What's In Your Makeup
This is not something you will probably like reading but I like to stay informed.
I asked Mango for more info on cosmetics and bad things in them since I love them so much and much to my dismay I have found out that almost everything we use has some kind of animal part in it. I was not connecting her research on mad cow disease with the makeup and other things. The FDA notes that the primary path of human exposure to BSE is through ingesting beef, and other food, from cattle, but points out that small doses of the infectious prions that cause mad cow disease can be found in cosmetics. There are similar diseases in other animals but they have been given different names. The brain with these diseases also looks very similar to the brain of a patient with Alzheimers. I don't want anyone including me to be scared to death but I think to be better informed is always a good thing and you can make decisions better for you and yours.
Evidently everyone and every thing has what is called prions if I understand this correctly. They seem to exist on the cellular membrane of brain tissue. No one seems to know it's function, but if it starts replicating itself that is when BSE(bovine spongiform encephalopathy), CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease)and JCD( Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) diseases occur. They say this disease that is the result of this replication has no DNA, but seems to be more of a crystal. There is no cure. It remains on tools and saws and in the remains which are used for other things. Especially in cows. It cannot be autoclaved or burned. Even after exposure for an hour to a temp. of 680 degrees Celsius-enough to melt lead-and can withstand antibiotics, boiling water, bleach, formaldehyde and a variety of solvents, detergents and enzymes known to destroy most known bacteria and viruses.(This from Howard Lyman: Mad Cowboy) There is no testing by our Agricultural Dept. All animals are fed animal remains in their feed. The crazy part that M was looking into was deer because she lived in an area with deer. The CSU and the CDC were experimenting by injecting mule deer with BSE to see how infectious it was. The deer escaped and contaminated an entire area. Hundreds of deer died, leaving yearlings and young deer without parents. Coyotes, wolves and cougars fed on the remains of the deer that died with this infection. So once again worse gets worse perpetrated by stupid humans. They also use cattle blood and by-products in fertilizer and someone who commented on M's blog said that the sawdust taken from the slaughterhouses was taken to make potting soil for nurseries. I was just astounded at all the products that use animal parts. Practically everything we use. These are some but not all:
ice cream
marshmallows
mayonnaise
yogurt
animal feed
buttons
carriers for human medicine
pharmaceuticals
sizing
specialty plastics
veterinary medicines
PRODUCTS FROM BLOOD
bone marrow
bone meal
fabric printing and dyeing
leather-treating agents
livestock feed
minerals
plaster retardant
plywood adhesive
diagnostic microbiology
from colloidal proteins - glue for automobile bodies
protein source in feeds
sticking agent
textile sizing
PRODUCTS FROM BONES
bone charcoal
pencils
high grade steel
bone handles
bone jewelry
mineral source in feed
dried bones
buttons
bone china
glass
porcelain enamel
water filters
whitener in refined sugar
PRODUCTS FROM BONE, HORNS, AND HOOVES
bandage strips
collagen cold cream
cellophane wrap and tape
crochet needles
dice
dog biscuits
emery boards and cloth
glycerine
laminated wood products
neatsfoot oil
photographic film
plywood and paneling
shampoo and conditioner
wallpaper and wallpaper paste
syringes
PRODUCTS FROM BRAINS
anti-aging cream
cholesterol
PRODUCTS FROM FATS AND FATTY ACIDS (edible and inedible)
animal foods
biodegradable detergents
biodiesel
cellophane
cement
ceramics
chalk
chemicals,crayons
creams and lotions (sheep)
deodorants
detergents
explosives
fertilizer
fiber softeners
floor wax
glycerol
antifreeze
herbicides
horse and livestock feeds
industrial oils and lubricants
insecticides
insulation
linoleum
livestock feed
lubricants
matches
medicines
mink oil
nitroglycerine
oil polishes
ointment bases
oleostearin
paints
paraffin
perfumes
pet foods
pharmaceuticals
plasticizers
plastics
printing rollers
protein hair conditioner
protein hair shampoo
putty
rubber products
shaving cream
shoe cream
soaps
solvents
stearic acid (sheep)
tallow for tanning
textiles
tires
water proofing agents
weed killers
PRODUCTS FROM GALLSTONES
ornaments
PRODUCTS FROM HAIR
air filters
artist's paint brush
felt and rug padding
insulation material
non-wovens
plastering material
textiles
upholstering material
PRODUCTS FROM HIDES and SKINS
belts
collagen-based adhesives (from trimmings)
bandages
emery boards
glues -for papermaking, bookbinding, cabinetmaking
sheetrock
wallpaper
drum head (sheep)
pharmaceuticals
photographic materials
leather sporting goods
leather wearing apparel
luggage
pigskin garments, gloves, and shoes
porcine burn dressings for burn victims
shoes and boots
upholstery
wallets
PRODUCTS FROM INTESTINES
instrument strings
sausage casings
tennis racquet strings
PRODUCTS FROM MANURE
fertilizer - used in gardens, lawns and farm cropland
nitrogen
potash
phosphorus
minor minerals
OTHER PRODUCTS FROM CATTLE SOURCES
airplane lubricants and runway foam
car polishes and waxes
hydraulic brake fluid
Stearic acid - helps rubber in tires hold shape under steady surface
friction
steel ball bearings containing bone charcoal
textiles for car upholstery
various machine oils and viscous fluids
PRODUCTS FROM WOOL
asphalt binder
carpet
clothing
cosmetics
fabrics
felt
insulation
lanolin
medical ointments
paint and plaster binder
pelt products
rouge base
rug pads
upholstery
woolen goods
worsted fabric
yarns
As you know Oprah was sued by the beef industry and everything about this disease is really hush hush. No one is saying anything. So you might use some discretion in things you use and get out those old home remedies. . So it looks like if we go naked ,ugly, and stinky, with our natural color of hair, don't ever use any kind of medicine and grow our own fruits and vegetables without pesticides or fertilizers than we might be safer. There aren't many alternatives are there? (this may sound dumb) The one I hated the most was marshmallows. I hate to tell you this but I like church lady fruit salad with marshmallows. Bummer! But I can't stop living my life or eating, or using shampoo, or deoderant, for gosh sakes. But I can change some things and I will be looking into those things.
This is the NIAD Research on Prion Diseases Howard Lyman-The Mad Cowboy
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Okay ... I'm officially freaked out. ARE you serious?? And talk about food for thought ... no pun intended. Red ... that's just incredible! I'm with you thought ... unless we go naked, ugly and stinky, we can't escape this comfortably.
Egads ... this is one time I wish the "that which doesn't kill us makes us strong" clause would kick in. Yuck. Between you and Rod, you two ought to start a side show to see how many people you can gross out! *grin*
AWESOME Blog ... it's currently printing.
Love you ...
Lynn
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Looks like I'll be dead sooner than i thought! It's been said that if something taste good or you enjoy it, it's bad for you. I guess you proved them right! To be on the safe side I think I'll cut out using lipstick! LMAO!
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Funny girl. This just blew me away when I finally got the connection of all these products and BSE. You have Mango to thank. She has been researching this for years and lived in a hotspot where the deer were dying in Col.
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LMAO Bubba. Before you stop using it, can I see a picture of you?
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I don't care what kind of chemicals, additives, or animal by-products they add....I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON MARSHMALLOWS. That is the one thing I can put my foot down about. I'll go w/o everything else, and have, but I will never give up on marshmallows.
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Hmmmm...good think I don't wear the stuff. Just a little blush and eye liner. On rare and special occassions some mascara
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I'm with you Shay Shay, not giving up some of my favs. Besides, if I have BSE, it's been brewing there for some time. I figure I am already done for. And Slim , you don't need the makeup. Yeah, you're one of the lucky ones. I look like a man without makeup.
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Red, thank you for carrying the torch. I know these things are not pleasant for folks to face but I’ve found that it’s the WOMEN who aren’t afraid to dig for the truth and connect the dots. One woman in New York had her mom die of a strange illness. Her mom worked at a racetrack for over 20 years working in a food booth. Something peaked this woman’s interest and she began checking into other deaths at the racetrack and found at least 10 more people who had recently died of this illness. These people were either regulars at the track or were vendors. She investigated and connected the dots and was the one who discovered a cluster of BSE related deaths from eating contaminated beef from a food booth at the track. IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON TO CHANGE THE WORLD. Because of my circumstances, I was the one who connected the dots with Chronic Wasting Disease in deer in Colorado. A couple of letters to online news agencies started the investigation that alerted the world to the deaths of our deer population.
We have many scary things ahead of us. Red is aware of the Teflon problem and the toothpaste problem. We have avian flu ahead of us (don’t EVEN get me started on that one). We may not each be scientists and have PHD’s…but we know our neighborhood. Sometimes it just takes one person who wonders why there are so many cases of multiple sclerosis on her street or why there are so many birth deformities. We may not have the ear of the power’s that be…but we have our blogs. This internet “consciousness” does have an affect…it does make a difference to get news out that main stream media won’t touch.
So, thank you dear Red. I think I’ve found a soul sister in you. SHINE ON SWEET LADY
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Mango brings up some very interesting points! I am in the process of being worked up for MS right now, but mine if I do have it, I believe is attributable to excessive intake of aspartame (in Diet Coke). I read your posting, along with Red's list o' trauma (I too, refuse to give up marshmallows) and it really is scary stuff!
I try (it *is* hard) to use products that are organic (like deoderant and make up) things that are forseeable; but the list up there just proves that even our best measures would still fall short somewhere. I had no idea why little girls now days are developing so much quicker and going into puberty faster- until another pediatric nurse told me that it's due to the hormones fed to the animals who end up on our dinner plates. Hmmm....Makes sense doesn't it? Makes me want to cringe thinking that if these are the visable results we can see, what are the consequences that are unseen- those neatly tucked away in our organs?
On another, happier note: some cruelty free cosmetic companies I have found are: Benefit, Urban Decay, Molton Brown, and Burt's Bees. But like I said earlier, none of it matters if it's counterbalanced by other things we're doing that we're unaware of.
Marshmallows? Dang.....
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Thanks for the cruelty free list GCS. I use a mineral makeup that is cruelty free also. By Youngblood,http://www.makeupartistschoice.com/youngblood.htm,
it costs 36 dollars but it lasts me a year. That is interesting that you brought up the Aspartame, I heared of a woman who had MS symptoms and they were getting so bad she had to start using a wheelchair, and when she stopped drinnking diet coke she quit having problems. My husband had terrible leg cramps at night and thought it was the medicine with the calcium blockers he used but when he stopped the diet coke he quit having leg cramps. He didn't have even one a day. So now fortunately there is Splenda, until they find some organism or something in it. I have to believe it does some good to be informed and do as much as you can. Even if it is counterbalanced I feel like it is better than doing nothing at all. Especially for our kids and thiers. I just heard if even if we all stop(right now) using fossil fuels and all the things that cause greenhouse gasses that in 100 years we will have no polar bears and no polar ice because of global warming, because we have already filled the atmosphere with so much polution. So we better all start working on cutting back and conserving. I hadn't heard about the hormones. Your welcome M. The small voice carries farther than we think sometimes. And thank you for the new info. Love ya gals.
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Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death.(1) A few of the 90 different documented symptoms listed in the report as being caused by aspartame include: Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain.
According to researchers and physicians studying the adverse effects of aspartame, the following chronic illnesses can be triggered or worsened by ingesting of aspartame:(2) Brain tumors, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, parkinson's disease, alzheimer's, mental retardation, lymphoma, birth defects, fibromyalgia, and diabetes.
http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm
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I asked Mango for more info on cosmetics and bad things in them since I love them so much and much to my dismay I have found out that almost everything we use has some kind of animal part in it. I was not connecting her research on mad cow disease with the makeup and other things. The FDA notes that the primary path of human exposure to BSE is through ingesting beef, and other food, from cattle, but points out that small doses of the infectious prions that cause mad cow disease can be found in cosmetics. There are similar diseases in other animals but they have been given different names. The brain with these diseases also looks very similar to the brain of a patient with Alzheimers. I don't want anyone including me to be scared to death but I think to be better informed is always a good thing and you can make decisions better for you and yours.
Evidently everyone and every thing has what is called prions if I understand this correctly. They seem to exist on the cellular membrane of brain tissue. No one seems to know it's function, but if it starts replicating itself that is when BSE(bovine spongiform encephalopathy), CWD (Chronic Wasting Disease)and JCD( Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) diseases occur. They say this disease that is the result of this replication has no DNA, but seems to be more of a crystal. There is no cure. It remains on tools and saws and in the remains which are used for other things. Especially in cows. It cannot be autoclaved or burned. Even after exposure for an hour to a temp. of 680 degrees Celsius-enough to melt lead-and can withstand antibiotics, boiling water, bleach, formaldehyde and a variety of solvents, detergents and enzymes known to destroy most known bacteria and viruses.(This from Howard Lyman: Mad Cowboy) There is no testing by our Agricultural Dept. All animals are fed animal remains in their feed. The crazy part that M was looking into was deer because she lived in an area with deer. The CSU and the CDC were experimenting by injecting mule deer with BSE to see how infectious it was. The deer escaped and contaminated an entire area. Hundreds of deer died, leaving yearlings and young deer without parents. Coyotes, wolves and cougars fed on the remains of the deer that died with this infection. So once again worse gets worse perpetrated by stupid humans. They also use cattle blood and by-products in fertilizer and someone who commented on M's blog said that the sawdust taken from the slaughterhouses was taken to make potting soil for nurseries. I was just astounded at all the products that use animal parts. Practically everything we use. These are some but not all:
ice cream
marshmallows
mayonnaise
yogurt
animal feed
buttons
carriers for human medicine
pharmaceuticals
sizing
specialty plastics
veterinary medicines
PRODUCTS FROM BLOOD
bone marrow
bone meal
fabric printing and dyeing
leather-treating agents
livestock feed
minerals
plaster retardant
plywood adhesive
diagnostic microbiology
from colloidal proteins - glue for automobile bodies
protein source in feeds
sticking agent
textile sizing
PRODUCTS FROM BONES
bone charcoal
pencils
high grade steel
bone handles
bone jewelry
mineral source in feed
dried bones
buttons
bone china
glass
porcelain enamel
water filters
whitener in refined sugar
PRODUCTS FROM BONE, HORNS, AND HOOVES
bandage strips
collagen cold cream
cellophane wrap and tape
crochet needles
dice
dog biscuits
emery boards and cloth
glycerine
laminated wood products
neatsfoot oil
photographic film
plywood and paneling
shampoo and conditioner
wallpaper and wallpaper paste
syringes
PRODUCTS FROM BRAINS
anti-aging cream
cholesterol
PRODUCTS FROM FATS AND FATTY ACIDS (edible and inedible)
animal foods
biodegradable detergents
biodiesel
cellophane
cement
ceramics
chalk
chemicals,crayons
creams and lotions (sheep)
deodorants
detergents
explosives
fertilizer
fiber softeners
floor wax
glycerol
antifreeze
herbicides
horse and livestock feeds
industrial oils and lubricants
insecticides
insulation
linoleum
livestock feed
lubricants
matches
medicines
mink oil
nitroglycerine
oil polishes
ointment bases
oleostearin
paints
paraffin
perfumes
pet foods
pharmaceuticals
plasticizers
plastics
printing rollers
protein hair conditioner
protein hair shampoo
putty
rubber products
shaving cream
shoe cream
soaps
solvents
stearic acid (sheep)
tallow for tanning
textiles
tires
water proofing agents
weed killers
PRODUCTS FROM GALLSTONES
ornaments
PRODUCTS FROM HAIR
air filters
artist's paint brush
felt and rug padding
insulation material
non-wovens
plastering material
textiles
upholstering material
PRODUCTS FROM HIDES and SKINS
belts
collagen-based adhesives (from trimmings)
bandages
emery boards
glues -for papermaking, bookbinding, cabinetmaking
sheetrock
wallpaper
drum head (sheep)
pharmaceuticals
photographic materials
leather sporting goods
leather wearing apparel
luggage
pigskin garments, gloves, and shoes
porcine burn dressings for burn victims
shoes and boots
upholstery
wallets
PRODUCTS FROM INTESTINES
instrument strings
sausage casings
tennis racquet strings
PRODUCTS FROM MANURE
fertilizer - used in gardens, lawns and farm cropland
nitrogen
potash
phosphorus
minor minerals
OTHER PRODUCTS FROM CATTLE SOURCES
airplane lubricants and runway foam
car polishes and waxes
hydraulic brake fluid
Stearic acid - helps rubber in tires hold shape under steady surface
friction
steel ball bearings containing bone charcoal
textiles for car upholstery
various machine oils and viscous fluids
PRODUCTS FROM WOOL
asphalt binder
carpet
clothing
cosmetics
fabrics
felt
insulation
lanolin
medical ointments
paint and plaster binder
pelt products
rouge base
rug pads
upholstery
woolen goods
worsted fabric
yarns
As you know Oprah was sued by the beef industry and everything about this disease is really hush hush. No one is saying anything. So you might use some discretion in things you use and get out those old home remedies. . So it looks like if we go naked ,ugly, and stinky, with our natural color of hair, don't ever use any kind of medicine and grow our own fruits and vegetables without pesticides or fertilizers than we might be safer. There aren't many alternatives are there? (this may sound dumb) The one I hated the most was marshmallows. I hate to tell you this but I like church lady fruit salad with marshmallows. Bummer! But I can't stop living my life or eating, or using shampoo, or deoderant, for gosh sakes. But I can change some things and I will be looking into those things.
This is the NIAD Research on Prion Diseases Howard Lyman-The Mad Cowboy
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* Lynn …
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Okay ... I'm officially freaked out. ARE you serious?? And talk about food for thought ... no pun intended. Red ... that's just incredible! I'm with you thought ... unless we go naked, ugly and stinky, we can't escape this comfortably.
Egads ... this is one time I wish the "that which doesn't kill us makes us strong" clause would kick in. Yuck. Between you and Rod, you two ought to start a side show to see how many people you can gross out! *grin*
AWESOME Blog ... it's currently printing.
Love you ...
Lynn
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Looks like I'll be dead sooner than i thought! It's been said that if something taste good or you enjoy it, it's bad for you. I guess you proved them right! To be on the safe side I think I'll cut out using lipstick! LMAO!
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Funny girl. This just blew me away when I finally got the connection of all these products and BSE. You have Mango to thank. She has been researching this for years and lived in a hotspot where the deer were dying in Col.
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LMAO Bubba. Before you stop using it, can I see a picture of you?
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I don't care what kind of chemicals, additives, or animal by-products they add....I WILL NOT GIVE UP ON MARSHMALLOWS. That is the one thing I can put my foot down about. I'll go w/o everything else, and have, but I will never give up on marshmallows.
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Hmmmm...good think I don't wear the stuff. Just a little blush and eye liner. On rare and special occassions some mascara
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I'm with you Shay Shay, not giving up some of my favs. Besides, if I have BSE, it's been brewing there for some time. I figure I am already done for. And Slim , you don't need the makeup. Yeah, you're one of the lucky ones. I look like a man without makeup.
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Red, thank you for carrying the torch. I know these things are not pleasant for folks to face but I’ve found that it’s the WOMEN who aren’t afraid to dig for the truth and connect the dots. One woman in New York had her mom die of a strange illness. Her mom worked at a racetrack for over 20 years working in a food booth. Something peaked this woman’s interest and she began checking into other deaths at the racetrack and found at least 10 more people who had recently died of this illness. These people were either regulars at the track or were vendors. She investigated and connected the dots and was the one who discovered a cluster of BSE related deaths from eating contaminated beef from a food booth at the track. IT ONLY TAKES ONE PERSON TO CHANGE THE WORLD. Because of my circumstances, I was the one who connected the dots with Chronic Wasting Disease in deer in Colorado. A couple of letters to online news agencies started the investigation that alerted the world to the deaths of our deer population.
We have many scary things ahead of us. Red is aware of the Teflon problem and the toothpaste problem. We have avian flu ahead of us (don’t EVEN get me started on that one). We may not each be scientists and have PHD’s…but we know our neighborhood. Sometimes it just takes one person who wonders why there are so many cases of multiple sclerosis on her street or why there are so many birth deformities. We may not have the ear of the power’s that be…but we have our blogs. This internet “consciousness” does have an affect…it does make a difference to get news out that main stream media won’t touch.
So, thank you dear Red. I think I’ve found a soul sister in you. SHINE ON SWEET LADY
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Mango brings up some very interesting points! I am in the process of being worked up for MS right now, but mine if I do have it, I believe is attributable to excessive intake of aspartame (in Diet Coke). I read your posting, along with Red's list o' trauma (I too, refuse to give up marshmallows) and it really is scary stuff!
I try (it *is* hard) to use products that are organic (like deoderant and make up) things that are forseeable; but the list up there just proves that even our best measures would still fall short somewhere. I had no idea why little girls now days are developing so much quicker and going into puberty faster- until another pediatric nurse told me that it's due to the hormones fed to the animals who end up on our dinner plates. Hmmm....Makes sense doesn't it? Makes me want to cringe thinking that if these are the visable results we can see, what are the consequences that are unseen- those neatly tucked away in our organs?
On another, happier note: some cruelty free cosmetic companies I have found are: Benefit, Urban Decay, Molton Brown, and Burt's Bees. But like I said earlier, none of it matters if it's counterbalanced by other things we're doing that we're unaware of.
Marshmallows? Dang.....
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Thanks for the cruelty free list GCS. I use a mineral makeup that is cruelty free also. By Youngblood,http://www.makeupartistschoice.com/youngblood.htm,
it costs 36 dollars but it lasts me a year. That is interesting that you brought up the Aspartame, I heared of a woman who had MS symptoms and they were getting so bad she had to start using a wheelchair, and when she stopped drinnking diet coke she quit having problems. My husband had terrible leg cramps at night and thought it was the medicine with the calcium blockers he used but when he stopped the diet coke he quit having leg cramps. He didn't have even one a day. So now fortunately there is Splenda, until they find some organism or something in it. I have to believe it does some good to be informed and do as much as you can. Even if it is counterbalanced I feel like it is better than doing nothing at all. Especially for our kids and thiers. I just heard if even if we all stop(right now) using fossil fuels and all the things that cause greenhouse gasses that in 100 years we will have no polar bears and no polar ice because of global warming, because we have already filled the atmosphere with so much polution. So we better all start working on cutting back and conserving. I hadn't heard about the hormones. Your welcome M. The small voice carries farther than we think sometimes. And thank you for the new info. Love ya gals.
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Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death.(1) A few of the 90 different documented symptoms listed in the report as being caused by aspartame include: Headaches/migraines, dizziness, seizures, nausea, numbness, muscle spasms, weight gain, rashes, depression, fatigue, irritability, tachycardia, insomnia, vision problems, hearing loss, heart palpitations, breathing difficulties, anxiety attacks, slurred speech, loss of taste, tinnitus, vertigo, memory loss, and joint pain.
According to researchers and physicians studying the adverse effects of aspartame, the following chronic illnesses can be triggered or worsened by ingesting of aspartame:(2) Brain tumors, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, epilepsy, chronic fatigue syndrome, parkinson's disease, alzheimer's, mental retardation, lymphoma, birth defects, fibromyalgia, and diabetes.
http://www.mercola.com/article/aspartame/dangers.htm
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