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 "Defined as an SBP of 120-139 mmHg or a dbp of 80-89 mmHg.
In contrast to the prevalence in the United States, many non-Westernized, remote populations have a low prevalence of hypertension and do not experience an increase in BP with age [6, 7]. Their protection from hypertension is often attributed to a very low salt intake [8-10], a rich potassium intake [9, 11], being physically active [6], low alcohol consumption [9, 12], and generally high plant food and fish consumption."- Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) |
 "As reported in the "Not Too Pretty" report, by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), DEP and dbp were found in 71 percent and 8 percent of the products, respectively. None of the personal care items containing phthalates listed them on the ingredient label. (3)
A subsequent study by two consumer groups in Britain and Sweden found that 79 percent of personal care products on their store shelves carried phthalates, and more than half of them contained multiple phthalates. (4) Nor was the situation any different in Asia."- Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "Harvard School of Public Health researchers determined that the men with low sperm quality also had the highest levels of the phthalate dbp in their blood. Other work by the same researchers, measuring the phthalate DEP in men with fertility problems, connected high phthalate blood levels with genetic abnormalities in the men's sperm. (7) In EWG's "Not Too Pretty" report, a survey was done of all the medical science literature pertaining to phthalates and possible human reproductive disorders. " - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "END BOX] - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) |
| "Hg) and dbp (2.04 mmHg), whereas the body weight was minimally changed (mean change: -0.56 kg). There was a dose-response relationship between the mean percentage of alcohol reduction and mean percentage of BP reduction.
Thus, limiting alcohol consumption to the current recommendation of two or fewer drinks per day for men and one or fewer for women is supported by most research evidence and will likely improve BP. There is no need to recommend total abstinence; indeed, moderate alcohol consumption (as compared to no alcohol intake) also has well-known benefits for overall CVD risk [174, 175]." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "Cappuccio and others [81] later conducted a meta-analysis of 23 observational studies, and found negligible associations for calcium with both SBP and dbp, though a reanalysis of this data resulted in a somewhat stronger inverse association [19]. More recently, a cross-sectional analysis of the NHANES III data showed that increasing calcium intake is significantly associated with a lower rate of age-related increase in SBP and pulse pressure [82]. Other cross-sectional studies also have shown a significant and inverse association between calcium intake [83, 84] or dairy intake [85-87] and BP." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) "In a reanalysis of the original LNTERSALT data, corrected for measurement error due to use of single 24-hour urine collections, results were stronger: A 100 mmol/day (2300 mg sodium) increase in urinary sodium was associated with an increase in SBP of 3-6mmHg and dbp of 0-3mmHg [45]. In a meta-analysis of observational studies, Law et al. [46] reported somewhat stronger findings than INTERSALT, especially in the elderly and those with higher baseline BP, but diet and other confounders were not assessed in a standard manner across studies. b. Interventional Studies." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.) |
| "Toluene, along with dbp, is on California's list of chemicals known to cause reproductive abnormalities and cancer. However,
OPI and many other major companies do continue to use formaldehyde in nail hardener products. ( 21)
As the scope of nail salon services gradually expanded over the past decade from just manicuring to pedicuring, massaging, cleansing and beautifying hands and feet, and soaking them in spa water tubs, reports began surfacing of outbreaks of bacterial infections of hands and feet in unsanitized salons." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) |
 "Another, charmingly named the Baby Gund Jungle Collection Teether, contained dbp, a phthalate classified by the EU as a reproductive toxin and carcinogen.40
Today, an American who wants phthalate-free toys can find them in the brand names manufactured by multinationals, which have been impelled to remove them by the European Union. Those companies, according to Joan Lawrence, account for about 40 percent of the U.S. market."- Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.) |
 "Compared with placebo, the extract significantly decreased dbp as early as 2 months after starting treatment (8.3 mm Hg, p=0.003) by a mean 14.7 mm Hg at 6 months of treatment (versus 2.6 mm Hg for placebo; p<0.0001). SBP did not decrease significantly until 6 months post-treatment (by a mean 14.1 mm Hg versus 3.8 mm Hg for placebo, p=0.005) (Asgary et al, 2000).
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Liv-52 is an herbal blend commonly used in Indian traditional medicine. It contains five herbal extracts including Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), as well as Mandur basma and Tamarix gallica."- Thomson Healthcare, Inc., PDR for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition (Get the book.) |
 "The company responded in writing: "Our firm does not use DEHP and dbp, about which concerns have been raised, as components of our products," said the letter from Tae-Hyun Chang, director of the Central Research Center of Unilever Korea.15 Although the company had been using the phthalate DEP as a component in fragrance, they had found a way to remove even that chemical, Chang said. They would gradually introduce the new formula starting at the end of the year."- Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.) "Russ Hauser and Susan Duty studied men in an infertility clinic and found that men who had higher levels of dbp in their bodies had lower sperm quality and lower sperm motility.14 In a separate study of 379 men from an infertility clinic, the Harvard researchers correlated diethyl phthalate (DEP) with DNA damage in the men's sperm, a condition that can lead to infertility or miscarriage.15 DEP is the phthalate used most widely in cosmetics. The chemical appears to be getting into people's bodies from the products, according to another study conducted by Dr. Hauser's team." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.) |
| "As of January 2007, three phthalates determined to be reproductive toxins—DEHP and two others, dbp and BBP—have been banned from "all toys and childcare articles." Three others deemed to be less dangerous—DINP, DIDP, and DNOP—are banned from toys, "if those articles can be put into the mouth by children."17 The bans are in place until 2010, when they will be put up for review or renewal, depending on the results of continuing scientific research." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.) |
| "As a consequence of this approach, there is already a program to remove DEHP and dbp from our products."16
A reporter from the Wall Street Journal was interested in the letter from Kathy Rogerson — and just like that, there was big news in the $650 million American nail-care market: "Amid Health Concerns, Nail-Polish Makers Switch Formulas," read the headline of the April 19, 2004, story by Thaddeus Herrick." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.) |
 "In the case of phthalates and personal-care products and cosmetics, the addition of a small amount of dbp provides just enough "give" to reduce cracking by making nail polish less brittle and more chip-resistant. When perfume fragrances are dissolved in either DEP or DMP, they evaporate more slowly, making the scent linger longer. In hair sprays, they help avoid stiffness by allowing them to form a flexible film on the hair.
Users of high-end phthalates include some of most popular perfumes."- David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) "For example, he has found that both dbp and DEHP produce dramatic changes in male sexual characteristics when exposure takes place in the uterus during pregnancy, at levels far beneath those of previous toxicological concern. "We have found that androgens do block the action of male fetuses so that some of them look like females," explains Dr. Gray. "We have males with undeveloped testicles and malformed penises [hypospadia] and some have even been born with a vaginal pouch." - David Steinman, Safe Trip to Eden: Ten Steps to Save Planet Earth from the Global Warming Meltdown (Get the book.) |
| "She wanted to know: since the companies had to reformulate their European products to remove the two phthalates DEHP and dbp, would they please make the phthalate-free products available in the US?
To sum up the companies' responses: "They blew me off, totally." Bryony's notes record: seven calls to Unilever, six calls to L'Oreal, eight calls to Revlon, seven calls to Estee Lauder. The only phone responses were from L'Oreal vice president of communications Sam Maddingly and Revlon spokeswoman Catherine Fisher, both of whom said they'd call back but never did." - Stacy Malkan, Not Just a Pretty Face: The Ugly Side of the Beauty Industry (Get the book.) |
 "Garlic group also decreased in dbp, plasma viscosity, and serum cholesterol.
Kiesewetter et al., 1991
Platelet aggregation
DB, PC n=l20
4 weeks
400 mg, 2x/day or placebo
Garlic powder
Observations in garlic group include spontaneous platelet aggregation disappearance, increase of 47.6% microcirculation of the skin, 3.2% decrease in plasma viscosity, mean dbp decrease from 74 to 67 (p<0.05), and a drop in the mean fasting blood glucose concentration from 89.4 to 79."- Mark Blumenthal, The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs (Get the book.) "Mild hypertension (DBP 95-104 mmHg;TC >250; TG>200) R, DB, PC, C n=47 (garlic n=24; placebo n=23) (n=2l taking blood pressure medication) 12 weeks (after 7 week acclimation period) 200 mg/day or placebo Kwai® garlic powder Results indicated 13% decrease in dbp in garlic group vs. 4% for placebo (p<0.0l). SBP decreased by 1 1% in garlic compared with 5% in the placebo group (p<0.05). Serum cholesterol and TG were significantly decreased after 8 and 12 weeks in garlic group vs. placebo (p<0.05)." - Mark Blumenthal, The ABC Clinical Guide to Herbs (Get the book.) |
 "One chemical called dbp or dibutyl phthalate is reported to cause severe birth defects in animals and sexual problems in human males. This chemical is used by females in shampoos, cosmetics, sunscreens, hair preparations, anti-perspirants and especially in nail polish.48 Many young married women paint nails in beauty parlors and, along with any others who have hair appointments, breathe many toxic fumes for hours. Most beauty salons have little to no protection in the form of ventilation or air purification systems."- Doris J. Rapp, M.D., Our Toxic World: A Wake Up Call (Get the book.) |
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