Protecting Our Children - Part 2
Continued
from December 2006 Ask Karen Eck Column
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What?
Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS) - when a person reacts to chemicals
in the environment. These chemicals are usually petroleum based. When
a chemical injury occurs, many persons become "Universal Reactors."
Universal Reactors have symptoms to a significant number of substances
in all categories of foods, molds, inhalants and chemicals.
http://www.citlink.net/~bhima/
Medical Articles on Environmental Aspects of Health and
Disease
http://www.aehf.com/articles/MedArtl.htm
Who?
Q: Who is adversely affected by environmental exposures?
Given a great enough exposure to a substance, anybody is at risk for developing
symptoms. The young are particularly vulnerable because their central
nervous systems, liver, kidneys and other organs are still developing,
making them more susceptible to the toxic effects of chemicals found in
many consumer products. People with compromised immune systems, sensitive
nervous systems, allergies and other disorders are also more susceptible,
but nobody is completely immune.
http://www.herc.org/hercarticles/connection.htm
Typically, the family history in many of these patients
was positive for classical allergy, and the likelihood of migraine headaches,
alcoholism, thyroid dysfunction, collagen vascular diseases, or psychiatric
diagnoses in the family appeared high. A careful history of these patients
might reveal a significant deterioration in their health after some identifiable
event, such as redecorating the house, the arrival of a new baby, prolonged
recovery from the flu, moving into a new building, or exposure to pesticides.
http://www.aehf.com/articles/history_of_cs.html
The Symptoms
The most frequent complaints in this survey of patients ranged from headache,
fatigue, confusion, depression, shortness of breath, and arthralgia, to
myalgia, nausea, dizziness, memory problems, gastrointestinal symptoms,
or respiratory symptoms … Neurologic symptoms, including migraine,
poor memory, confusional states or "brain fog," tremor, weakness,
and numbness, seemed to top the list. Patients frequently reported anxiety,
depression, irritability, and dizziness, and some also reported that noise
particularly irritated them. On occasion, they reported being tearful,
with a higher-than-usual incidence of addiction. A frustrating aspect
for these patients (and their doctors) was a lack of consistent and pathognomonic
physical indicators of MCS. Patients sometimes said, "I feel so awful,
that if one more person tells me how good I look, I’ll scream!"
http://www.aehf.com/articles/history_of_cs.html
What About You?
How toxic is your body? By Angela Epstein
She's just a teenager and lives in the country - but Bethan already has
17 different gender-bending chemicals in her blood. As our disturbing
tests reveal, many adults have TWICE that...and it's common household
products that are to blame:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/
When?
Once people get the poison in their systems, their bodies are done permanent
damage. That damage leaves the individual incapable of tolerating certain
chemicals for the rest of their life," he said. "It's a problem
that the medical and science community has known about for at least 40
years."
http://www.thenaturalplace.com/article1.htm
Theron Randolph, M.D., who practiced in Chicago, noted the chemical susceptibility problem in 1951. http://www.anapsid.org/cnd/mcs/bastienmcs.html
Where?
INDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ) IN SCHOOLS
Providing resources for School Administrators, Parents and Students
to improve the Indoor Air Quality in their schools, businesses, and homes.
Americans spend up to 90% of their time inside and "Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) studies of human exposure to air pollution indicate
that indoor levels of pollutants may be 2-5 times, and occasionally more
than 100 times, higher than outdoor levels." Children are more sensitive
to pollution than adults. Schools have higher numbers of people in smaller
spaces than most commercial or other indoor spaces. Children are expected
to be at their peak concentration and attention levels when they are in
school. Pollutants can reduce the cognitive abilities of children as well
as adults.
http://www.aehf.com/IAQSch/IAQHome.htm
Asthma
~ An EPA survey concluded that indoor air was 3 to 70 times more polluted
than outdoor air.
~ Since 1980, asthma has increased by 600%. The Canadian Lung Association
and the Asthma Society of Canada identify common household cleaners and
cosmetics as triggers.
http://www.healthrecipes.com/poison_in_the_home.htm
Asthma Triggers
Substance % of Asthmatics Triggered by Substance
INSECTICIDE 85%
HOUSEHOLD CLEANERS 78%
PERFUME/COLOGNE 72%
CIGARETTE SMOKE 75%
FRESH PAINT 73%
CAR EXHAUST / GAS 60%
COOKING ODORS 37%
BODY ODORS 20%
MINT <10%
http://www.aehf.com/IAQSch/AsthmaTriggers.htm
How
Much Does It Take?
Q: How much of a product must I be exposed to before it is harmful to
me?
This is a question for which there is no concrete answer. There are several
issues that must be addressed at this point: 1) the cumulative effect
of exposures to multiple products; and 2) the threshold at which any given
individual will experience adverse health effects. …One factor that
makes it difficult to predict the effect of environmental exposures is
the fact that people all react differently to chemical exposures. Some
people are capable of being exposed to seemingly high levels of a pollutant
and not have any obvious ill effects, while others may immediately begin
to exhibit symptoms of exposure. More often people might have a strong
reaction to one pollutant, but little or no reaction to others.
http://www.herc.org/hercarticles/connection.htm
Why
Haven’t I Heard More About This?
With TDS (time-dependent sensitization) and enzyme deficiencies, animal
models are now available to study MCS, however, lack of funding for basic
research is still a major problem and getting what research is available
into an established medical journal is even more difficult. For example,
the Journal for Occupational Medicine is controlled by doctors employed
by Dow Chemical Company, Eastman-Kodak, General Motors, and ITT Corporation.
http://ciin.org/pages/03-mcs.html
How
Do I Get More Information?
For daily updates summarizing media coverage of environment and health
visit
http://www.EnvironmentalHealthNews.org
The
Place to Go for Treatment!
The Environmental Health Center-Dallas, Texas medically tests and treats
human health problems including sensitivities to pollens, molds, dust,
foods, chemicals, air (indoor/outdoor), water, electrical (electromagnetic-
EMF) sensitivity and many more health problems as they relate to our environment.
The
mission of the Environmental Health Center - Dallas is to provide superior
medical care and education with a special emphasis on the effects of environmental
factors on health and disease. We will provide these services with understanding
and empathy, as we ourselves expect to be served.
http://www.ehcd.com/
What
Happens at EHCD? The human guinea pig.
One of the most important things to do is to experiment with what works
for you. We are all different, and react differently to substances. We
are also different in what works in stopping a reaction, and what helps
you when exposed to gasoline fumes may not help you when exposed to perfume
or hand crème. So you need to experiment to see what does it for
you, and they will give you the tools to do so. Does tri-salts help? How
about a load of vitamin C? Can a shot of histamine help? Maybe a serotonin
shot? Or will a trip to the sauna or the exercise bike work? And there
are others, these are just the most common ones. Being here is a great
opportunity to experiment, being away from the things you are normally
exposed to at home.
http://www.ehcd.com/websteen/dallas_trip.htm
Who
Pays? Usually you do.
From http://www.hsibaltimore.com/experts.html
- Alternative Health Insurance
Alternative treatments like chiropractic, homeopathy, naturopathy, acupuncture,
Ayurvedic medicine, and chelation therapy are covered by the insurance.
For more information contact: Alternative Health Benefit Services
P.O.
Box 5167
West Hills, CA 91308
tel.(818)226-9829 or fax (818)226-9820
http://www.alternativeinsurance.com
Toss
the Pesticides!
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Pesticides
Harm Children!
Examples of the How Typical Pest Control Measures Can Hurt Children
A June l998 study by Philip Landrigan, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics at
Mount Sinai School of Medicine in the Environmental Health Perspectives
compared two culturally and genetically similar groups of Mexicans/Indians.
The amount of pesticide contact was comparable to what is typically used
in the USA for crops. One-half the children who were exposed to a total
of 80 pesticide crop applications twice a year. This group was drastically
different than the similar control group which had virtually no pesticide
exposure.
Four to five year olds that were exposed to "registered" pesticide
poisons:
• could not remember what they were told 30 minutes later,
• had less stamina,
• had decreased fine eye/hand coordination,
• could not draw a stick figure, they could only scribble
• had many disruptive behavior problems, particularly aggression.
This study raises very important concerns about the toxic effects of pesticides
on children's brains and nervous systems. Bernard Weiss of the Department
of Environmental Medicine at the University of Rochester School of Medicine
and Dentistry stated that the study highlights the need for more research,
"It doesn't seem a surprise that you would see an effect, knowing
what we know about pesticides and the elevated vulnerability of the developing
brain."
http://www.thebestcontrol.com/bugstop/introduction.htm
Detoxification
- Four Ways To Help Detox
http://www.thebestcontrol.com/bugstop/author_detox.htm
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More info: kareneck at eoni.com
Electromagnetic
Radiation - EMR Links
http://www.microwavenews.com/
http://www.emrnetwork.org/
Wireless
Schools? Not such a good idea!
With the ubiquitous deployment of EMR technology around the globe, it
is often overwhelming for a grassroots organization like the EMR Network
to meet every challenge. One issue, however, that demands every citizen's
immediate attention is the push by several corners of the computer and
communications industries to "unplug" our schools with wireless
LAN's.
http://www.emrnetwork.org/schools/schools.htm
THE
CHILD SCRAMBLER
U.K. Sunday Mirror, Thursday 27th December 2001
Scientists have discovered that a call lasting just two minutes can alter
the natural electrical activity of a child's brain for up to an hour afterwards.
And they also found for the first time how radio waves from mobile phones
penetrate deep into the brain and not just around the ear. The
study by Spanish scientists has prompted leading medical experts to question
whether it is safe for children to use mobile phones at all. Doctors fear
that disturbed brain activity in children could lead to psychiatric and
behavioural problems or impair learning ability.
http://www.emrnetwork.org/news/27Dec01_UKMirror.htm
Dr.
Neil Cherry
Radio interview with Dr. Neil Cherry can be downloaded by going to: http://www.radio4all.net/proginfo.php?id=3709.
For more
information, go to
http://www.neilcherry.com.
What
is CWTI?
http://www.energyfields.org/
The Council on Wireless Technology Impacts was formed in 1997 in response
to an unmet need, to provide information, education and advocacy on the
public health needs and concerns related to non-ionizing EMR (electromagnetic
radiation.) We encourage the development and application of safer technologies
which use man-made radiation, to protect the health of our children at
home and at school, our daily work environment and our communities. CWTI
is a federally recognized, tax deductible, non-profit corporation. Click
here for our mission statement. http://www.energyfields.org/about/mission.html