Cancer update: Johns Hopkins

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Cancer update: Johns Hopkins

 

Cancer News from Johns Hopkins:

1. No plastic containers in micro.

 

2. No water bottles in freezer.

 

3. No plastic wrap in microwave.

 

Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters.

This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical

Center.

 

Dioxin chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

 

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies.

 

Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releases

dioxins from the plastic.

 

Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at

Castle Hospital, was on a TV program toexplain this health hazard.

He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for

us.

 

He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using

plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the

combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food

and

ultimately into the cells of the body.

 

Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware or ceramic

containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without

the dioxin. So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups,

etc.,

should be removed from the container and heated in something

else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just

safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.

 

He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants

moved

away from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the

reasons.

 

Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when placed

over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high

heat

causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out

of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.

 

Cover food with a paper towel instead. This is an article I believe

you

should

forward to your family and friends-- anyone who is important

in your life!