Keep it Simple Science, The cause of those disorders and diseases that can’t be found.
Alan E. Moses
February 20, 2007
Autism, ASD, ADD, ADHD, As well as many of the autoimmune and other disorders and diseases that baffle science, the time has come to cut to the chase. We argue over the obvious and in the end get nowhere as what is right in front of our eyes eludes us. The problem lies in that scientists are looking for one specific cause to each problem.
Unlike the diseases of our past that originate from one virus or microbe or bacteria today’s disorders and diseases seem so complex and there is a just reason for this. When you realize that we are exposed to 1,000’s of chemicals on a daily basis you may begin to understand. In almost all cases the levels for the specific chemical would be considered a very low dose.
Ironically it has been shown that some of us are still carrying around chemicals long since banned such as DDT, PCB’s and Dioxins to name a few. Our mothers may have passed some onto us and even the children of today may receive these toxins and others from their mothers. Then add the toxins that the children are then exposed to and you have 1,000s of exposures in a short period of time.
There are many chemicals that are considered safe when they reach the market place that turn out not to be. Example: PBDE’s (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers) a flame retarding agent found in clothing, furniture and even on Jet liners. PBDE’s have since been found to cause reproductive and neurological disorders in animals.
PFA’s (perfuorinated acids) nasty chemically resistant compounds that have been used in making non-stick stain resistant coatings. 3M stopped using this in it’s Scotchgaurd for carpets and materials once a study verified that it can cause birth defects in animals.
Most of us are unaware that the EPA reviews on average 1,700 new chemicals or compounds a year and approves 90% of these without any real proof of safety. Out of the 82,000 chemicals of today only 25% have ever been tested for toxicity. Does this thought shock you? It does me yet things are starting to make sense.
The US Surgeon General declared in 1971 that, “Lead levels up to 40 micrograms per deciliter of blood was safe”. This has since been proven as wrong as any detectable level of lead can cause neurological damage in children.
We move 36 years forward and the use of any product containing mercury has been or is in the process of being banned. It is the second most toxic substance to man behind plutonium. Yet somehow, mercury’s inclusion in some vaccines at levels that are 250 times the level accepted by the EPA to find your local dump a hazard is considerd safe. You are supposed to believe that this mercury compound (Thimerosal) is not harmful to a developing brain.
Ask why then it is considered a crime to take Thimerosal into any public building? Okay it is a contradiction that in a vial it is dangerous but injected it is safe. I will let you sort that one out.
The Persian Gulf War Syndrome also known as Idiopathic Environmental Illness or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity may have some answers for all of us. As noted the symptoms of this disorder do not mirror any relationships to established toxic effects of the specific chemical that occur at concentrations far below those excepted to elicit toxicity.
I believe at times this is a very confusing issue. However there are times to just use some common sense and keep it simple science. Many low dose exposures of many different types of chemicals, pesticides, plastics and heavy metals can cause symptoms that are unspecific in nature and are unlike those known for one certain chemical or other. The variations of symptoms may be a result of different chemicals working in new and as of yet unknown ways. The reactions within this chemical cocktail may never be understood and the true source(s) of a certain disorder or disease may not be obvious.
What is known is that in truth as a society we are being exposed to many more chemicals and some we truly know nothing about and the mix is much worse than believed. This is not to say that we can’t change the outcome as there are ways in dealing with this. The time has come to find ways to remove these chemicals and metals and to use the billions we are wasting on pharmaceuticals and treatments that only mask the symptoms. Our insurance companies should be forced to pay for this as in the long run it will be more cost effective. There are many types of chelating agents and they are proving beneficial to most. Let us begin to Detoxify as it certainly can’t hurt.
Unlike the diseases of our past that originate from one virus or microbe or bacteria today’s disorders and diseases seem so complex and there is a just reason for this. When you realize that we are exposed to 1,000’s of chemicals on a daily basis you may begin to understand. In almost all cases the levels for the specific chemical would be considered a very low dose.
Ironically it has been shown that some of us are still carrying around chemicals long since banned such as DDT, PCB’s and Dioxins to name a few. Our mothers may have passed some onto us and even the children of today may receive these toxins and others from their mothers. Then add the toxins that the children are then exposed to and you have 1,000s of exposures in a short period of time.
There are many chemicals that are considered safe when they reach the market place that turn out not to be. Example: PBDE’s (Polybrominated diphenyl ethers) a flame retarding agent found in clothing, furniture and even on Jet liners. PBDE’s have since been found to cause reproductive and neurological disorders in animals.
PFA’s (perfuorinated acids) nasty chemically resistant compounds that have been used in making non-stick stain resistant coatings. 3M stopped using this in it’s Scotchgaurd for carpets and materials once a study verified that it can cause birth defects in animals.
Most of us are unaware that the EPA reviews on average 1,700 new chemicals or compounds a year and approves 90% of these without any real proof of safety. Out of the 82,000 chemicals of today only 25% have ever been tested for toxicity. Does this thought shock you? It does me yet things are starting to make sense.
The US Surgeon General declared in 1971 that, “Lead levels up to 40 micrograms per deciliter of blood was safe”. This has since been proven as wrong as any detectable level of lead can cause neurological damage in children.
We move 36 years forward and the use of any product containing mercury has been or is in the process of being banned. It is the second most toxic substance to man behind plutonium. Yet somehow, mercury’s inclusion in some vaccines at levels that are 250 times the level accepted by the EPA to find your local dump a hazard is considerd safe. You are supposed to believe that this mercury compound (Thimerosal) is not harmful to a developing brain.
Ask why then it is considered a crime to take Thimerosal into any public building? Okay it is a contradiction that in a vial it is dangerous but injected it is safe. I will let you sort that one out.
The Persian Gulf War Syndrome also known as Idiopathic Environmental Illness or Multiple Chemical Sensitivity may have some answers for all of us. As noted the symptoms of this disorder do not mirror any relationships to established toxic effects of the specific chemical that occur at concentrations far below those excepted to elicit toxicity.
I believe at times this is a very confusing issue. However there are times to just use some common sense and keep it simple science. Many low dose exposures of many different types of chemicals, pesticides, plastics and heavy metals can cause symptoms that are unspecific in nature and are unlike those known for one certain chemical or other. The variations of symptoms may be a result of different chemicals working in new and as of yet unknown ways. The reactions within this chemical cocktail may never be understood and the true source(s) of a certain disorder or disease may not be obvious.
What is known is that in truth as a society we are being exposed to many more chemicals and some we truly know nothing about and the mix is much worse than believed. This is not to say that we can’t change the outcome as there are ways in dealing with this. The time has come to find ways to remove these chemicals and metals and to use the billions we are wasting on pharmaceuticals and treatments that only mask the symptoms. Our insurance companies should be forced to pay for this as in the long run it will be more cost effective. There are many types of chelating agents and they are proving beneficial to most. Let us begin to Detoxify as it certainly can’t hurt.
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