Karen
02-09-2006, 11:01 AM
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The Most Dangerous Toxin that Almost No One Knows About
by www.SixWise.com (https://www.sixwise.com/)
Most everyone is exposed to small amounts of manganese, a naturally occurring substance in our air, soil, water and food, daily. If kept in check, the body is able to control manganese levels by expelling extra amounts, but if the intake becomes too great, it can become overwhelming and cause a variety of health problems, including permanent nervous system damage.
What makes manganese so dangerous is that the current safety levels may not be adequate, so people may be taking in dangerous levels of this compound that almost no one is aware of.
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Is there a hidden danger in your shower?
Nearly 9 Million Americans Exposed to Dangerous Manganese Levels
According to a study by John Spangler, M.D., an associate professor of family medicine, and other researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, "Nearly 9 million people in the United States are exposed to manganese levels that our study shows may cause toxic effects."
Exposure can occur via many routes, drinking water, foods, manganese-containing pesticides, air, and more, but the researchers found that the most concerning source may come from something most of us do daily: shower.
The study found that after showering 10 minutes a day for 10 years in manganese-contaminated water:
Children would be exposed to doses of manganese three times higher than doses that resulted in manganese deposits in the brains of rats.
Adults would be exposed to doses 50 percent higher than the rats.
Damage may Occur at Levels Considered Safe by the EPA
read the rest here: https://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/11/30/manganese.htm
The Most Dangerous Toxin that Almost No One Knows About
by www.SixWise.com (https://www.sixwise.com/)
Most everyone is exposed to small amounts of manganese, a naturally occurring substance in our air, soil, water and food, daily. If kept in check, the body is able to control manganese levels by expelling extra amounts, but if the intake becomes too great, it can become overwhelming and cause a variety of health problems, including permanent nervous system damage.
What makes manganese so dangerous is that the current safety levels may not be adequate, so people may be taking in dangerous levels of this compound that almost no one is aware of.
https://www.sixwise.com/images/articles/2005/11/30/15971093%5B1%5DMANGANESE.thb.jpg
Is there a hidden danger in your shower?
Nearly 9 Million Americans Exposed to Dangerous Manganese Levels
According to a study by John Spangler, M.D., an associate professor of family medicine, and other researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine, "Nearly 9 million people in the United States are exposed to manganese levels that our study shows may cause toxic effects."
Exposure can occur via many routes, drinking water, foods, manganese-containing pesticides, air, and more, but the researchers found that the most concerning source may come from something most of us do daily: shower.
The study found that after showering 10 minutes a day for 10 years in manganese-contaminated water:
Children would be exposed to doses of manganese three times higher than doses that resulted in manganese deposits in the brains of rats.
Adults would be exposed to doses 50 percent higher than the rats.
Damage may Occur at Levels Considered Safe by the EPA
read the rest here: https://www.sixwise.com/newsletters/05/11/30/manganese.htm