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"Benzene, which can cause leukemia, and formaldehyde which can cause nasal and nasopharyngeal cancer. formaldehyde is commonly used in the production of more complex chemicals such as polymers and resins. Resins are used in adhesives such as those found in plywood and carpeting. formaldehyde is also used in sanitary paper products such as facial tissue, table napkins, and roll towels. Most insulation material, moulded products, and paints contain formaldehyde derivatives, too. Environmental/food toxins: Many babies are born toxic due to the toxic load of their mothers." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"At higher than 86 degrees Fahrenheit, the methanol (wood alcohol) in aspartame converts to formaldehyde and then to formic acid. Both formaldehyde and formic acid are potent carcinogens. In fact, formaldehyde is categorized in the same class of deadly poisons as cyanide and arsenic. On the other hand, when methanol occurs naturally, as it does in fruits, it is always in the presence of ethanol. Ethanol keeps methanol stable and prevents it from breaking down into formaldehyde and formic acid. But the methanol in aspartame is "free" methanol, and thus unstable." - Tanya Harter Pierce, Outsmart Your Cancer: Alternative Non-Toxic Treatments That Work (Get the book.)

"For example, avoid polyester and polyester-blend percale sheets, which are coated with formaldehyde to resist wrinkling. The formaldehyde gives off gases for the life of the sheets. In people with formaldehyde sensitivity, the gases can cause coughing, throat and eye irritation, headaches, nausea, nosebleeds, and, insidiously, insomnia. Look instead for high-density, combed-cotton percale sheets, without a "no-iron" or "easy-care" designation." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.)

"Formaldehyde Testing Serum levels of formic acid (a metabolite of formaldehyde) can also be obtained if formaldehyde is suspected. The air in your home or office can be measured for formaldehyde (also for carbon monoxide and other toxic compounds) to help incriminate the offending substances. You can contract directly with a company that performs this service. Your physician can also contact Antibody Assay Laboratories or Immunosciences Laboratory (see page 285), labs that run antibody assays for formaldehyde (as well as for toluene di-isocyanate, tri-mellitic anhydride, and other compounds)." - Ralph Golan, M.D., Optimal Wellness (Get the book.)

"Resins are used in adhesives such as those found in plywood and carpeting. formaldehyde is also used in sanitary paper products such as facial tissue, table napkins, and roll towels. Most insulation material, moulded products, and paints contain formaldehyde derivatives, too. Environmental/food toxins: Many babies are born toxic due to the toxic load of their mothers. Blood samples from newborns contained an average of 287 toxins, including mercury, fire retardants, pesticides and Teflon chemicals, according to a 2004 study by the Environmental Working Group (EWG)." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Some companies are also producing polish that is free of two chemicals that are equally troubling to environmental public health groups: formaldehyde, a preservative, and toluene, a solvent that helps polish to flow more evenly. Nevertheless, the majority of nail products still contain phthalates, formaldehyde, and toluene. One concern with nail polish is that it is often used by even very young girls, and "play" polishes for children abound. To date, Procter & Gamble, Estee Lauder, and several others have eliminated phthalates from their nail polish." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"For example, avoid polyester and polyester-blend percale sheets, which are coated with formaldehyde to resist wrinkling. The formaldehyde gives off gases for the life of the sheets. In people with formaldehyde sensitivity, the gases can cause coughing, throat and eye irritation, headaches, nausea, nosebleeds, and, insidiously, insomnia. Look instead for high-density, combed-cotton percale sheets, without a "no-iron" or "easy-care" designation." - Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.)

"Battelle laboratories in Columbus, Ohio, recently determined that common household items such as new clothing, paints and finishes, wallpaper and fingernail polishes emit substantial levels of formaldehyde. Long-term exposure to these toxic emissions may cause respiratory difficulty and eczema. In addition to avoiding acid-cured floor finishes (which ranked highest of non-pressed-wood products which are known for formaldehyde emissions), it would be wise to avoid using nail polish, and to wash all new clothing before wearing it." - Bottom Line Books, Uncommon Cures For Everyday Ailments (Get the book.)

"China exports five hundred million dollars a year worth of processed wood to the United States that's been treated with formaldehyde, a binder in plywood and other home- and office-construction materials. formaldehyde is a "known carcinogen," according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and a contributor to asthma in young children and respiratory problems in adults, according to the Harvard School of Public Health and other research centers." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.)

"VOCs, which include chemicals such as acetate, ethanol, and formaldehyde, have been found to have toxic effects, even at low doses. Many are suspected carcinogens. These chemically unstable compounds vaporize (turn to gas) readily and may combine with other chemicals to create compounds that can cause toxic reactions when inhaled or absorbed through the skin." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"In addition to the "active" part of the vaccine, the vaccine includes substances such as ethylene glycol (antifreeze), formaldehyde (a known carcinogen), and aluminum. Look, I'm not saying vaccines should be eliminated—just that we should use a little more discrimination than we are at the moment. Eventually, it's possible that new techniques of genetic engineering, by being able to totally isolate the offending antigen, may be able to offer a safer form of vaccine. But until that day..." - Jon Barron, Lessons from The Miracle Doctors: A Step-by-Step Guide to Optimum Health and Relief from Catastrophic Illness (Get the book.)

"Resins, notably tosylamide or formaldehyde, to make the polish tough and resilient. • Solvents, to facilitate application of the polish. These include toluene and ethyl acetate. • Clay, to suspend the ingredients and facilitate application. • Plasticizer, particularly dibutyl phthalate (DBP), to prevent chips and cracks. • UV stabilizer, to prevent fading from light, particularly sunlight. Artificial fingernails, also known as sculpted or acrylic nails, have also become increasingly popular." - 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.)

"If you have blown-in insulation as well, the only way you can test for its effects is to go away for a while to a house without sources of formaldehyde. Simple stone or brick houses with solid walls are a good bet. Plush modern hotels are likely to be oozing formaldehyde vapor. Other sources of formaldehyde include foam rubber, new textiles, paper (including newsprint), photographs, leather luggage, antiperspi-rants, some cosmetics and shampoos, and plywood. It is only worth eliminating these if you have strong reasons to suspect formaldehyde." - Jonathan Brostoff M.D., Linda Gamlin, Food Allergies and Food Intolerance: The Complete Guide to Their Identification and Treatment (Get the book.)

"Surprising sources of toxins include - pharmaceutical drugs and rocket fuel in drinking water - formaldehyde in household goods and furniture - untold additives in food - plastics and resins in commonly used bottles, cans, and storage containers that leach a noxious chemical - toys made with lead paint Too much sugar, especially from processed foods, can do as much damage to the liver as excess alcohol. About one in ten children today show signs of a fatty liver, which is also attributed to rising levels of obesity. This condition is reversible through diet and lifestyle changes." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

"However, some vaccines still contain toxic ingredients such as mercury and formaldehyde. What happens with those toxins when we are injected with them? How can we excrete something injected right into our blood without it being deposited into some of our tissues? Obviously we cannot. DIETARY MEASURES FOR CROHN'S DISEASE Crohn's Disease is a condition that has a great deal of individuality. Some may have a severe case and others may have a very mild one. Food restrictions are very individual as well." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Nevertheless, the majority of nail products still contain phthalates, formaldehyde, and toluene. One concern with nail polish is that it is often used by even very young girls, and "play" polishes for children abound. To date, Procter & Gamble, Estee Lauder, and several others have eliminated phthalates from their nail polish. (Ingredient labels on nail polish sold in retail stores must now state whether it contains phthalate as an ingredient, although salon nail polish does not have to.) WASH YOUR HANDS!" - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Formaldehyde is used to stiffen fabrics of all types, so that new clothing, carpeting, and upholstered furniture may emit considerable formaldehyde for days or weeks. Other sources of formaldehyde in household air are foam insulation, urea-formaldehyde finish coatings on furniture and flooring, fresh latex paint, space heaters, new paper or plastic products of any type, and cosmetics (including nail polish, skin creams, and hair sprays)." - Leo Galland, Power Healing: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Cure Yourself (Get the book.)

"However, some vaccines still contain toxic ingredients such as mercury and formaldehyde. What happens with those toxins when we are injected with them? How can we excrete something injected right into our blood without it being deposited into some of our tissues? Obviously we cannot. DIETARY MEASURES FOR ULCERATIVE COLITIS Ulcerative colitis like Crohn's disease is a condition that has a great deal of individuality. Some may have a severe case and others may have a very mild one. Food restrictions are very individual as well." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"While the chemistry of cigarette smoke and of cosmetics and personal care products is very different, several of the same carcinogens have been identified in both, including formaldehyde, mtrosodiethanolamine, arsenic, DDT, and Endrin. The strong epidemiological evidence on the risks of smoking is based on comparisons of cancer rates in large population groups that smoke different amounts of cigarettes daily, over different periods of time, with those in groups that have never smoked." - 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.)

"It is processed in open kettles without formaldehyde. Other grades are processed in pressurized containers with formaldehyde added. Grade B Maple Syrup is also a lower glycemic index food, resulting in a slow, gradual rise in blood sugar levels. Remember, rapid spikes in blood sugar result in rapid plunges, which create severe carbohydrate (sugar) cravings and eventual insulin resistance. This just happens to be an example where grade B is actually much better than grade A. It's basically an exception to the rule." - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Nail varnishes and polishes include such toxic ingredients as formaldehyde, a carcinogen; parabens and phthalates, both hormone disrupters; and toluene and other petrochemical solvents, some of which are highly volatile Many nail polishes contain the phthalate dibutyl pthalate (DBP), so it should not have been a surprise when the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tested the blood of 289 people in 2000 and detected DBP in every person's body. The highest levels were recorded in women twenty to forty years of age, the prime childbearing years ?" - 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.)

"Other grades are processed in pressurized containers with formaldehyde added. Grade B Maple Syrup is also a lower glycemic index food, resulting in a slow, gradual rise in blood sugar levels. Remember, rapid spikes in blood sugar result in rapid plunges, which create severe carbohydrate (sugar) cravings and eventual insulin resistance. This just happens to be an example where grade B is actually much better than grade A. It's basically an exception to the rule. Two critical issues: First, it still has the many minerals and enzymes in tact; and second, there is no formaldehyde added!" - Dr. David W. Tanton; Ph.D., A Drug-Free Approach To Healthcare, Revised Edition (Get the book.)

"Methanol (wood alcohol) in aspartame is released when temperature exceeds 86°f (30°c), and converts to formaldehyde and formic acid, both of which are potent poisons. When aspartame is ingested, this always happens because normal body temperature is 9-8.6°f (37°c). Common table salt, sodium chloride, is salt that has been refined, processed, and depleted of its minerals. It is toxic and addictive to the body. Refined salt is a chemical compound that contains no food value. It cannot be digested or assimilated." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"Contains no formaldehyde, phthalates, EMA, or any chemical solvents such as toluene. www.honeybeegardens.com Chapter Eight: Products Targeting Sun Worshippers Picture a white sand beach in southern California on a typical summer weekend. Thousands of sun worshippers of all ages lounge on the beach or wade and swim in the ocean water, their bodies glistening and lathered with sunscreens or sunblocks. While this may seem like a benign scene, something subtle but dangerous is happening just below the surface of both their awareness and their skin." - 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.)

"Some ingredients that may be found in vaccines are:20 Phenol (carbolic acid), distilled from coal or coal tar. formaldehyde, a known cancer causing agent, which is commonly used to embalm corpses. þMercury (thimerosal), a toxic heavy metal and a neurological poison, which accumulates in the brain. Alum, a preservative. Aluminum phosphate, a toxin used in deodorants. Aluminum is a neurological poison that accumulates in the brain. þAcetone, a solvent used in fingernail polish remover; very volatile, passes easily through the placenta." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.) "It does to food what formaldehyde does to embalmed corpses. Products that are "enriched" are no better. Actually, they are worse because most additives are toxic, requiring the body to expend energy and nutrients to eliminate them. In the refining process, hundreds of nutrients are removed, and then a few synthetic chemicals added back. The food industry calls this enrichment. The products are not enriched; they are actually depleted and made more toxic by the synthetic additives." - Ron Garner, Conscious Health: A Complete Guide to Wellness Through Natural Means (Get the book.)

"China exports five hundred million dollars a year worth of processed wood to the United States that's been treated with formaldehyde, a binder in plywood and other home- and office-construction materials. formaldehyde is a "known carcinogen," according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and a contributor to asthma in young children and respiratory problems in adults, according to the Harvard School of Public Health and other research centers." - Mark Schapiro, Exposed: The Toxic Chemistry of Everyday Products and What's at Stake for American Power (Get the book.)

"Decaffeinated coffee may be more harmful to the liver, as the process used to decaffeinate coffee beans usually uses large amounts of toxic chemicals, such as formaldehyde and trichloroethylene, which is used as a degreas-ing agent in the metal industry and as a solvent in dry cleaning. For this reason I recommend using organic decaffeinated blends. Beverage Coffee, brewed (8 oz.) Espresso (2 oz.) Tea, black brewed (8 oz.) Tea, green (8 oz.) Tea, white (8 oz.) Hot chocolate (8 oz.) Coffee, decaf (8 oz.) Pepsi-Cola (8 oz.) Snapple sweet tea (8 oz." - Phuli Cohan, The Natural Hormone Makeover: 10 Steps to Rejuvenate Your Health and Rediscover Your Inner Glow (Get the book.)

"Methanol is a wood alcohol that breaks down chemically into formic acid and formaldehyde," Dr. Hull explains. And neurosurgeon Russell L. Blaylock, M.D., who has spent a decade studying the effects of both aspartame and MSG, says that the formaldehyde makes aspartame "a dangerous neurotoxin which can damage the nervous system, and it is a significant carcinogen for many organs." WHY DO I GET CRAMPS OR THE RUNS AFTER EATING LOW-CALORIE CANDIES, SYRUPS, CHEWING GUM, CAKES, OR BREATH MINTS?" - Connie Bennett, C.H.H.C. with Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., Sugar Shock!: How Sweets and Simple Carbs Can Derail Your Life-- and How YouCan Get Back on Track (Get the book.)

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