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Cancer News From John Hopkins Hospital -Please circulate!
This was received from a nursing supervisor at Greenville Memorial Hospital.
It was sent to their staff.
1--No plastic containers in micro.
2--No water bottles in freezer.
3--No plastic wrap in microwave.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is
being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Centre. Dioxin chemicals causes
cancer, especially breast cancer.
Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don’t freeze your
plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.
Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital,
>>was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked 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 releases dioxin into the food and ultimately
into the cells of the body. Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware or
ceramic containers for heating food. You get the same results, only without the
dioxin.
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 reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away
from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when placed over foods
to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat causes
poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the
food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.