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REDUCING ALUMINUM EXPOSURE
The dramatic increase in aluminum use in consumer and industrial products means that everyone is exposed to more aluminum than at any other point in human history. It is estimated that by 2050, the amount of aluminum to which humans are exposed will have increased by 100 percent since 1950.9 Yet, despite the clear dangers aluminum poses to the environment, wildlife and humanity, the Aluminum Age shows no signs of slowing down.
The Children’s Medical Safety Research Institute recommends ten actions to protect yourself against a toxin that is “rapidly contaminating the globe from the inside out”:9
1. DRINK SILICON-RICH MINERAL WATERS
These have been shown to facilitate the removal of aluminum from the body. Fiji and Volvic brand bottled waters are rich sources of silicon.
2. AVOID OR SPACE OUT INJECTIONS OF VACCINES THAT CONTAIN ALUMINUM.
Aluminum adjuvants in vaccines can cross the blood-brain barrier, and research has confirmed links to autoimmune diseases in susceptible individuals.
3. DO NOT USE ALUMINUM PANS FOR COOKING.
Good alternatives include glass dishes and covers for baking, stoneware for cookie sheets and cast iron for stove-top cooking.
4. AVOID ALUMINUM FOIL FOR COOKING.
Aluminum has been shown to leach from foil, particularly when cooking highly acidic foods.
5. ONLY USE ALUMINUM-FREE NATURAL DEODORANTS.
Avoid aluminum compounds like aluminum chloride, which alters sweat-producing cells, and aluminum zirconium octachlorohydrex, which obstructs pores in the skin to prevent sweat from leaving the body.
6. DO NOT CONSUME DRINKS THAT CONTAIN DYES (E.G., COLORED SPORTS DRINKS).
Dyes contain aluminum compounds called “color lakes,” which contain metal salts such as aluminum.
7. AVOID SKIN CARE PRODUCTS WITH EMOLLIENTS CONTAINING MAGNESIUM ALUMINUM SILICATE; ALUMINUM TRISTEARATE; OR ALUMINUM STEARATE.
Aluminum tristearate is a thickening agent that prevents liquid makeup from separating or becoming runny; aluminum stearate is a colorant and emulsifier in cosmetics.
8. AVOID STORE-BOUGHT INFANT FORMULAS, ALL OF WHICH CONTAIN ALUMINUM.
See the Weston A. Price Foundation homemade, aluminum-free recipe for a much healthier and safer formula.25
9. AVOID ANTACIDS THAT CONTAIN ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS.
To reduce heartburn, try replacing chalky aluminum-containing antacid tablets with apple cider vinegar diluted in water.
10. LOOK FOR ALUMINUM-FREE ALTERNATIVES FOR ALL PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS.
Make sure that hair care products, toothpastes, body soaps, sunscreens, nail polishes and buffered aspirins are aluminum-free.
SOURCE: Children’s Medical Safety Research Institute.
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