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"Cross contamination happens when foods have come in contact with the sensitivity or allergen. Sometimes food can be cross contaminated in restaurants by cooking in the same pots. If the restaurant cannot guarantee no cross contamination, do not eat there. It is best to avoid buffets as well for this reason. If you are going to someone's house for a pot luck or picnic, bring a dish that you can safely enjoy. Avoid bulk foods as they can be easily cross contaminated, not to mention less than fresh. Deli meats may be sliced by the same cutter used for cheeses. Become a detective!" - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Improper hand washing by food handlers is another source of contamination. Of note, Salmonella can also exist in animal feces and thus pet owners, including reptile owners, should be careful to wash their hands after handling pets and/or their excrement. Animal researchers are working with probiotics to see if they can help reduce the presence of Salmonella in the feces of farmed animals to reduce the likelihood of human food contamination." - Allison Tannis, Probiotic Rescue: How You can use Probiotics to Fight Cholesterol, Cancer, Superbugs, Digestive Complaints and More (Get the book.)

"Gary worried that the two studies suffered from intention "contamination." To ensure that all four sets of seeds were planted in conditions with the same light, moisture, and soil conditions, Mark had planted the target and the controls in the same dirt. As the seeds had not been shielded from each other, there also could have been "biophoton" contamination. In other words, the seeds sent intention could have communicated that intention to the control seeds via light emissions. The greatest challenge of the scientific method is determining why something works or why it fails." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

"Ed reports that realizing "the possibility of contamination of one dream account with the other," he intentionally "tried to keep such contamination to a minimum, by withholding details from [his] dream until [he] had heard them independently from Harvey." Further he notes that "our appearance in dreams can differ markedly from our physical appearance, [and thus] makes a confusing situation even more confusing. In the physical world we habitually use appearance to determine identity." - Robert Waggoner, Lucid Dreaming: Gateway to the Inner Self (Get the book.)

"In 1979, the FDA expressed concerns about significant nitrosamine contamination "in a variety of cosmetic products." The Agency asked "for voluntary industry action," and left open the possibility of taking regulatory steps. Although the requested voluntary action was not formcoming, the Agency still has not used its regulatory authority. As mentioned, it has been well known since 1978 that ethoxylates are contaminated with 1,4-dioxane at levels as high as 100 parts per million." - 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.) "Of even greater concern is the cumulative contamination of the air in salons with volatile ingredients, as well as fine particles from hair sprays, known as aerosols, which penetrate deep into the lungs. Workers in the hair and nail care businesses tend to drift in and out of these jobs, so epidemiological studies to ascertain impacts on health with certainty are hardly feasible. But we do know that toxic effects experienced by salon workers include respiratory illness and asthma, nausea, sleep disorders, fatigue, and numbness and pain in the fingers." - 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.) "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested 289 persons for phthalate contamination in 2000, seven types of phthalates were found in subjects' blood. DBP, the phthalate most often found in air fresheners, was detected in every person." - 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.)

"The final step for the production of Astaxanthin is extraction of dried Haematococcus biomass using supercritical carbon dioxide to produce a purified oleoresin, absolutely free of any biological or environmental contamination. As we mentioned above, this supercritical extraction process is a vital step in ensuring the proper stability, potency, and purity of all Natural Astaxanthin products. All other commercial producers of Haematococcus today currently use closed culture systems. Many falsely claim that fully closed systems are superior because they protect the algae from contamination." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

"This is called "cross contamination." Some simple things can save you from suffering. Use your own butter dish, cutting board and toaster. The Canadian Celiac association recommends using a toaster oven with a removable rack that can be washed between uses. Use your own packaged goods, like peanut butter, jam, butter, mustard, relish, etc. Your company may use the same cutlery twice from ajar that has come in contact with gluten. Clean any dishes well after baking. Clean the BBQ rack before cooking on it, as it may have cooked some breaded goods prior." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Both of these systems of explanation blamed disease on filth, pollution, and contamination, with their sequelae of stench, poor air quality, and decay/putrefaction; miasma, the older of the two was, in the simplest terms, a view that bad air, arising from decay and fermentation in an unclean environment, caused disease; zymotic theory glossed 'miasma' in terms of particulate decayed matter, spreading in the air and water, and contaminating all they touched, thus catalysing the internal disease process." - Roberta Bivins, Alternative Medicine?: A History (Get the book.)

"If the restaurant cannot guarantee no cross contamination, do not eat there. It is best to avoid buffets as well for this reason. If you are going to someone's house for a pot luck or picnic, bring a dish that you can safely enjoy. Avoid bulk foods as they can be easily cross contaminated, not to mention less than fresh. Deli meats may be sliced by the same cutter used for cheeses. Become a detective!" - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "If you are unsure of contamination, do not eat them.) • rye • semolina • spelt or dinkel (type of wheat) • triticale (is a cross between wheat and rye) • wheat CARBOHYDRATES AND GRAINS THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR CELIAC DISEASE • amaranth • arrowroot • buckwheat • cassava • corn • flax • Indian rice grass • legumes • millet • nuts • potatoes • quinoa • rice • sago • seeds • soy • sorghum • tapioca • wild Rice • yucca Please note: any of these foods may be cross contaminated and if any of them cause you symptoms, avoid them." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Hormones applied to the skin concentrate in the saliva and contamination from the skin usually causes hormone levels to be very high. Levels in the saliva are reported as too high, even though the body dose is normal. More labs are now providing salivary ranges but I generally do not use saliva levels except for measuring Cortisol, melatonin, and DHEA. • Sex hormones vary throughout the menstrual cycle. If you are still menstruating, progesterone is best measured on days 19 to 21, when it peaks." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"The bioenergetic effects of heavy metal poisoning and contamination also are expressed through this Integrator because of its robust links to the brain, blood marrow, and stomach, all places where heavy metals tend to accumulate when your body cannot process and expel them. The emotional correlations to Energetic Integrator 11 relate to higher mental functions, particularly to the expression of memories and spatial awareness difficulties." - Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey, Decoding the Human Body-Field: The New Science of Information as Medicine (Get the book.)

"Avoid bulk cereals; grains in open bins may be exposed to moisture, mold, and insect contamination. • Keep oats in an airtight and moisture-proof container to prevent bugs from getting in and mold/fungi growth from forming. • Properly stored and dry, rolled oats may keep for as long as a year. PREPARATION AND SERVING SUGGESTIONS: • Oats can be prepared in a variety of different ways. They can be processed into cereals and snacks, made into beer, and baked into cookies, muffins, and breads. • For creamier-style oatmeal, bring the oats, milk or soy beverage, or water to a boil, then simmer." - David W. Grotto, RD, LDN, 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life! (Get the book.)

"Currently, a new Haematococcus production facility in Hawaii which uses small BioDomes has found that it is extremely difficult and expensive to control contamination. The economic viability of this facility is in question. Cyanotech's closed culture systems, as well as its open pond systems, have been designed based on many years of experience to minimize these problems and to ensure production of contamination-free microalgal products. And the supercritical solvent free extraction that the algae go through before reaching the consumer fully ensures that the product is safe and pure." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.) "Indeed, persistent contamination of closed cultures systems has led to serious problems for microalgae companies in California, Hawaii (not Cyanotech), and Europe—in all three cases it led to bankruptcy for these companies. Currently, a new Haematococcus production facility in Hawaii which uses small BioDomes has found that it is extremely difficult and expensive to control contamination. The economic viability of this facility is in question." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.) "Closed culture systems can be (and often are) contaminated by unwanted algae, fungi, and protozoa. When this does occur, elimination of the biological contamination in closed culture systems can be very difficult because of the high surface area and many "nooks and crannies" in such systems. Indeed, persistent contamination of closed cultures systems has led to serious problems for microalgae companies in California, Hawaii (not Cyanotech), and Europe—in all three cases it led to bankruptcy for these companies." - Bob Capelli, ASTAXANTHIN: Natural Astaxanthin, King of the Carotenoids (Get the book.)

"Grapefruit seed extract has also been claimed to be a safe alternative to parabens, but its preservative action is actually due to contamination by the highly toxic hormone disrupter triclosan, or sometimes by the less toxic benzethonium chloride. Pure grapefruit seed extract has no preservative action whatsoever. Phthalates are the most commonly used solvents, but cosmetic grade petroleum distillate (or petroleum jelly) is just as effective." - 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.)

"Didn't we grasp the connection between the environmental contamination and degradation of the world around us and skyrocketing rates of diseases in which the immune system runs amok? Getting involved in grassroots activities and political action groups and backing politicians who are committed to taking back the environment are critical if we hope to leave the legacy of a cleaner environment to our children's children. But the whole planet is not going to be saved from decades of chemical degradation overnight." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Their presence in plants is the result of contamination with molds. Steroids are the classic steroidal estrogens (estradiol and estrone) and are found in very minute amounts in a few plants such as apple seed, date palm, and pomegranate seed in the range of one to ten parts per billion.26'33-34 Diosgenin is a steroid derivative and is found in at least 20 plants, including wild yam species. Beta-sitosterol is the most common phytosterol and is distributed widely through the plant kingdom. It is found in plant oils such as wheat germ oil, cottonseed oil, and soybean oil." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Additional possible risk factors include prenatal exposure to high levels of estrogen and pelvic contamination with menstrual products, although these issues are largely theory and research is needed. Physical examination reveals one or more of the following: tenderness of the pelvic area and/or cul-de-sac (a deep pouch anterior to the rectum, separating the uterus from the large intestine); enlarged or tender ovaries; a uterus that tips backward and lacks mobility; fixed pelvic structures; and adhesions." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.) "Also, there may be some caution about increased fish intake and environmental contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency advise that pregnant and nursing mothers and young children avoid certain types of fish and shellfish and limit others. In part, this may be due to the methylmercury content in fish such as albacore tuna, shark, sword-fish, king mackerel, and tilefish. Methylmercury is a known neurotoxin." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Seaman reveals that an FDA inspection of the company plant had disclosed bacterial contamination of the water used to make the sponges. The FDA had found that the company had poor sanitation of their equipment. Faced with the high cost of bringing their plant up to scratch, the company stopped producing the sponge. There had, says Seaman, been extensive problems with other AHP products, including metal contamination, yeast and mould on raw materials, and foreign matter in an arthritis pain formula preparation, failed uniformity codes and inaccurate package date codes." - Martin J. Walker, HRT Licensed to Kill and Maim: The Unheard Voices of Women Damaged by Hormone Replacement Therapy (Get the book.)

"The VOC contamination was the result of repeated and frequent industrial spillage over the past fifty years. In addition, ten ten-thousand-gallon tanks full of degreasing solvents as well as other chemicals—four below ground and six above—that had never been disposed of were leaching chemicals onto the site. PCB spills from transformers also soaked some areas. The local Scaja-quada Creek, which accepted the majority of stormwater overflow in this area of Buffalo, was located about eleven hundred feet south of the property." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Wet cupping may have been widely used years ago but would not be an acceptable technique for today's society, in view of the risk of contamination. Recently, cups with an outlet valve that use a suction pump to draw out the air were developed. These are just as effective as the more conventional cups but eliminate the danger of the open flame and the risk of excessive heat burning the skin. Cupping and moxibustion (see next section) should only be carried out by experienced practitioners, with the strictest sterile precautions and hygienic conditions." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

"In the spring of 2000, when Betty Jean alerted the community about the contamination at 858 East Ferry Street and shared her strong concern that the toxic waste site might be connected to higher than average rates of autoimmunity in the neighborhood, Rhonda and Judith were as alarmed as Betty Jean that the state and city were doing nothing. "We know that our dirty earth is related to disease," Anderson says. "So is that what we're going to leave for our children? Once you know of a problem, you need to fix it, so future generations won't face the same ordeal." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Nowadays the widespread use of disposable acupuncture needles in sealed, sterilised packs has reduced the risk of contamination. ACUPUNCTURE AND ASTHMA Because asthma is a chronic condition, it is not easy to say specifically that acupuncture will remedy it, except that numerous studies and thousands of case histories worldwide convincingly demonstrate its success." - Dr Ron Roberts, Asthma Controlled Naturally: Techniques That Work (Get the book.)

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