Cancer News from Johns Hopkins

Subj: Cancer news from John Hopkins

> > No plastics in micro.

> > No water bottles in freezer.

> > No plastic wrap in micro.

> >

> >Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in their newsletters worth noting...
> >This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
> >Dioxin Carcinogens cause cancer, especially breast cancer. Don't freeze
> >your plastic water bottles with water as this also releases dioxins in
> >the plastic.
> >
> >Dr. Edward Fujimoto (manager of the Wellness Program) at the
> >Castle hospital was on a TV program explaining this health hazard.
> >He was talking about dioxins and how bad they are for us. He said that
> >we should not be heating our food in the microwave using plastic
> >containers.
> >
> >This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the combination
> >of fat, high heat and plastics re leases dioxins into the food and
> >ultimately into the cells of the body. Dioxins are carcinogens and
> >highly toxic to the cells of our bodies. Instead, he recommends using
> >glass, Corning Ware, or ceramic containers for heating food. You get the
> >same results, without the dioxins.
> >
> >So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc.,
> >should be removed from the container and heated in something else.
> >Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer
> >to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc. He said we might remember
> >when some of the fast food restaurants moved away from the foam
> >containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
> >
> >To add to this, Saran wrap placed over foods as they are nuked, with the
> >high heat, actually drips poisonous toxins into the food, use paper
> >towels.
> >
> >Pass this on to your family & friends & those that are important in your
> >life.