I was astonished when I started researching this but it makes complete sense! I know that I grew up with my mom telling me to put sunscreen on all the time. SPF 50 even! So after learning the real truth I threw out my sunscreen and use aloe vera instead. Here is information I found about how and why sunscreen promotes cancer.
Sunscreen use actually causes cancer, according to comprehensive new research published in the U.K.
There are two primary reasons why sunscreen causes cancer. First, and most importantly, the use of sunscreen blocks the skin from absorbing the sun's rays. That's what it's supposed to do, right? Yes, but in doing so, it also blocks the creation of all-essential vitamin D, the nutrient that the human body desperately needs to prevent as many as 25 chronic diseases. Notably: prostate cancer, breast cancer, osteoporosis, schizophrenia and heart disease.
It turns out that most people living in the Northern hemisphere (which probably includes you) are chronically deficient in vitamin D. By wearing sunscreen, they're depriving their bodies of perhaps the single most important nutrient they need to stay healthy.
The second reason sunscreen causes cancer is because it contains toxic chemicals in the form of artificial fragrance, chemical colors and petroleum products used as fillers and stabilizers. These chemicals are absorbed through the skin where they enter the bloodstream and wreak havoc on the immune system. Artificial fragrances, just by themselves, may contain dozens of carconigenic chemicals that damage the liver, the heart, and even promote systemic cancer.
Of course, the sunscreen manufacturers continue to deny all this while propagating the ridiculous myth that, "There's no such thing as a healthy tan." In reality, there's no such thing as a healthy pale person! A tan is a bonafide sign of good health, and a deep tan actually protects you from cancer.
All this has come out in this comprehensive new research report entitled, "Sunlight Robbery." To summarize the findings of the report, "To ensure optimum levels of vitamin D and optimum health people in the UK need to sunbathe whenever they can wearing as few clothes as possible while taking care not to burn. Vitamin D obtained from food provides only about 10% of our needs."
Well said. So much for the myth that sunshine is somehow bad for you. Soak up the sun as much as you can. I know that I look a lot healthier when I get a lot of sun and people who shy away from the sun look like DEATH. Enough said. it is recommended to get 30 mins of sunshine a day and not to use more than SPF 15.
Friday, November 30, 2007
Parabens & Cancer
par·a·ben
noun
Definition:
chemical used as preservative: a chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen. Evidence suggests that parabens can play a role in the development of breast tumors. Use: preservative in cosmetics, deodorants, food.
Common parabens include methylparaben (E number E218), ethylparaben (E214), propylparaben (E216) and butylparaben. Less common parabens include isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, benzylparaben and their sodium salts.
Beware of PARABENS! The only reason why they are in most of the beauty products you use is so that the products can have a longer shelf life. Big companies like Proctor & Gamble have only one goal when it comes to selling their products. They are only concerned about making money and they don't care how the products affect people such as CANCER.
Cancer is a group of diseases in which cells are aggressive (grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastatic (spread to other locations in the body). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited in their growth and do not invade or metastasize (although some benign tumor types are capable of becoming malignant). Cancer may affect people at all ages, even fetuses, but risk for the more common varieties tends to increase with age. Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells. These abnormalities may be due to the effects of carcinogens, such as tobacco smoke, radiation, CHEMICALS, or infectious agents.
READ YOUR LABELS and buy NATURAL and PARABEN FREE products. Be cautious of ORGANIC products because some of them still contain PARABENS! Remember that CANCER can be prevented by having a healthy diet, exercising, and reading labels on products you use daily!
noun
Definition:
chemical used as preservative: a chemical that mimics the hormone estrogen. Evidence suggests that parabens can play a role in the development of breast tumors. Use: preservative in cosmetics, deodorants, food.
Common parabens include methylparaben (E number E218), ethylparaben (E214), propylparaben (E216) and butylparaben. Less common parabens include isobutylparaben, isopropylparaben, benzylparaben and their sodium salts.
Beware of PARABENS! The only reason why they are in most of the beauty products you use is so that the products can have a longer shelf life. Big companies like Proctor & Gamble have only one goal when it comes to selling their products. They are only concerned about making money and they don't care how the products affect people such as CANCER.
Cancer is a group of diseases in which cells are aggressive (grow and divide without respect to normal limits), invasive (invade and destroy adjacent tissues), and sometimes metastatic (spread to other locations in the body). These three malignant properties of cancers differentiate them from benign tumors, which are self-limited in their growth and do not invade or metastasize (although some benign tumor types are capable of becoming malignant). Cancer may affect people at all ages, even fetuses, but risk for the more common varieties tends to increase with age. Nearly all cancers are caused by abnormalities in the genetic material of the transformed cells. These abnormalities may be due to the effects of carcinogens, such as tobacco smoke, radiation, CHEMICALS, or infectious agents.
READ YOUR LABELS and buy NATURAL and PARABEN FREE products. Be cautious of ORGANIC products because some of them still contain PARABENS! Remember that CANCER can be prevented by having a healthy diet, exercising, and reading labels on products you use daily!
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Are your vitamins KILLING you?
Now I know its very overwhelming these days trying to figure out what supplement/vitamins you should take or maybe you are one of many that take Centrum or Kirkland brand (COSTCO) and you have a huge bottle of it in your cupboard. Most people think that all vitamins are the same but the reality is that MOST supplements either aren't doing anything for you or are doing more damage to your body! Think about this....would you feel safer in a BMW luxury car or in a FORD Focus? Now of course you will pay more money for the safer car and the Focus is cheap so you get what you pay for. Well the same applies to supplements you are consuming. If you pay $5.00 for a bottle of vitamins you are better off not taking anything. I know that I used to take Centrum vitamins and never noticed any change at all and I thought that was normal. Centrum is one of the most widely used brand of vitamins because of a huge marketing budget! Now I work in the Marketing field so I know the power of marketing. A study conducted at Yale New Haven Hospital tested 257 vitamin products. Only 49 were judged as having adequate ratios of nutrients. Anyways, talk is cheap so here is proof for those of you who may be taking a horrible vitamin. This is the Apple Test and please feel free to experiment yourself if you don't believe what you see. The Apple Test tests Usana Essentials, Centrum, and Kirkland (COSTCO) brand multi vitamins. Each vitamin has been soaked in water and each apple half was soaked in the vitamin water for 48 hours. Apples are used because they are made up of cells and are similar to the human body and how we soak up nutrients. The 4th apple was soaked in plain water as a placebo. After 48 hours these are the results in the 2nd picture. What apple do you want to be?
RESET your body! High fiber cleanse
Tis the season to overindulge with all the turkey, stuffing, ham, and endless amounts of desserts. I know especially during the holidays people tend to over eat. The average American consumes 5,000 calories on Thanksgiving! Now I used to be able to put away a huge plate of food and now I have changed my horrible eating habits and cut back on the serving size and what I eat. I cut out SODA, BEER, and FAST FOOD completely out of my diet about 2 months ago. Starting after Thanksgiving I also gave up chicken, beef, and pork. I can't give up my fish but this is a start for me. I have been changing my lifestyle gradually and have seen results very quickly. My beer belly has slimmed down a bit but now I am going to detox my body to cleanse out all the toxins I have been accumulating. The average person carries around 10-12 lbs of WASTE in their intestines. Now that's a lot of CRAP. LOL. I know there are countless diet programs, pills, master cleanse, fruit diets, etc! There is no quick fix when it comes to transforming your body. All these diet pills on the market are so bad for you and can kill you. Starving yourself is not helping either and is very unhealthy for your body. If you want to detox and lose weight you need to make sure you get all the nutrients you need. I am going to start my RESET program from USANA. It's a 5 day high fiber cleanse and the average person loses 5 lbs. I am going to do the transform phase which is 28 days long. Here is more information about the RESET...
I'm going to be taking photos of my progress and will probably put up a before and after pic to show my results and how my body has transformed. If anyone is interested in transforming your body or if you just want to detox then let me know.
I'm going to be taking photos of my progress and will probably put up a before and after pic to show my results and how my body has transformed. If anyone is interested in transforming your body or if you just want to detox then let me know.
Blogging about Health Issues and Prevention
My blog is going to be about Health issues and preventative measures. With so many people being mislead about products and supplements they use daily which contain so many preservatives, chemicals, and parabens that CAUSE cancer and other health issues, I want to share with everyone the knowledge I have acquired to help people live a healthy lifestyle and free from disease. I am an associate of USANA Health Sciences and we promote Health and Freedom. I hope everyone enjoys my blogs and hopefully make a change so that you can live a healthy life free from disease and suffering. Especially with our healthcare crisis here in the U.S. and LACK of healthcare for people who really need it, I believe that prevention is KEY!!!!
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