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Chromium 6 - Our Guest from Hollywood
By Dr. Patrick Flanagan
I am Dr Patrick Flanagan, and this is the latest edition of my Dr Health Secrets
newsletter.
Lately I have written about toxins in our water and food supply. This
installment is about a toxin that got a lot of attention in Hollywood. This
newsletter is about chromium 6 and its effects on your body.
Hollywood, Hollywood, Here I Come...
My guest today in my focus on toxic water can easily say, and with confidence,
that it owes all of its success and great notice to one little Hollywood movie.
Yes, that movie was year 2000's Erin Brockovich, starring the caustic
chromium 6, and co-starring the fabulous Mrs. Julia Roberts. The film
publicized the chromium 6 poisoning of Hinkley, California by the powerful
and successful PG and E Corporation, which ultimately resulted in an Oscar
win for Julia Roberts, and the highlighting of a growing concern over toxic
chemical plants and their poisoning of public drinking water.
Chromium-6 is used in dyes, pigments, leather tanning, wood preserving, and
chrome plating.
Chromium-6 is a by-product of metal plating and is classified as a carcinogen
when inhaled as particles or fumes. When chromium-6 gets into water, the
effects are equally as damaging.
Out of 1,591 National Priority List sites identified by the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), 1,036 were found to have chromium-6 in them.
Scientists as well as many health officials argue that no level of chromium 6 is
safe for the human body. Water officials, however, argue that there is no
scientific proof that any of these allegations are true. These ¡°officials¡± say that
there is not enough proof to verify that chromium-6 truly causes health
problems, but a judge in Hinkley, CA readily disagreed.
This disagreement cost PG&E hundreds of millions of dollars, and cost a town
pain, anguish, and devastating disease.
I am willing to stand behind hundreds of sick individuals much faster than I am
willing to stand behind a state official that is required to make budget
concessions as well as health decisions.
What¡¯s The Verdict?
The health implications of chromium-6 run far and wide, and exposure, even
in small amounts, can be deadly. Major corporations know the cost of cleanup,
and even more importantly, they know the cost of lawsuit. What people don¡¯t
know won¡¯t hurt them, but what they do know already has.
Health problems listed among those who have suffered from chromium-6
exposure include liver cancer, kidney failure, respiratory distress, circulatory
problems, gastrointestinal ailments, reproductive problems, and other cancers
of the brain and bodily organs.
Also cited as ¡°lesser side- effects¡± were nosebleeds, headaches, benign
tumors, hair loss, and many more. I have said it before and I will say it again;
being bald with a bleeding nose while nursing a headache is not exactly my
idea of ¡°lesser side-effects.¡±
Light At The End of The Tunnel
Aside from educating millions of people on the hazards of chromium-6, Erin
Brockovich also managed to scare scores of people into hospital rooms
nationwide, searching and looking for any signs of toxic chemical exposure.
The fear is understandable, and it is much more real than many would care to
think, but there are things that can be done to better the situation.
The best solution is get information about your local water supply (see
RESOURCE BOX) and then to get a highly advanced water filter for your
house. Quality filters can range in the thousands of dollars, but clean water is
much cheaper and easier than medical problems later in your life. Nothing
feels as good as a shower without chlorinated water!
Remember, the problem with drinking distilled water is that your body is
designed to drink water with minerals in it. So try adding minerals to your
water and see how you feel. And some mineralized bottled water sources are
great, as long as they are rigorously tested as many premium bottled waters
are.
About the Author
This article has been authored by Dr Patrick Flanagan, a cellular hydration expert who has developed a unique mineral form called silica Microclusters® and silica hydride to dramatically increase longevity. To learn more about Dr. Patrick Flanagan and ways to more beauty, health and longer life, for less than $1 a day, please visit:
http://www.DrHealthSecrets.com
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