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Environmental Health christine | 09 Sep 2007 10:56 pm

Your Dirty Little Secret

Many people are doing incredible harm to their health every morning, in just five minutes. Can you guess how?

The Shower!

Simply stated chlorine is a pesticide, the sole purpose of which is to kill living organisms. When we consume water-containing chlorine, it kills some part of us, destroying cells and tissue inside our body.

BUT, a warm shower opens up your pores, causing your skin to act like a sponge. As a result, you not only inhale the chlorine vapours, you also absorb them through your skin, directly into your bloodstream-at a rate that’s up to six times higher than drinking.

  • Chlorine is cosmetically damaging to both hair and skin.
  • It can irritate the eyes, nose, throat, lungs and mucous membranes.
  • It causes asthma sinus conditions allergies skin rashes emphysema.
  • Chlorine can cause hidden ailments, such as headaches and other neurotoxic reactions.
  • It can strip the skin of its natural oils, leaving it dry, itchy, and prematurely aged.

Most importantly, studies show that cumulative exposure to chlorine significantly increases the rate of heart disease and both bladder and colon cancer.

So, tomorrow morning, if you don’t already have one of our shower filters, remember not to inhale !

“We are quite convinced, based on this study, that there is an association between cancer and chlorinated water.” - Medical College Of Wisconsin research team.

4 Responses to “Your Dirty Little Secret”

  1. on 25 Oct 2007 at 10:51 am 1.Lee said …

    has never harmed my parents who are healthy in their 80’s as well as aunts and uncles. I have had no ill effects. A friend of mine is a scientist with the state water works and said the amount is minimal. What about people who swim regularly for exercise? It is getting that way that everything is harmful. Just enjoy today because we may check out in a car accident tomorrow.

  2. on 25 Oct 2007 at 5:47 pm 2.Rose-marie said …

    I agree! Do you have an easy to attaach filter for the shower? Cheers — Rose-marie

  3. on 25 Oct 2007 at 5:49 pm 3.Rose-marie said …

    My Vitality Platform is a gem that keeps me going! Cheers Rose-marie.

  4. on 26 Oct 2007 at 5:07 pm 4.Hugh said …

    @Rose-marie
    We have a great shower filter available both at the aquasana website http://www.aquasana.com.au and at vitality4life’s imternational stores http://www.vitality4life.com/au/aquasana-shower-water-filter.html

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