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The story of a certain allergy to the SUN and a few words about health
For many years, I struggled with a terrible, painful, and very burdensome allergy to the sun! As far as I can remember, it started about 20 years ago – at first, just a slight redness and itching, then over the years, swelling, a huge red wrinkled patch that itched so terribly that it could drive one crazy! The allergy always appeared on the outer sides of both arms and the entire neckline and neck. Changing tanning creams didn’t help, drinking calcium with quercetin didn’t help, NOTHING helped! Finally, when I ended up at the emergency room in Norway – because I only got allergic reactions from simply WALKING in the…
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Food in plastic? NO! BPA (bisfenol A) is your poison!
The plastic monomer and plasticizer bisphenol A (BPA) is one of the highest volume chemicals produced worldwide. BPA is used in the production of polycarbonate plastics, epoxy resins used to line metal cans, and in many plastic consumer products including: cans, plastic bottles (pets), plastic food packaging, food containers, thermal paper, baby bottles, toys, water pipes, drinking containers, eyeglass lenses, sports safety equipment, dental monomers, medical equipment and tubing, and consumer electronics (1). BPA can contaminate food, beverage, air, and soil. It accumulates in several human tissues and organs and is potentially harmful to human health through different molecular mechanisms. Due to its hormone-like properties, BPA may bind to estrogen…
