If you're a woman or if you have a mom/sister/girlfriend - READ THIS!
The next time you (or guys who are Reading this, when your girlfriend or
wife) buy sanitary pads or tampons, check the labels and see whether you
spot any of the familiar signs stated in this email.
No wonder so many women in the World suffer from cervical cancer and womb
tumors. Have you heard that tampon makers include asbestos in tampons?
Why would they do this?
Because asbestos makes you bleed more,
if you bleed more, you're going to need to use more.
Why isn't this against the law, since asbestos are so dangerous? Because
the powers that be, in all their wisdom, did not consider tampons as being
ingested, and therefore, didn't consider them illegal or dangerous.
This month's Essence Magazine has a small article about this and they
mention two manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies
are:
Organic Essentials @ 1-800-765-6491
& Terra Femme @ 1-800-755-0212.
A woman getting her Ph. D at the University of Colorado at Boulder sent
the following:
"I AM writing this because women are not being informed about the dangers
of something most of US use: tampons. I AM taking a Class this month and I
have been learning a lot about biology and women, including feminine hygiene.
Recently we have learned that tampons are actually dangerous (for other
reasons than TSS). After learning about this in our Class, most of the
females wound up feeling angry and upset with the tampon industry, and I
for one, AM going to do something about it.
TO START,
I want to inform everyone I can,
and email is the fastest way that I know how."
HERE IS THE SCOOP:
Tampons contain two things that are potentially harmful: Rayon (for
absorbency), and dioxin (a Chemical used in bleaching the products).
The tampon industry is convinced that we, as women, need bleached White
products in order to view the product as pure and clean.
The problem here is that the dioxin, which is produced in this bleaching
process, can lead to very harmful problems
For a woman.
Dioxin is potentially carcinogenic (cancer Associated) and is toxic to
The immune and reproductive systems.
It has also been linked to endometriosis and lower sperm counts for men.
For both sexes, it breaks down the immune system.
Last September, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported that
there really is no "acceptable" level of exposure to dioxin given that it is
cumulative and slow to disintegrate.
The real danger comes from repeated
contact (Karen Couppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon Industry").
I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a Day, five days a
Month, for 38 years is "repeated contact", wouldn't
You?
Rayon contributes to the danger of tampons and dioxin because it is
A highly absorbent substance. Therefore, when fibers from the tampons are
left behind in the you know what (as usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for
The dioxin. It also stays in a lot longer than it would with just cotton tampons
This is also the reason why TSS (toxic shock syndrome) occurs.
WHAT ARE THE ALTERNATIVES?
Using feminine hygiene products that aren't bleached and that are all
cotton other feminine hygiene products (pads/napkins) DO contain dioxin as well,
but they are not nearly as dangerous. So, what can you do if you can't give
up using tampons? Use tampons that are made from 100% UNBLEACHED cotton.
Unfortunately, there are very few companies that make these safe tampons.
They are usually only found in health food stores. Countries all over the
World ( Sweden , Germany , British Columbia ,etc.) have demanded a switch
to this safer tampon, while the U.S. Has decided to keep US in the dark
about it. In 1989, activists in England mounted a campaign against chlorine
bleaching. 50,000 letters later, the makers of sanitary products switched
to oxygen bleaching, one of the green methods available MS Magazine,
May/June
1995).
You may also would like to try re-usable, washable pads and pantiliners. (www.lunapads.com)
There are also many menstrual cups out there that are re-usable.
The DivaCup (www.divacup.com) is a squishy, flexible, silicone cup that is 100% hypoallergenic, odorless, and FDA approved! They last up to 10 years so they are good for our environment (12 billion pads and 7 billion tampons get thrown into our landfills every year in the US alone), healthier and safer for you (no chemicals), and they are comfortable!
Visit these websites for more information:
menstrual cup sites:
menstrual sponge sites:
re-usable menstrual pad sites:
Organic all-cotton tampon sites:
WHAT TO DO NOW?
Tell people.
Everyone.
Inform them.
We are being manipulated by this industry and the
Government, let's do something about it!
Please write to the companies:
Tampax; Playtex; O.B.; Kotex.
All the 800 numbers are listed on the boxes.
Let them know that we demand a safe product which is:
ALL UNBLEACHED COTTON TAMPONS!!
REMINDER:
In order not to lose the impact of this email, I suggest that anyone who
wants to forward it to your friends, PLEASE copy this mail and paste it
to a NEW message. That way it will not distort the whole message with all the
forward arrows. Please do this with consideration and seriousness.
Thank you,
Hollie Walker
Admissions Coordinator
Palmer College of Chiropractic Florida
866-585-9677 (Toll Free)
386-763-2620 (Fax)
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