The Hidden Dangers Of Your Morning Shower
Chlorine & chlorine byproducts currently found in municipal
water supplies:
Chlorine: Added to most municipal water supplies, this
disinfectant hardens arteries, destroys proteins in the body,
irritates skin and sinus conditions, and aggravates asthma,
allergies, and respiratory problems.
Chloramine: A combination of chlorine and ammonia that is
quickly becoming the disinfectant of choice for most municipal
water supplies because of its ability to remain active for a
much longer period of time.
Chloroform: This powerful by-product of chlorination causes
excessive free-radical formation (accelerated aging!), normal
cells to mutate, and cholesterol to oxidize. It's a known
carcinogen!
DCA (Dichloro acedic acid): This chlorine by-product alters
cholesterol metabolism and has been shown to cause liver cancer
in lab animals.
MX (another chlorinated acid): Another by-product of
chlorination, MX is known to cause genetic mutations that can
lead to cancer growth and has been found in all chlorinated
water for which it was tested. Possible cause of bladder and
rectal cancer: Research has indicated that drinking chlorinated
water may increase the risks for bladder and rectal cancers in
the US. You wouldn't knowingly bathe in toxins every
morning...or set out to ravage your lungs and sinuses, irritate
your allergies, aggravate your skin, or...perhaps most
horrifying of all...
Willingly increase your risk of cancer... would you?
Of course not, but the fact is, chlorine and its by-products in
your shower water are powerful toxins-deadly to bacteria and
fungi, and possibly poison for your body.
You absorb 6 to 100 times more chlorine in a shower than you do
by drinking the same water! Tests show that your body can absorb
more chlorine as a result of a 10-minute shower than if you
drank eight glasses of the same water. How can that be?
A warm shower opens up your pores, causing your skin to act like
a sponge.
As a result, you not only inhale the chlorine vapors, you also
absorb them through your skin, directly into your bloodstream,
at a rate that's six to ten times higher than drinking.
In terms of cumulative damage to your health, showering in
chlorinated water could be one of the greatest risks you take
every day. In the short term, chlorinated shower water irritates
your eyes, your sinuses, your throat, your skin, and your lungs.
Long-term risks include excessive free-radical formation (which
makes you age faster!), higher vulnerability to genetic
mutations, difficulty metabolizing cholesterol, and hardened
arteries.
Showering in chlorine-treated water is a serious risk-but it's
also one of the very few risks you can erase, immediately. And
it's up to you to protect yourself.
100 years of chlorinated water
For almost 100 years, chlorine has been added to disinfect our
municipal water supply. The level of chlorine in your area
depends on the quality of your water supply, but even if there's
no noticeable taste or smell, the chlorine is present, as are
the by-products of chlorination, which include some of the most
potent carcinogens known. Research conducted jointly at Harvard
University and the Medical College of Wisconsin indicated that
drinking chlorinated water may be linked with an increased
incidence of bladder and rectal cancers in the U.S. There's also
evidence indicating that chlorine damages protein in your body.
As I'm sure you're already aware, this disinfectant/bleach dries
your skin, causes damaged and brittle hair, and burns your eyes.
But what you may not know is that if you suffer from any of the
following, chlorinated water can make your condition worse:
asthma sinus conditions allergies skin rashes emphysema
But that's just for starters.
More hazards of chlorinated water
When chlorine reacts with the organic matter already present in
water (humus, the organic material formed from plant decay),
toxic by-products can form. Chloroform, for example, causes
cells to mutate and cholesterol to oxidize. Once used as an
anesthetic, chloroform was banned by the FDA in 1976 when it was
discovered to cause cancer. Another by-product, MX, is
considered the 'single largest contributor' to the mutagenic
potential (the ability of a substance to cause genetic
mutations) of our municipal water supply, according to the
Environmental Protection Agency. MX has shown up in every
chlorinated water source for which it has been tested.
Testing indicates that DCA, another mutagen, alters cholesterol
and possibly causes liver cancer in laboratory animals.
The evidence is clear. The advice is simple.
Stop Chlorinating Your Body!