Are we being Poisoned?

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by aussiejosh, Oct 12, 2010.

  1. aussiejosh

    aussiejosh Road Train Member

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    Yes that question begs an answer , a person gets sick and goes to the doctor the doctor puts them on some prescription to fix the problem but the problem don't go away . You see ladies and gentlemen we the people are being slowly poisoned by the chemicals that are used in food containers and in the very foods we eat. Take Plastic for example most plastics contain a chemical called Bisphenol A or (BPA) for short heres a tip for anyone out there thats want to be heathy this chemical is known to leach out of plastic containers on change of temperature so eg. plastic baby bottles when being washed in hot water release chemical there is an answer do not use plastic bottles for drinking unless (BPA) free the same as cans whether that be canned drinks , food etc etc theres a glue resin they use to hold the cans together another nasty by - product . Aspartame the artificial sweetener another bad item to take off the list its found in most diet drinks this is 1 product i'd highly recomment everyone get off really quickly. Will have to continue this story at a later date just looking at what kind of response i get to this topic.
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  3. 25(2)+2

    25(2)+2 Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    You are probably just seeing the tip of the iceberg, there are many other things in the environment that have been questioned as well.

    Plastic is everywhere, though, now, and 50 years ago it was much less widely used, I'd guess if there is a big smoking gun, that would be it, but there are probably others, and maybe some of them are even worse.
     
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  4. diesel_weasel

    diesel_weasel Medium Load Member

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    Just about everything sold at Mc Donald's is proven to be toxic too, but that doesn't stop billions of people around the world from eating their food.
     
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  5. JimDriv3r

    JimDriv3r Road Train Member

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    I'm also concerned about the REGEN system (cleansing of the diesel particulate filter at very high temperatures to make the exhaust cleaner) on our company Volvos that periodically activate when I drive. I've already received a couple of headaches from it. That can't be good!
     
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    A few months ago, I started a thread about the regen fumes and health concerns and got almost no response!
    I agree with you, as bad as it smells, it can't be healthy to breathe!
     
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  7. scottied67

    scottied67 Road Train Member

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    There was a big panic over BPA in baby bottles and the baby bottle manufacturers made a mint selling 'BPA Free' bottles to panicked parents. That's all fine and good but what about all the toddler food packaged in plastic that you perforate the top with a tooth pick and nuke in the microwave for 60 seconds, the baby's food absorbing all that BPA anyway?

    Speaking of all that prepackaged baby food that the baby just picks up and throws in every direction instead of eating it lol, if you were to heap several of them onto a plate for an adult size meal the price would be about $35. One once of peas and corn with one ounce of spaghetti for that rip off price? Really?

    There's a great book out called Death by Rubber Ducky written by a guy who went on a total BPA and Phthalate diet for a while to see what would happen. He's still alive but time will tell what the long term affects will be.

    I didn't want my son to be fed foods cooked in plastic from the microwave and the entire family looks at me like I'm Jenny McCarthy not wanting to immunize her kids or something.
     
  8. bender

    bender Road Train Member

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    I was one of those people who thought that health conscious people were freaks, until I accumulated too much of the poisons that I consumed and my body could no longer get rid of it. I almost didn't make it, but I'm more healthy now that I've identified my intake as the cause. I had a list of symptoms a mile long, and severe. Non dairy coffee creamer nearly took my life. It took me a year to figure it out once I wasn't working every day, but when I eliminated that one thing, my heath took an immediate about face. Now I pay closer attention to most things that I consume on a regular basis.
     
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    Speaking of regen, the first truck I had was an 07 with that system and I got into the habit of ensuring the windows were Up when it was cycling. I thought it was a problem with my truck only.

    They (the so-called experts) have known for years the dangers in leaving water in plastic bottles in your hot car and drinking it later can lead to breast cancers. No one seems to be putting the connection together and plastics in the microwave. No one really knows where ADD and autism comes from. One word Plastics....
     
  10. thelastamericanhippy

    thelastamericanhippy Road Train Member

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    as we all sit on our fat ###, huffing them cancer sticks !!!!!
     
  11. Flying Finn

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    Well, I for one am moving away from "conventional" medicine. Virtually every medication you can take MUST be synthetically made. Why? Because Pharmaceutical companies cannot patent nature. Virtually every 'cure' in medicine now comes from nature originally. Synthetic drugs cause more side effects than the natural plant chemicals that do the same thing.

    For example,

    I have had two Pulmonary Emboli (blood clot in the Pulmonary artery to the lungs), no sign at all of DVT or any real reason through testing for it. First one the ER Doc told me to take a regular strength aspirin, coated, daily. It will thin my blood and let my body dissolve the clot. I did so for a year or so then stopped. Several years later I had my second PE, ER Doc this time put me on Warfarin. Yes, it is the SAME stuff you use to kill rodents, just branded under the name Coumodin. Why? It is synthesized. I developed SEVERE Arthritic joint pain, Kidney and Liver pain, Abdominal pains, more chest pains. ALL after the only change being the addition of Coumodin.
    What did I do? I started educating myself about the meds these Docs are pushing. Heck, they were all happy to give me meds that cause side effects but WOULD NOT give me anything to control the pain. I lived with a pain level of about 6/10 on a good day, 9/10 on bad days. EVERY DAY! They said the fear was I "may" get used to pain meds after a long time. Well DUH! How about getting rid of the pain or at least figuring out why I am having it? I realized that my side effects, although classified as 'rare' and 'extremely rare' are very common. The med companies will not say it though. My Doc gave me a "new" pain med, supposed to be not as addictive, to sample. I read up on it. It is MORE addictive and the detox is WAY longer and worse than the Opiate pain meds I could have taken!
    So, I have stopped taking the Rodent Poison. I call it what it is, docs hate that, and have started back on a regular Aspirin a day. Know what? I am starting to feel better every day. The pain is lessening, my wife even says my voice is not showing the strain of the constant pain anymore.

    We do not vaccinate our kids. Ever since our first born had a severe reaction to his first shots. Then we researched what was in those shots. No way will we be putting that garbage into our kids again. Even our use of cold and flu remedies has changed to a natural approach. Basically it is learning about Ethnobotany. The use of plants to heal. Think about it? A hundred years ago people knew what plants could be used to cure common illness. My Grandmother still knows and uses the 'old world' ways. She hardly ever sees a doctor or needs prescription meds. What has happened since then? The industrial revolution and the slavery of the people to the ever wanted $.

    Are there things that doctors need to diagnose and treat? Yes! I am not about to try to remove an appendix at home. I sure as heck will treat myself afterwards and heal faster than expected using natural remedies though.

    OK, so that stirred that pot enough. FLAME ON!!! :biggrin_25525:
     
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