Chlorine Dangers - Swimming Pools & Drinking Water

After reading this post you will know why we convert more chemical based pools to ozone pools every year. Chemically treated pool water is simply bad for our health. Whether it is Chlorine, Bromine or any other mixture, these chemicals are not what you want entering or in contact with your body. As most of you all know, we (Boston Biosafety / Eco3 Environmental) not only deal with mold issues, we deal with health related pathogens. Keeping yourself healthy will not only extend your life, it will make your life more pleasurable.

Instead of posting in my usual paragraph format, I thought it best just to use bullet points.

Chlorine and Health

Exposure Risks

* People who work at chlorinated pools are over 700 percent more likely to suffer breathlessness while performing any level of physical activity.

* Spontaneous abortions and stillbirths have been directly linked to chlorine exposure. Pregnant women's children exposed to chlorine are at higher risk to congenital malformations.

Consumption and Exposure Risks

* Birth defects

* Cancers

* Reproductive Disorders

* Immune System Breakdown

* Asthma

* Chlorinated tap water can more than double the risk of bladder and rectal cancers in certain individuals.

Note - Research suggests when chlorine reacts with organic compounds in water it can form mutagenic and/or carcinogenic compounds.

A 1989 Epidemiology study reports the following:

1. Male smokers who consumed chlorinated tap water for 40 years or longer, doubled their risk of bladder cancer compared with smoking males who consumed non-chlorinated water. Women who drank chlorinated water, on the other hand, had only slightly raised risks for bladder cancers, regardless of smoking status.

2. Rectal cancers for males and females escalated with duration of consumption of chlorinated water.

3. Individuals on low-fiber diets who also drank chlorinated water for over 40 years more than doubled their risk for rectal cancer.

Note - The subjects in this study who ate a diet low in fiber and did not exercise also exhibited higher risk levels compared to those who did the opposite.

Multiple Sclerosis: Chronic Mycotoxicosis Mold?

As time goes on and the study of mycology advances we are seeing more and more evidence of "mold" related afflictions. We see humans, animals and insects all suffer from the diabolical nature of "mold". Given my vocation, I often wonder on how my 20+ years of exposure to mold with affect my future health. You are what you eat. Treat your body well, give it clean vibrant foods as often as you can. Stop drinking alcohol and eating processed foods and foods with sugar. MS Definition (as defined by the national ms society) - Multiple sclerosis (MS) involves an immune-mediated process in which an abnormal response of the body’s immune system is directed against the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS is made up of the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves. So, does the definition of MS coincide with the scientific research involving mycotoxins? "Future research should be directed at treating the disease as if it were caused by fungi and their devastating myco...

Biofilms - Health Ramifications

This post is third in a series of biofilm posts in this blog. If you read either of the last two biofilm posts, you will have a better understanding of biofilms, below are the links if you would like to read them first. Biofilms Infecting our Drinking Water - https://bostonmoldblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/biofilms-infecting-our-drinking-water.html Biofilms and Dental Health - https://bostonmoldblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/biofilm-and-health-dental.html Biofilms form all around us and are attributed to illnesses and deaths every year. Here are a few stats from Montana State Anniversary. 13,000 - Deaths a year JUST from urinary catheters. 108,000 - Amputations due to diabetic ulcers caused by biofilms. These stats do not account for the other associated impact biofilms have on our health. I cannot overstate the importance of good dental hygiene as it relates to overall health. This oral hygiene is also important in the health of our pets. Consider this. Poor oral hygi...

Lung Infections Caused by Fungi in Soil

A recent study by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis found certain fungi in soil can cause a significant number of serious lung infections in 48 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia, including many areas long thought to be free of deadly environmental fungi. Histoplasma is one of the three main species of soil fungi that cause lung infections in the U.S. Historically, Histoplasma was found in the Midwest and parts of the East, Coccidioides in the Southwest, and Blastomyces in the Midwest and the South. But a growing number of case reports and anecdotes suggest that all three have expanded out of their traditional ranges in recent decades. People develop fungal lung infections after breathing in spores from fungi in the soil. The spores become airborne when the ground is disturbed by farming, landscaping, construction, or even just by people walking around in fungi-rich environ...

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