In his book Diet for a Poisoned Planet, author David Steinman describes
how he measurably reduced his toxic load. 

 

He grew up in CA fishing off the polluted Santa Monica pier and ate his
catch.  As an adult he found out about the chemicals and heavy metals
and he decided to have his body burden tested via tissue biopsy of his
shin.  His load was high.  Researching he found that firefighters were
detoxed after chemical fire exposures by the following methods:
sustained exercise to get their pulse raised, saunas for sweating
(remember Native American purification rituals in sweat lodges) and B6
supplementation.  This increased the firemen’s metabolic rate and rates
of excretion through sweating in addition to urine and feces. Steinman
implemented the same techniques and had a follow-up biopsy.  His toxic
load levels had markedly decreased.  

 

So it appears women who exercise to be lean, rather than having muscle
well-marbled with fat or excess fat pads, would have a lower chemical
load to pass on through their breastmilk.  Besides blood and breastmilk,
contaminants such as heavy metals are deposited in bone and connective
tissue comprised of calcium. That is why we are warned not to take bone
meal tablets for calcium supplementation as the bones of most animals
today are full of heavy metals.

 

Dr. Michael Coplan and his partner Dr. Roger Masters of Dartmouth states
how heavy metals such as lead get passed on.  Environmental lead is more
efficiently absorbed into the blood stream of children drinking water
treated with fluosilicic acid or sodium fluosilicate. Over 90% of all
fluoridated water is treated with 1 of these 2 agents, under 10% is
treated with sodium fluoride.

A girl child exposed simultaneously to environmental lead and
silicofluoride treated water is likely to carry a fetus with more lead
in its organ systems, including the brain, of course, than would have
been the case without the SiF treated water delivered to her as a means
of suppressing tooth decay long before her date of conception.

 

As toxicity comes from many sources and deposits in many body parts, a
clean environment helps make less toxic children be less likely to
develop cancer and other life threatening conditions.

Judy Ritchie

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:    Sat, 16 Nov 2002 12:21:19 -0600

From:    "Julia R. Barrett" <[log in to unmask]>

Subject: Re: contaminants in breast milk vs. formula

 

 

What sort of contaminants would you suggest be tested for in semen?
There may be some value in doing it, but it would not be a substitute
for testing breastmilk. Substances such as PCBs, DDT (and its
metabolites), and an array of persistant organic pollutants are
lipophilic substances, meaning that they are "fat-loving" and will not
be found in any great quantity in non-fatty tissues and fluids. If I
recall correctly, semen does not have a high fat content; the fluid acts
as a buffer and energy source (sugars) for the sperm. Consequently,
several of the especially worrisome chemicals aren't going to be found
in it.

 

At any rate, I agree about the concern breastmilk testing creates about
breastmilk safety and I know that's a huge concern among the
researchers.

 

Julia R. Barrett

Freelance Science Writer

Madison, Wisconsin

608-238-8409; [log in to unmask]


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