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CHEMICAL NAME FOUND IN PRODUCTS Dyes Detergents and cleaners for Allergic reactions, including hives. Windex Glass and Sweet Life win- Most dyes are synthesised from kitchen, bathroom, laundry, Eye irritation and permanent dow cleaners. Head & Shoulders, coal tar. Many contain alumini - dishes, furniture, home. blindness. Leukaemia (4% of all Clairol Herbal Essence, Revlon um and other toxic metals to give cases due to hair dye). Hodgkin's Flex and Johnson's Baby sham- a shine to makeup. Shampoo, bar (hand and body) disease. Non-Hodgkin's lym- poos. Clairol Herbal Essence Azo colour/dyes/compounds soap, mouthwash, bubble bath phoma (20% of all cases due to Conditioner. Johnson's Baby D & C Blue (number)* and bath salts, moisturiser, facial hair dye). Multiple tumours, Magic Bubble Bath. Zest Family D & C Brown (number)* powder, rouge, mascara, eyeliner, including in kidneys and adrenal Deodorant Bar. Joy Detergent. D & C Green (number)* hair dye, most cosmetics. glands. Cancer of the thyroid, Old Spice Deodorant. Pepsodent D & C Orange (number)* bladder and intestinal tract. and Crest toothpastes. Listerine D &C Yellow (number)* Medicines. Behavioural problems and emo- and Scope mouthwashes. D &C Violet (number) tional volatility; Attention Deficit Children's Tylenol; Excedrin pain D & C Red (number)* + Candy, pudding, bakery products, Disorder (especially in children). relief medicine; Sominex sleeping (*Some also contain Aluminum chips, carbonated beverages, pet Interference of brain-nerve trans- pills; Contac Decongestant; Vicks Lake) food, packaged cereal, canned mission. Chromosome damage. Cough Suppressant. Trix and (**Some also contain Barium, meat, condiments, soup, pasta, Reproductive mutations. Froot Loops cereal. Zirconium and Strontium Lake) caviar, fresh fruits and vegetables. Medicines. Endnotes 12. Hunter, Beatrice Trum, The Mirage of Safety: Food Additives and Federal Policy, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1975, p. 30. Thus the solution is suitable even for bathing pets and for per- sonal hygiene (I also use it for skin rashes). (To obtain samples of Planet Solutions at cost, telephone +1 719 689 5842, or 1-800 301 991, toll-free USA, or 888-480-9949, 24-hr hotline, toll-free USA; or e-mail stopthepoison @ wsebtv.net.) References and Resources + Hampton, Aubrey, Natural Ingredients Dictionary, Organica Press (4419 North Manhattan Avenue, Tampa, Florida 33614), 1994; and the Aubrey Organics Catalogue. (To receive information or order their skin care and personal hygiene products, call 1-800-AUBREYH.) + Household Hazards: A 7 Days Report, 7 Days, January 25, 1989. = Human Ecology Action League (HEAL) is one of the best-known groups for the chemically sensitive. The organisation has a quarterly publication and books for sale, and is a wonderful resource for non- poisonous, hard-to-find items. (For information, contact HEAL, PO Box 29629, Atlanta, Georgia 30359-0629, USA, telephone +1 (404) 248 1898, e-mail HEALNatnI@aol.com.) + Mott, Lawrie and Karen Snyder, Pesticide Alert: A Guide to Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, Sierra Club Books, San Francisco, 1987. = Mowrey, Daniel B., The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine, Keats Publishing, Inc., New Canaan, CT, 1986. + Murphy, Finbarr, President, Weleda, Inc. In January 1999, Finbarr Murphy gave me an interview and tour of their Congers, New York, facility that manufactures homeopathic remedies and skin care prod- ucts. (For info or to order their products, call 1-800 289 1969.) + Rector-Page, Linda, How To Be Your Own Herbal Pharmacist, Crystal Star Herbs (20065 B Highway 108, Sonora, CA 95370, tel +1 209 532 0586), 1991. + Safe Food News, Spring 1995. - Saulson, Donald and Elisabeth, A Pocket Guide to Food Additives, VPS Publishing (PO Box 2705-261, Huntington Beach, California 92649), 1991. + Steinman, David, Diet For A Poisoned Planet, Harmony Books, New York, 1990. = Steinman, David and Samuel S. Epstein, The Safe Shopper's Bible, Macmillan, USA, 1995. = "The Cosmetic Conspiracy", interview with cosmetician Linda Chaé in Natural Health & Fitness, Summer 1998. (To receive information or order her Organic Essentials skin care products, call 1-800 838 3637.) + Vance, Judi, Beauty To Die For, ProMotion Publishing (tel 1-800 231 1776), San Diego, 1998. Winter, Ruth, A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives, Three Rivers Press, New York, 1994, 4th edition. ~Zamm, Alfred V. and Robert Gannon, Why Your House May Endanger Your Health, Simon & Schuster, New York, 1980. 5. Educate Your Family, Friends and Neighbours Begin with the people you know who would be most open to hearing this information. Do not approach them with, "Do you know you're doing everything wrong?", as this will only make them feel ashamed, worthless and defensive. Instead, begin by describing how much better you feel when you don't use poisons, and ask if they have noticed anything similar regarding them- selves. Make sure to provide them with alternatives to what they are using while you explain how they are poisoning themselves. A Final Word: You Can't Afford to be Apathetic Our lives have been irreversibly touched by the conveniences of soon-to-be 21st-century technology, but we are sicker than we have ever been. Our air, water, soil, vegetation and animals are also sick. The Earth can regenerate itself, given thousan years, but people don't have that lifespan. Nor do we po comparable ability to adapt to unfavourable conditions. Those who appear to be safe from immune system malfunction simply have a higher threshold of tolerance for chemical poison- ing; it is only a matter of time before our poisonous environment makes presumably healthy people as ill as their more sensitive sis- ters and brothers. Don't be afraid to make waves and rock the boat, whether it's educating your family and friends, lobbying your elected officials to implement honest labelling laws, or confronting industry exec- utives. People have become anaesthetised to the dangers around them. When we live with something every day, because it's so commonplace we think that it is normal and thus healthy, correct and proper. But the ordinariness of a situation doesn't make it legitimate or safe. It simply means that we have forgotten how to think and feel for ourselves. Protect yourself and your loved ones. Your home no longer has to be a toxic waste dump site. oo the About the Author: Nina Silver, PhD, is an holistic health educator, Reichian psychotherapist and social-change agent. Her non-fiction, fiction and poetry in the fields of psychology, health, feminism, natural science and metaphysics have been internationally published. Editor's Note: Due to space constraints, we are unable to reprint the full text of the author's article, including an 18-page chart listing safe substitutes. The complete 50-page, spiral-bound document, titled "The Politics of Poison", is available from the author for USD$15.00 (inc. p&h in USA; elsewhere, contact author re p&h costs). APRIL — MAY 2000 NEXUS - 41 EFFECTS ON THE SYSTEM