru.

Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1 Michael T. Murray, ND See book keywords and concepts

While some of these violations are indeed potentially dangerous and may involve toxic ingredients and the inclusion of endangered species, many involve labeling issues and can often be sorted out by revising the labeling at the company of origin. Market The market for Chinese prepared medicines is huge. China will become the largest pharmaceutical market in the world within a few years. In herbal medicine, the Chinese sales alone were $2.3 billion in 1995. It is estimated that there are over 5,000 "licensed patent medicines" in China.

A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients Ruth Winter, M.S. See book keywords and concepts

Used externally to treat skin diseases, the principle toxic ingredients are phenols and naphthalenes. Toxicity estimates are hard to make because even the U.S. Pharmacopeia does not specify the phenol content of official preparations. However, if ingested, it is estimated that one ounce would kill. See Pine Tar Oil, which is a rectified tar oil used as a licorice flavoring. TARO • Colocasia esculenta. Elephant's Ear. Dasheen. A starchy root grown throughout the tropics for its edible starch. It has to be peeled to remove its poisonous outer covering. Used to make the Hawaiian dish poi.

The Politics of Cancer Revisited Samuel S. Epstein, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Product Safety Commission, and to provide information regarding how these products would meet existing requirements of the Hazardous Substance Act. Although the act would initially apply to children's products, after three years it would cover all consumer products. Currently, the bill has 144 mainly Democratic co-sponsors in Congress. Spurred on by the success of The Safe Shopper's Bible and the work of many public interest groups, the Consumer Labeling Initiative (CLI) got underway in early 1996.

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