Chlorine Effects on Gout & Inflammatory Diseases

HOW CAN CHLORINE IN OUR DRINKING AND BATHING WATER ADD TO OUR GOUT & INFLAMMATION SYMPTOMS?

Chlorine's detrimental effects extend beyond its impact on gut microbiota. Here are some additional concerns associated with chlorine in water:

1. Destruction of Beneficial Organisms: Chlorine not only targets protective acidophilus but also disrupts the balance of "friendly" organisms in the colon, such as Bifidobacterium bifidum and Lactobacillus acidophilus. These organisms play a crucial role in maintaining digestive health and immune function.

2. Formation of Carcinogens: Chlorine combines with organic impurities in water to produce trihalomethanes (THMs) or chloramines, which are known carcinogens. Increased exposure to THMs, especially in water with higher organic content, raises concerns about cancer risk.

3. Emerging Hazards: Recent research has identified additional hazards associated with chlorinated water, such as the byproduct MX, which has been linked to genetic mutations and cancer development in laboratory animals. Another compound, dichloroacetic acid (DCA), found in chlorinated water, has been implicated in altering cholesterol metabolism and promoting liver cancer.

4. Long-Term Health Risks: Chronic consumption of chlorinated water poses several long-term health risks, including excessive free radical formation, accelerated aging, increased susceptibility to genetic mutations and cancer, impaired cholesterol metabolism, and arterial hardening.

5. Inhalation and Skin Absorption: Inhaling chloroform vapors during a warm shower or hot tub session can irritate the eyes, sinuses, throat, and lungs. Additionally, warm water opens pores, allowing for increased absorption and inhalation of chlorine through the skin, potentially weakening immunity and exacerbating skin and respiratory conditions like dryness and dandruff.

Given these concerns, minimizing exposure to chlorinated water through filtration systems or alternatives can help mitigate health risks and promote overall well-being.

"Cancer risks among people drinking chlorinated water is 93% higher than among those whose water does not contain chlorine." -- Dr. J.M. Price MD

NEW SCIENTIST 18 September 1986 - Ian Anderson "Studies indicates the suspect to chemicals can also be inhaled and absorbed through the skin during showering and bathing." "Ironically, even the chlorine widely used to disinfect water produces Carcinogenic traces." "Though 7 out of 10 Americans drink chlorinated water, its safety over long term is uncertain." "Drinking chlorinated water may as much as double the risk of Bladder Cancer, which strikes 40,000 people a year."

U.S. NEWS &WORLD REPORT - July 29 1991 Is Your Water Safe--The Dangerous State of Your Water "A long hot shower can be dangerous. The toxic chemicals are inhaled in high concentrations."

BOTTOM LINE/August 87 - Dr. John Andelman, Ph.D.

"On one hand, chlorination has freed civilization form the constant dangers of waterborne epidemics. On the other hand in the mid--70's scientists discovered that chlorination could create carcinogens in water." "80% of the population drinks chlorinated water." "There was a higher incidence of cancer of the esophagus, rectum, breast, and larynx and of Hodgkin's Disease among those drinking chlorinated surface waters." "Volatile organics can evaporate from water in a shower or bath." "Conservative calculations indicate that inhalation exposure can be as significant as exposure from drinking the water, that is, one can be exposed to just as much by inhalation and/or dermal absorption."

IS YOUR WATER SAFE TO DRINK? - Consumer Reports Books

"Skin absorption of contaminant has been underestimated and ingestion may not constitute the sole or even primary route of exposure.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH - Dr.Halina Brown

"Showering is suspected as the primary cause of elevated levels of chloroform in nearly every home because of the chlorine in the water."

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY - Dr. Lance Wallace

"A Professor of Water Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh claims that exposure to vaporized chemicals in the water supplies through showering, bathing, and inhalation is 100 times greater than through drinking water." "As chlorine is added to kill pathogenic microorganisms, the highly reactive chlorine combines with fatty acids and carbon fragments to form a variety of toxic compounds, which comprise about 30% of the chlorination by--products." "During the mid-1970's monitoring efforts began to identify widespread toxic contamination of the nation's drinking water supplies, epidemiological studies began to suggest a link between ingestion of toxic chemicals in the water and elevated cancer mortality risks. Since those studies were completed a variety of additional studies have strengthened the statistical connection between consumption of toxins in water and elevated cancer risks. Moreover, this basic concern has been heightened by other research discoveries.

THE NADER REPORT - TROUBLED WATERS ON TAP - Center For Study of Responsive Law

"The National Academy of Science estimate that 200 to 1000 people die in the United States each year from cancers caused by ingesting the contaminants in the water. The major health threat posed by these pollutants is far more likely to be from their inhalations as air pollutants. The reason that emissions are high is that because water droplets dispersed by the shower head have a larger surface--to--value ratio than water streaming into the bath."

SCIENCE NEWS, VOL. 130 - Janet Raloff

"The cause of atherosclerosis and resulting heart attacks and strokes is none other than the ubiquitous chlorine in our drinking water."

CHEMISTRY AND CONTROL OF MODERN CHLORINATION - Dr. A.T. Palin, Ph.D..(O.B.E.)

"Chlorine gas was despicably used during WWI. When the war was over, the use of chlorine was diverted to poisoning germs in our drinking water. All water supplies throughout the country were chlorinated. The combination of chlorine (when in drinking water) and animal fats results in atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and death."

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