tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283694207541334416.post8510525983049071273..comments2022-08-23T07:34:49.231-05:00Comments on BLUEKNOWSER: CANCER RATES INCREASE AS YOU MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST!blueknowserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03990954476515135035noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283694207541334416.post-84133730079813394822008-10-31T04:52:00.000-06:002008-10-31T04:52:00.000-06:00BruceThe most disgraceful statistic is the one for...Bruce<BR/><BR/>The most disgraceful statistic is the one for Nunavut. The highest cancer rates in this country.<BR/><BR/>JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2283694207541334416.post-51595141108621259572008-10-30T19:56:00.000-06:002008-10-30T19:56:00.000-06:00Bruce, I think that was an excellent entry. Cancer...Bruce, I think that was an excellent entry. Cancer is everyone's enemy and is insidious and implacable. Beyond the physical and emotional trauma it introduces in a person's life and his/her family and friends, it carries a huge financial cost, both to the family concerned and the society as a whole. For that matter, I entirely agree that this should be a bigger issue for our political leaders in particular. <BR/>One of the biggest problems is that the bigger culprits are either unaware or hiding their wrongdoing. What matters is the bottom line, and if lobbies are left unchecked and capitalism runs completely wild, our political leaders will not take on this battle, and the greatest conspiracy in the world will keep on going. <BR/>Prevention IS a huge part of fighting this beast, and it requires not only keeping the obvious polluting culprits in check, but also championing education and research to determine what helps. I am thinking in particular about diet, yes, and various other environmental factors, as other potential enablers for the disease.<BR/>I for one believe it is critical to eat as much as possible non-processed foods, as raw and green as possible - organic of course, and less animal protein, and if possible to look into maintaining a healthy body PH by avoiding an acidic blood. <BR/>That also means drinking the right kind of water: drinking tap water filled with all kinds of chemicals is not helping (from the treatment process itself to the various and numerous contaminants that are flushed down our own drains - drugs and cleaning agents for one, and pesticide residues infiltrating our sources). Bottled water is not much better, especially in those nasty plastic bottles. Wherever possible, I personally use glass, stainless steel, or some other inert material.<BR/>Air of course is a big one as well, as you have discussed, so I will not go into more details here.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I also think we need to go back to the basics on what is actually surrounding us: use cast iron pans instead of teflon, eliminate aluminum pots and plastic/polystyrene containers, etc. . The same goes for our cleaning products and the materials with which we build our houses, offices, furniture, carpets, etc. : bleach, CFCs, VOCs, etc. <BR/>I personally believe in making your own laundry detergent, cleaning sprays, etc. Avoid chemical based candles, insecticides, deodorizers, etc. Use plants to filter pollutants out of the air you breathe. <BR/><BR/>Also, your skin is the biggest organ of your body, and is a permeable barrier that merely protects us from physical harm, not so much from chemical contamination. I therefore prefer to use safe soaps, shampoos and hair products, creams and deodorants without aluminum, organic/natural toothpaste. etc.<BR/><BR/>Once you start looking at the MASSIVE amount of potentially harmful chemicals in all our beauty and cleaning product, cancer feels like an even more insidious threat, and one that maybe we are even making worst ourselves, unknowingly. <BR/><BR/>I agree that all that might not make potentially much of a difference, or that not all has been thoroughly researched, but I think that all those little things really end up adding up, and that there cannot be harm in cutting down as much as possible by changing our habits to go back to the basics. Natural IS better 95% of the time. <BR/>We can make these specific choices at a personal level, and each of us can fight their little battle at the level they wish. <BR/>But actual pollution does need to be controlled and curtailed. And for that, I agree with everything you said. Except that I think that the localization of the higher rates of cancer are probably linked to some extent to the way of life in the various areas just as much as the actual pollutants (way of life, food habits, physical activity levels, or even population age).<BR/><BR/><BR/>Anyway, those are my two cents, not in any particular order, as I am typing in this little window, but I am hoping to contribute some to this much important topic.<BR/><BR/>Much love to you and Lynnda,<BR/>NathalieNathaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269099598416950624noreply@blogger.com