Indoor Air Pollution
What are you breathing into your body?
Air pollution contributes to
cancer. Many believe the air pollution that causes cancer is only found only
out of doors. Our immune system is seriously jeopardized by both outdoor and
indoor air.
Toxins caused by indoor pollution
are often even more dangerous to your health than what you inhale outside.
Treating cancer alternatively seeks
to help us to understand the detriments of air pollution. It is important to
determine what each of us can do to be responsible for eliminating the air
pollution in our environment.
Our immune system will become
strengthened and be able to fight the mutation of cancer cells as we minimize
the air pollution and toxins that we ingest through our skin and our nose and
mouth.
If too little outdoor air enters a
home, pollutants can accumulate to levels that can pose health and comfort
problems. With the advancement of technology in air conditioners and furnaces,
we have trapped the movement of air in our homes.
Many homes are built with special
mechanical means of ventilation. We are no longer ingesting fresh air into our
body.
Other homes are designed and
constructed to minimize the amount of outdoor air that can "leak" into and out
of the home. These homes may have higher pollutant levels than other homes.
Added to these phenomena are all
the schools, work offices, condos, nursing homes, and even hospitals where there
is only internal air being circulated. Air pollutants are on the increase with
no way of escaping. We are seldom breathing fresh air.
However, because some weather
conditions can drastically reduce the amount of outdoor air that enters a home,
pollutants can build up even in homes that are normally considered "leaky".
When a building’s indoor air
pollution level rises to a high level, you are more likely to become ill with
“sick building syndrome”. Sick building syndrome is defined as “the occurrence
of excessive work- or school-related illness among workers or students in
buildings of recent construction.”
When such a residue of pesticides builds up in your body’s immune system, you
can begin to experience the following symptoms or diseases:
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Possibly
hormone-sensitive cancer such as breast
And prostate cancer
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Memory loss
·
Depression
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Anxiety
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Psychosis
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Other forms of mental
illness
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Parkinson’s and other
forms of neurological
degeneration
It is indoor air
pollution that is the largest contributor to cancer and other debilitating
diseases.
It is also indoor air
pollution that we are able to change and will have the biggest impact on cancer
reversal.
Treating cancer alternatively will
share a quick overview of different types of air pollution and toxins and its
affect on our bodies and immune system.
Outside Air Pollution
Indoor Air Pollution
Are you Breathing in Bacteria, Mold and Yeast and other Toxins?
Pesticide Pollution
Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
Outside Air Pollution
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Air pollution is
everywhere. Sixty-four pesticides have been listed as potentially
cancer-causing compounds according to the Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA).
Air pollution creates toxins in our
immune system. An overload of toxins causes the mutation of cells which in
turns contributes to cancer.
You can live for
weeks without food and days without water, but only minutes without air. The
air you are inhaling contains smog, chemicals, carbon monoxide, heavy metals and
other air pollutants.
Air pollution then passes into your
nose, into your lungs and on through your bloodstream. With each breath, toxic
chemicals are actually being pumped by the heart to every cell in your body via
the bloodstream.
Remember that cancer is mutated
cells that the immune system when weakened or over loaded is no longer control.
These mutated cells collect in various tissues and organs of the body and in
time cancer develops.
Air pollution is in all Industrial
plants, incinerators and hazardous waste sites that release volatile organic
chemicals. These volatile organic chemicals may include benzene, formaldehyde,
vinyl chloride, toluene, carbon tetrachloride and other volatile organic
chemicals. Many of these can cause cancer.
In treating cancer
alternatively, I did not have the time or energy to fight the laws and
regulations of air pollution in our environment caused by technology,
transportation and industrialization.
I needed to remove
as many toxins caused by air pollution as possibly in my own personal
environment. In considering health for our family and the reversal of my cancer
I became responsible for what was in my choices to do right now.
Another investment
consideration became a
triple carbon air filtration system for our home.
Indoor Air Pollution
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If you think that air
pollution is only found out of doors, you are wrong. Indoor air pollution is
often even more dangerous to your health than what you inhale outside.
Most people spend about 90 percent
of their time inside homes, office buildings, restaurants, factories and school
buildings.
In these places, indoor toxins,
chemicals and bacteria become trapped and re-circulated due to the mechanical
means of moving and exchanging air.
Today’s buildings are much more
airtight and well insulated than they were years ago, making them vaults for
germs, bacteria and chemical toxins. If you travel with your job or business,
you could be even worse off. Sealed-tight airplanes can seal in toxins, germs,
bacteria and pollutants collected from people around the globe.
Think you are safer because your
office building is new? I hate to have to be the one to inform you, but you
couldn’t be more wrong.
Volatile organic compounds such as
benzene, styrene, carbon tetrachloride and other chemicals are as much as on
hundred times greater in new buildings compared to the levels found outdoors.
New buildings are the worst for
indoor air pollution. Building materials emit gasses into the air through a
process known as “out-gassing.”
New carpets and furniture release
formaldehyde and other toxins.
Paints release solvents such as
toluene and formaldehyde, and furniture made from pressed wood releases
formaldehyde into the air as well.
Out-gassing may also occur from
fabrics, couches, curtains, carpet padding, glues and more.
The many chemicals released through
out-gassing from carpets, paints and glues can become so strong that those who
work in these buildings can get really ill.
When a building’s indoor air
pollution level rises, you are more likely to become ill with “sick building
syndrome”. Your immune system is not able to cope with all of these additional
toxins that enter your body both through the skin and the lungs.
Sick building syndrome is defined
as “the occurrence of excessive work- or school-related illness among workers or
students in buildings of recent construction.” With time, however, these toxic
levels gradually decrease. However the effects of the toxins may still be
hidden in the fatty tissues of your body.
Treating cancer alternatively
encourages each of us to look at our environment and determine the risk factors
and the actions we need to take individually to protect our immune system and
health.
Treating cancer alternatively
becomes a time of not blaming but of assessing and making personal choices.
Remember that treating cancer
alternatively allows us to take control of our health and make decisions that
will ultimately strengthen our immune system. As our immune system becomes
stronger, the mutated cancer cells will be destroyed. Our bodies are created to
heal and fight toxins, illnesses, and diseases including cancer and other
debilitating diseases.
High amounts of volatile organic
compounds can also be found in offices. These compounds are emitted from
copying machines, laser printers, computers and other office equipment.
Have you been experiencing
headaches that get more severe at work?
Are your eyes itchy, red and
watery?
What about a sore throat,
dizziness, nausea and problems concentrating?
These are just a few of the many
symptoms associated with sick building syndrome.
Other symptoms of sick building
syndrome include;
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nasal congestion,
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shortness of breath,
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problems with memory
and concentration,
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fatigue and itching.
In addition, carpet glues as well
as particleboard, which are also made from glues and chemicals that contain
formaldehyde, commonly cause both fatigue and headaches.
Air purification systems
are becoming an investment to good health that is essential in all of our homes.
Are you Breathing in Bacteria, Mold
and Yeast and other Toxins?
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Airborne toxins, mold, bacteria and
the poisons given off by yeast can also cause sickness.
Many people remember the mysterious
deaths in 1976 of 182 Legionnaires who were staying at a Philadelphia hotel
while attending a conference. It was later determined that this group of people
contracted pneumonia from legionella bacteria that had contaminated the hotel’s
air condition system. This event is virtually unheard of or mentioned.
Nevertheless, any, if not most, air
conditioning units and heating systems contain some amount of mold. Significant
amounts are frequently found in them, and the spores from that mold can travel
throughout a building. Most of the time our immune system is able to destroy
toxins and molds as they enter our body however our immune system can become
stressed.
Mold grows wherever dampness is
found, which make air conditioning units incubators for it. Damp homes not only
breed mold, but they also breed dust mites. Dust mites are the most common
airborne allergy.
Pesticide Air Pollution
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Dangerous indoor air pollution is
also created with the every-day increasing use of pesticides, which can be found
in some really surprising products.
Believe it or not, pesticides can
be found in
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disposable diapers,
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shampoos,
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air fresheners,
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mattresses and
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carpets.
You are being exposed to pesticides
every day. You may even have your home sprayed regularly with pesticides to
control bugs.
The most common pesticides in use
today are a variety called organophosphates. This group includes diazionon.
Pesticides are easily
absorbed into your body
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through
contact with your skin,
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by
breathing them into your lungs and
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by
ingesting them through your mouth and nose.
Even though your immune system is
designed to eliminate such dangerous poisons, the sheer amount of them that you
encounter daily is far more than your body was ever designed to deal with.
Therefore,
pesticides, their metabolites and other dangerous toxins eventually build up in
your body over time. And the greater the buildup, the more difficult it becomes
for your body to eliminate them.
Smoking and Secondhand Smoke
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Another powerful offender of indoor
air pollution is cigarette smoke. The smoke from a burning cigarette as it sits
lit in an ashtray contains a higher toxic concentration of gasses than what the
smoker actually inhales.
Secondhand cigarette smoke contains
cadmium, cyanide, lead, arsenic, tars, radioactive material, dioxin (which is a
toxic pesticide), carbon monoxide, hydrogen cyanide, nitrogen oxides, nicotine,
sulfur oxides and about four thousand other chemicals.
Secondhand cigarette contributes to
indoor air pollution. Many people may smoke outside, however secondhand
cigarette toxins come back into the home on clothing, hair, and skin of the
smoker.
It was very
interesting that as I began to use the infra-red sauna, I could smell cigarette
smoke from the sweat and removal of toxins from my skin.
I never smoked,
however I grew up with a smoker in our family. I could even recognize the brand
of cigarette.
Nicotine in the cigarette smoke is
the main cause for the cigarette addiction. However, nicotine also constricts
blood vessels and stimulates the cardiovascular system and the nervous system.
One of the main dangers involved
with cigarette smoke is caused by the cancer-causing substances and toxins found
in the tars in smoke.
Indoor air pollution is serious and
each of us is able to take steps in control the breathing of pure quality air in
our homes.
To reduce indoor air pollution, air
cleaner manufactures typically rely on one of two technologies for removing
odors:
We needed to
elimination as much indoor air pollution possible to give our immune system the
ability to tackle the cancer cells. We selected the
Atmosphere Air Purifier.
The
Atmosphere Air Purifier is one of the best choices for pure breathing
air is a mechanical filtration for particulate removal and carbon filters for
odor reduction. This combination provides the best balance of high performance
over time, low maintenance and efficient operations.
In treating cancer alternatively,
each of us must look at all aspects of our environment and decide what our
options are in assisting our body to return to maximum health.
Air pollution, especially indoor
air pollution is important to consider and take control in eliminating as much
as possible. Air filtration system is not only important in reversing cancer,
but also in the health of the entire family.
For more information on air
pollution and treating cancer alternatively see:
Causes of Indoor Air Pollution
Indoor Air Pollution and Health
What to look for in an Air filter System
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