[Mb-hair] Fw: CANCER NEWS

[Harold Sifton]

What is safe these days?



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       Subject: Fw: CANCER NEWS FROM JOHN HOPKINS 

          RE: Cancer News from John Hopkins this was received from a nursing 

         supervisor at Greenville Memorial Hospital. It was 

         sent to their staff.

         Cancer News from Johns Hopkins:

         1. No plastic containers in micro. 

         2. No water bottles in freezer. 

         3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

         Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This  information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially 

         breast cancer.

         Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the  plastic.

         Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital, was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic  containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into thefood an  ultimately into the cells of the body.

         Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware or ceramic containers  for heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin.So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be  removed from the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't  bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.

         He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons. 

        Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes poisonous dioxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.

         Cover food with a paper towel instead.

         This is an article I believe you should forward to your family and 

         friends -- anyone who is important in your life 

            
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