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Symptoms of Formaldehyde Poisoning

There is a chemical used in nearly every manufacturing process worldwide that should be of concern to us all — FORMALDEHYDE.  Formaldehyde is a pungent gas used in many chemical compounds, especially plastics and resins.  When added to water, it’s called formalin — often used in the manufacture of drugs and vaccines.  In 2005, world […]

There is a chemical used in nearly every manufacturing process worldwide that should be of concern to us all — FORMALDEHYDE.  Formaldehyde is a pungent gas used in many chemical compounds, especially plastics and resins.  When added to water, it’s called formalin — often used in the manufacture of drugs and vaccines.  In 2005, world production was estimated to be 50 billion pounds.  The manufacture of formaldehyde is BIG BUSINESS.

On June 10, 2011, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued their 12th Report on Carcinogens (RoC) from the National Toxicology Program.   The RoC is a science-based, public health document, mandated by Congress.  Formaldehyde is on the list.  Why is this significant?  The RoC identifies toxic agents, substances, compounds, and exposure circumstances that are known or reasonably anticipated to cause cancer in humans.

Some of formaldehyde’s many uses include:  woodworking, cabinet making, glues that bond particle board, plywood, carpeting, sanitary paper products, facial tissue, table napkins, paper towels,  insulation, moulded products, paints, explosives, foams, bath products, baby products, counter tops, veneers, laminates, complex plastic and resin compounds, textiles, sizing, no-iron clothing, in the manufacture of automobiles, as a disinfectant because it kills most bacteria and fungi, in medicine to dry the skin such as wart remover, as a treatment for parasites, toxoid vaccines, urinary tract infection treatments, topical creams, cosmetics, personal hygiene products, shampoo, embalming agents, as a fixative for microscopy and histology, and the list goes on…

Have you ever suffered with any of these symptoms?

  • Eye, nose, and throat irritations (inappropriately reasoned to be caused by the common cold)
  • Headaches
  • Skin rashes or hives
  • Burnt esophagus
  • Burnt stomach
  • Hypotension
  • Heart arrhythmia
  • Irregular/difficulty breathing
  • Restlessness
  • Red blood cell destruction
  • Unconsciousness
  • Coma

These are ALL symptoms of FORMALDEHYDE POISONING.  Were you aware that these symptoms can be attributed to formaldehyde exposure, and even worse, that formaldehyde is KNOWN TO CAUSE CANCER?  In view of formaldehydes widespread use, this should be of major concern to all people.

As can be expected, when the National Toxicology Program released the 12th RoC, formaldehyde manufacturers were greatly offended.  Perhaps offended isn’t the correct word.  Maybe alarmed might be more appropriate.  After all, the manufacture of formaldehyde is BIG BUSINESS.  Whenever a conglomerate’s mainstay is in question, of course they’re going to be concerned…

Here we see that the American Chemistry Council (ACC) issued a counter-attack, telling us how they think that formaldehyde is just peachy-keen.  But wouldn’t we expect manufacturers to sing the praises of their products?

On the ACC website back in 2011 after the 12th RoC was issued, they called for an immediate appeal of the carcinogen ruling, and even went so far as to say that the manufacture of formaldehyde produces hundreds of thousands of jobs each year — as if that’s supposed to appease the issue?  Well, apparently their appeal was heard by the FDA!  Leave it to the good, old FDA to look out for the welfare of the American people.  Yes, I’m being facetious.  After all, the FDA is BIG BUSINESS, too.

The ACC website has changed since last year after the U.S. Department of HHS issued a NTP Addendum leaving formaldehyde on the known to cause cancer list.  However, the ACC has another site, which they call formaldehydefacts.org, that once again sings the praises of formaldehyde.  But the question remains—whose “facts” can be trusted?  The manufacturer’s? Probably not.

I recently noticed increased lobbying efforts and large presidential campaign donations have been  bouncing around and flying under the radar this summer.  In fact, the FDA ruled earlier this year on Bisphenol A (BPA), which contain formaldehyde, as, how shall we say — safe — by stating, “The Food and Drug Administration’s assessment is that the scientific evidence at this time does not suggest that the very low levels of human exposure to BPA through the diet are unsafe.”   Really?  Not enough evidence?  Suggests?  Very low levels?  At this time?  Exactly whose data is the FDA reviewing?  The RoC is issued by a government organization based on science-based fact.  The FDA’s statement was proudly displayed on the ACCs website devoted to “their” facts about BPA.  Again, wouldn’t we expect a manufacturer to say their products are safe?  But just saying it doesn’t necessarily make it so!  Wouldn’t you think that the FDA would understand this simple truth?

In the meantime, Johnson & Johnson, which makes a wide range of personal care products including many baby products, announced that it would remove a host of harmful chemicals (including formaldehyde) from their product line by 2015.  They had “already pledged to remove certain chemicals from its baby products by 2013,” according to a NY Times article on August 15, 2012.

If BIG BUSINESS pledges to remove toxic chemicals from their products, wouldn’t this imply that there must be something wrong with the toxin?  No matter how many lobbying efforts and campaign contributions are made, the facts are the facts — toxic chemical compounds cause disorder and cancer.

I could go on and on regarding this subject, but I feel a need to close.  Fifteen years ago I suffered with over 35 diagnosed diseases and over 100 debilitating symptoms.  I also suffered with several bad cases of FORMALDEHYDE POISONING.  My experience from debilitating illness and weight gain to good health and natural weight loss are detailed in my new book WARNINGS of Disease: Your Body Uses Symptoms to Communicate; How Junk Food, Drugs, and Toxic Products Provide It with Plenty to Say.  It is available through DaKeMaNi Publishing or on Amazon.

The next time you suffer with ANY of the symptoms listed above, I hope you’ll remember that symptoms do not just happen—they happen for a reason.  The human body communicates through its symptoms whenever the body is exposed to an injury or a toxin.  If you can rule out injury, then exposure to toxic chemicals is the only thing that’s left.  Sometimes, we need to act as detectives to figure out what’s causing our illness by examining all of the clues.  (Another name for clue is warning.)   I changed my lifestyle and eating habits and over 35 diagnosed diseases and 100 symptoms simply went away, and I’ve been healthy ever since.  I listened to what my body was telling me—through its symptoms—and heeded my own warnings…

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WARNINGS of Disease — Table of Contents

WARNINGS of Disease — Table of Contents Introduction xv Chapter 1—The Canary Effect 1 Success by Choice 2 The Canary Effect 4 The Trip 4 The Canary in a Banana Plantation 5 Toxic Bananas 6 I Am a Canary 7 Are You a Canary? 7 To Fight or Flee 8 Symptoms 9 Your Temple 9 Trash […]

WARNINGS of Disease — Table of Contents
Introduction xv
Chapter 1—The Canary Effect 1
Success by Choice 2
The Canary Effect 4
The Trip 4
The Canary in a Banana Plantation 5
Toxic Bananas 6
I Am a Canary 7
Are You a Canary? 7
To Fight or Flee 8
Symptoms 9
Your Temple 9
Trash Mountain 10
The Cumulative Effect 11
The Plague 12
Chapter 2—The Great Illness 15
The Twitch 16
Painting Was the Mainspring 16
The Great Illness Commenced 17
Conjecture 17
Smoke Signals 18
Symptom Checklist 19
I Was Sickly, But Now I’m Not 24
Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs 26
The Headshrinker 27
Visiting the Shrink 28
Chapter 3—The Enlightenment 31
How to Diagnose Numbness and Tingling 31
Last Is First 32
First Is Last 32
The Practice 32
Cause Unknown 33
Failed the Neurological Test 34
The Cotton Ball’s Fault 34
Hands-on Prayer 34
We’re Going to the Library! 35
My Visit to the Homeopath 35
Lots of Supplements 36
Detoxification Method 36
The Remedy of Choice 37
Standard Process 38
Not All Supplements Are the Same 39
Gelatin 39
Beware of Gelatin 40
Chapter 4—Feelings of Toxicity 41
The Allergic Reaction 42
How the Body Reacts to Toxic Substances 44
Checks and Balances 45
Excitotoxicity & Neurotoxicity 45
Neurological Disorder 46
Aspartame 47
Aspartame Is in Many Products 47
How Aspartame Excites 48
What Man Does to Real Sugar 48
PKU 49
Chapter 5—We Are All Basically the Same 51
A Healthy Diet 52
Be a Good Loser 54
Living a Healthy Lifestyle 55
Chapter 6—The Illusive Shut-Eye 57
Insomnia 58
Aspartame Revisited 58
Serotonin Is More Important than You May Think 59
Serotonin Syndrome 59
How Man Deals with Serotonin Dysfunction 60
Attention Disorders 60
Adults Diagnosed with ADHD 61
Psycho-Stimulant Drugs 62
Chewing Gum 63
Chapter 7—The Mysterious and Often Hidden Flavor Enhancer 65
Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) 65
Makers of MSG 66
How to Hide MSG 67
Chinese Restaurant Syndrome 68
Chinese Restaurant Syndrome Is Real 68
How to Skew a Clinical Trial 69
Who Is Lurking Behind the Research? 70
An Example of “Who” 71
MSG in Processed Food 72
Pregnant Women, Infants and Children Should Avoid MSG 74
Affective Spectrum Disorder 74
Child with Seizures Healed by Eliminating MSG 76
MSG and Aspartame Cause Brain Damage After Five Hours 76
Links for Additional Information 77
Chapter 8—Depressed Sensations 79
Depression Defined 80
A Sad Commercial 80
Science Says Our Kids Are Depressed 81
Stress in Days Gone By 82
The Result of an Overactive Immune System 83
A Brief History of Antidepressants 84
Rational Drug Design 84
Chapter 9—The Healing 89
How to Eliminate Symptoms 89
The Canary Almost Died 90
Starting Over 91
America’s Need for Healing 91
The Elimination Begins 92
Monkeys on MSG 93
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Brief 94
Food Additives to Avoid 95
The Offenders 95
Eat Healthy—Be Healthy Food Additives to Avoid Guide 95
Additives Are Addicting 97
The Case of the Chocolate Binge 98
Ownership of Disease 99
Recovery 101
Mind-Boggling Experience 101
The Canary Lives! 102
Chapter 10—Defining Moments 103
Food Poisoning 103
The Body Reacts to Food Additives 104
Disease or Dis-ease 104
A Closer Look at Disease 105
Acquired Dysfunction 105
Medical School Curriculum 106
Hippocratic Oath 107
Chapter 11—Defining Moments II 109
Inflammation, The Key Factor 109
Five Cardinal Signs of Inflammation 110
The Three Ss of Inflamation 111
Antibiotics 112
The Body Reacts to Toxic Substances 112
Natural Bactericides 113
The Importance of Gastric Acid 113
The Pavlov Response 114
Antacid Consumption Is Out of Control 114
Antacids Are Not Without Consequences 115
The Body’s Natural Defense System 115
Antacids Revisited 117
The Histamine Behind the Antihistamine 117
Histamines Regulate Physiological Function 117
Inflammation Revisited 118
Tissue Destruction 119
Autoimmune Disease 120
The Pathogen 121
Chapter 12—The -Itis and the -Osis 123
NSAIDs 124
Why Take an Anti-Inflammatory? 124
NSAID Side Effects Abound 125
Meningitis 125
Steroid Drugs 126
The Case of the Mysterious Headaches 127
Getting to the Bottom of It All 128
The “Let Down Headache” 129
Those Darn Vending Machines 129
The Rebound Headache 130
How’s Your -Isis?
The –Osis 133
Human Sacrifice 135
The Proverbial Cause Unknown Revisited 135
Chapter 13—Cells Examined 139
The Monk Versus the Cell 139
The Monk 139
The Cell 140
The Power Generator 140
Volume Control 140
Every Cell Has a Purpose 141
Death by Necrosis 141
Infarction 142
We Are Our Cells Keepers 142
Garbage In – Garbage Out (GIGO) 143
Chapter 14—Time for Change 145
Repetitive Motion 145
Tennis Elbow 145
The Case of Injurious Repetition 146
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) 147
Change of Food Habits 148
Reading Labels 148
Sample Food Comparisons 148
Sulfites, Also Known as Sulfates 153
Asthma and Sulfites 154
Chapter 15—Food Stuff 155
Food Preservatives 155
A Toxic Preservative Example 156
The Case of the Toxic Chicken 157
Chemicals 158
The Case of the Alleged Milk Allergy 158
Additives 159
Caffeine 161
MSG Listed as GRAS! 162
Synthetics 163
Chapter 16—What’s On a Label? 165
Bread 165
Flour 167
Wheat Gluten Allergy 167
One-Bread’s History 168
Water and Other Beverages 169
The Long Name with the Long Effect 169
Benzene 171
Sodium Benzoate 171
Anemia 172
Sports Drinks 173
Brominated Vegetable Oil 173
Hypothesis 175
Chapter 17—Body Stuff 177
Oral Hygiene 177
Toothpaste 177
Mouthwash 179
Personal Hygiene and Cleaning Products 180
Dizziness and Vertigo 181
Make A List 182
Common Toxins 182
Contraindications Are WARNINGS 189
What Personal Hygiene Products Do I Use? 189
Big Business Buy-Outs 192
What Household Products Do I Use? 193
Chapter 18—Family Matters 197
Preparing for the New Addition 198
Baby Comes Home 198
Why Is Baby Crying? 198
Baby Gets Sick 199
Baby Is Prescribed Drugs 199
Baby’s First Foods 200
Neuropsychiatry in Children 201
Hyperactivity Revisited 202
The Blood-Brain Barrier 204
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Revisited 204
Glutamate Modulator Drugs 205
Neuropsychiatric Disorder 207
Medically Unexplained Physical Symptoms (MUPS) 208
The MRI Versus the X-Ray 209
Risky Business 210
Chapter 19—What You Don’t See Can Hurt You 213
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities 213
Formaldehyde 215
Formaldehyde Is a Constituent of Drugs and Vaccines 217
Formaldehyde as a Preservative 217
Symptoms of Formaldehyde Exposure 218
Public Formaldehyde Exposure 219
Who Cares About Formaldehyde? 220
The Case of the Toxic Camper 220
The Case of the Toxic Office Furniture 221
The Case of the Toxic Car 222
Chapter 20 – What You Can See Can Hurt You 227
Matthew’s Story 227
The Blue Sugar-Free Blunder 228
Asthma Caused by Junk Food 228
FD&C Act of 1938 229
Food Adulteration 230
FDA Approved Food Colors 231
The Blue Dye Illustration 231
Food Color Specifics 233
The Case of the Toxic Oranges 237
Chapter 21—What You Fail to See Can Hurt You 241
Nicholas’ Story 241
We’re Off to See the Doctor 242
To Medicate or Not 243
The Difficult Child 243
Chronic Illness 244
Failed the Hearing Test 245
The Ice Cream Anecdote 245
Fast Forward Five Years 246
Drugs Kill 247
Cancer Treatments Kill 248
The Truth About Food 250
Chapter 22—Another Healing 253
Monica’s Story 254
Chapter 23—Back to the Beginning 259
From the Start 260
The Great Temptation 261
The Great Cover-Up 262
The Great Blame 262
The Great Curse 262
The Great Irony 263
Chapter 24—Current Affairs 265
Suffering and Ruin 265
No Desire to Find Just Cause 266
To See the Light 268
Chapter 25—The Great Mystery 271
The Diagnosis 271
The Blame Game 271
Who Is Misleading Whom? 273
Going Clean Is an “All or Nothing” Deal 274
What About Genetics? 275
Chapter 26—Post Healing 279
What Have I Learned? 280
What Would Have Happened Otherwise? 281
What Else Have I Learned? 281
The Case of the Toxic Building 283
The Case of the Toxic Room 284 It’s All About Change 285
It’s Rather Straightforward 286
It’s Your Choice 287
In Conclusion 289
References 292
Index 299

 

 

 

 

 

 

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