Aluminum is a cancer-causing neurotoxin widely used in skincare products (antiperspirants or deodorants), food additives, vaccines and medications
Did you know that millions of people eat, wear and use products that have tons of harsh chemicals and heavy metals in them? Aluminum is one of these toxic chemicals that’s widely used in thousands of consumer products including cosmetics, antiperspirants or deodorants, shampoos, soaps, body lotions or creams, medications including various drugs (antacids and aspirin) or vaccines, drinking water, and foods made with aluminized baking powder, self-rising flour, and salt (this could be a wide range of food products including microwave popcorn, salty snacks, coffee creamers, pizza crust. pastries (including doughnuts, muffins, cookies or cakes), pancakes, pickles, bread (including corn, carrot or banana bread), fried foods, canned foods, dipping sauce, and foods wrapped with aluminum foil or foods made in aluminum cookware).
Studies have shown that aluminum is linked to a wide range of diseases including breast cancer, Alzheimer’s, dementia and neurological disorders:
Breast cancer:
Many studies including the one published in the Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry shows that exposure to aluminum can enhance the growth of breast cancer cells. Keep in mind that the presence of the tumor in the breast by itself doesn’t cause death and the patient dies when the tumor is spread out through the body. This is a profound finding since the researchers suggest that aluminum accumulation in breast microenvironment is a possible risk factor for oxidative/inflammatory phenotype of breast cells.
Another study published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology shows that even low levels of exposure to aluminum could enhance the growth of breast cancer cells. (The level that they are talking about is 100 000-fold lower than those found in antiperspirant). In conclusion, the researchers say that exposure to aluminum can cause cancer; even at 100,000 times lower level of what’s found in consumer products like antiperspirant.
A 2011 study published in the Journal of Applied Toxicology shows that the aluminum content in nipple aspirate fluid of women who were affected with breast cancer is much higher than healthy women.
Although the US regulatory agencies and health authorities consider the use of aluminum in drugs, foods and cosmetic products perfectly acceptable, organizations like the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) have classified aluminum as a cancer-causing carcinogen.
According to researchers, aluminum is one of the worst offenders among all the toxic heavy metals and can contribute to various brain diseases and behavioral, neuropathological and neurochemical changes:
Here are the top studies on how aluminum is linked to degenerative brain diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s:
- A study published in the journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology shows that chronic exposure to aluminum is associated with behavioral, neuropathological and neurochemical changes. According to researchers, “chronic exposure to heavy metals in particular aluminum could result in deficits of learning and behavioral functions. Some epidemiological studies have shown poor performance in cognitive tests and a higher abundance of neurological symptoms for workers occupationally exposed to aluminum”.
- Another study performed by researchers at Saint Louis University shows that exposure to aluminum could result in liver toxicity and neurological problems like Alzheimer’s. In fact, a study published in Journal of Trace Elements in Medicine classifies aluminum as a potent neurotoxin that’s directly linked to Alzheimer’s.
- The researchers at University of California, Irvine have discovered that exposure to aluminum could cause brain inflammation. Keep in mind that inflammation is the root of many chronic diseases including cancer and Alzheimer’s.
- Studies have shown that even drinking water could contain aluminum ions and ALS linked to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. In fact, a Study by the University School of Medicine in Belgrade shows that drinking water contaminated with aluminum and fluoride is linked to Alzheimer disease.
Find out how to eliminate your exposure to heavy metals like aluminum:
Sources:
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/cancer-causing-metal-millions-eat-wear-or-have-injected-their-kids
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/AP-Deo
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/concerned-about-aluminum-dangers/
http://home.earthlink.net/~joannefstruve/_wsn/page2.html
