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Anti-cancer Cosmetics
March 24th, 2010 | 
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“All of us have cancer cells in our bodies. But not all of us will develop cancer.” So says Dr David Servan-Schreiber, author of Anti Cancer: A New Way of Life. This fascinating book explains the scientific facts behind cancer in clear and convincing tones.
Is there a cancer epidemic?
Servan-Schreiber describes a cancer epidemic affecting the wealthiest countries in the world. Since 1940 the number of cancers has increased in all industrialised countries. This trend has picked up since 1975 and is particularly striking in the young. In some European countries, such as France, the cancer rate has increased by 60 per cent in the last twenty years. The incidence of prostate cancer has risen by 200 per cent in some European countries between 1978 and 2000, by 258 per cent in the USA over the same period.
The argument that the increase is due to early screening leading to more diagnoses does not hold water. The increase in cancers that are not routinely screened for is equally striking if not more so, than those that are.
What’s behind the increase in cancer?
According to the general director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), “Up to 80 per cent of cancers may be influenced by external factors, such as lifestyle and the environment.” In particular, three major factors have changed in our environment since World War Two:
1. The addition of large quantities of highly refined sugar to our diet
2. Changes in methods of farming and raising animals, and as a result, in our food
3. Exposure to a large number of chemical products that didn’t exist before 1940.
The anti-cancer diet
Dr Servan-Schreiber recommends a diet balanced in Omega 3 and Omega 6 oils, low in animal protein and dairy, and high in fresh (preferably organic) fruits and vegetables. The book comes with a handy shopping guide which recommends a range of foods which fight the growth of cancer in the body.
Chemicals and cancer
Of course, what interests me most is the influence of the chemicals in our environment on the increase in cancer. Here’s an excerpt from the book:
“WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer keeps a list of carcinogenic (cancer-causing) substances in the environment. In the past thirty years, it has tested 900 potential culp
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rits (a tiny proportion of over 100,000 molecules released by industry since 1940, at a rate of several million tonnes a year).
“Among these 900 products submitted to the International Agency for Research on Cancer… only one has been recognised as non-carcinogenic. Ninety-five have been identified as a ‘known carcinogen’ (i.e. there have been enough epidemiological studies and animal research to establish cause and effect).
“Three hundred and seven are ‘probable’ or ‘possible’ carcinogens. Four hundred and ninety-seven remain ‘unclassified’, which means they have not been sufficiently studied.”
In many cases, these substances continue to be widely used. Of course, industrialists argue that consumers are exposed to very low levels of such chemicals. However a trial of 400 chemicals (a representative sample of 75,000 on the market at the time) found that 5-10 per cent of these chemicals were carcinogenic for humans.
Five to ten per cent of 75,000 means we are regularly exposed to 3,750 – 7,500 carcinogens, which makes it less reassuring that each one may be less than a toxic dose, given that the total toxicity then comes to 37 to to 75 times the toxic dose in animals!
So what can we do to protect ourselves?
Rethink dry cleaning
Servan-Schreiber recommends avoiding perchloroethylene and tetrachloroethylene in dry cleaning by airing out your dry cleaned garments in fresh air for several hours before wearing, or going for wet cleaning, liquid CO2 or silicon.
Avoid aluminium
He tells us to avoid deodorants and antiperspirants containing aluminium, especially for women who shave their armpits as this facilitates the penetration of aluminium.
Avoid pthalates by using natural cosmetics
According to Servan-Schreiber, we should avoid cosmetics, shampoo, lotions, gels, hair dye, nail polish and sunscreen containing oestrogens, parabens or phthalates, and perfumes containing phthalates (nearly all of them do).
Use green household cleaners
He further warns against chemical household pesticides and insecticides, heating plastic containers made with PVCs, preparing food in scratched Teflon pans and common cleaning products such as liquid detergents, disinfectants and toilet-bowl sanitisers.
Beat the chemical overload
To me, it is blindingly obvious that the wide range of chemicals we plaster on ourselves and liberally use around our homes, together with the countless pesticides we are ingesting, contribute to the epidemic of cancer. It makes sense to make different choices. Green, natural and organic skin care and beauty products and household products are effective and benefit our health and that of the world around us.
Servan-Schreiber himself suffered from cancer which disappeared after surgery and then reappeared. By changing his lifestyle dramatically, he managed to beat it.
This book is fascinating reading not only because of the clear, balanced and well-argued way the evidence is presented (as you would expect from an eminent scientist and doctor). It is also riveting because of the personal experience the author refers to throughout. I highly recommend it.
You can pick up a copy at all major book stores in Australia, and on Amazon.com, where you can also watch a video interview with the author.
By: Kate Hanson
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The Fragrance Gift
A large number of fragrance products shopping for favorite brand online. Internet for cafe or home search for perfume new brand product and offer a much greater selection than stores. Fragrance is different. Its sensory impression is object as taste. With a nose for understanding the molecular genesis of scent and what ever how many varieties for this product. Online product stores are just one of many, several shopping experience offered through the internet today. The internet as the media for shopping for the consumers to push the button and purchase the product. Such expediency has changed the way women shop, the internet has made clothing, hair care, makeup, shoes and aroma instantly accessible.
However the scent must be tested and that is why department stores and product stores complement each other. They are places to test and in that way they are not stores. Nowadays, product stores are really the online stores other website which have filled a gap in the market and opened up the luxury market of scent. What’s your opinion about product store, do you believe it connected to something romantic, such as a person you are in love with or an especially beautiful package. Scent is actually a business, and one of the best researched markets are scent’ clients. When you make the scent and pour it into the bottles ensure that the surroundings are sterilized and immaculate clean. It’s important to comprehend in what manner you wish to prepare the final product.Modern men wear perfume as an indication of their style and persuasion.
When it comes to accessories wardrobe, designer scents for guys occupy a supreme position. Discover your own signature scent. Using scent to make people feel good and improve the relationship by user and maker .the sense of smell is considered the active brain, creativity and emotions. The perfume relation is the great place to purchase online & offline.
By: Peter Thomos
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The Diesel Perfume
Since 1978, Diesel S.p.A. has been a popular design company creating clothing and accessories for the young of age and heart. Located in Molvena (northern Italy), it is owned by famed creator Renzo Rosso, and along with its fragrance line L’Oreal has released Diesel Fuel for Life perfume with two key scents: the for-him and the for-her lines.
Two years since the Fuel for Life campaign began, Diesel perfume has grown in popularity and reputation, thanks in part to a successful international push in 1996 that brought the Diesel brands to America.
With availability wider than ever before, it is much easier to find Diesel items and see what the fuss is about. The Diesel perfume lines are a great place to start.
Pour Femme
Patchouli is the order of the day for this fragrance, and that can either be make-or-break depending on your tolerance levels as it is the dominant essence of the Fuel for Life Pour Femme line. An herb of the mint family, patchouli is primarily harvested in Caribbean countries as well as China and India, to name a few. Reminiscent of L’Inspiratrice with a heavy mint aroma, Fuel for Life capitalizes where the other comes up short. There is a surprisingly sour opening, followed by a fruity tinge.
After the top notes settle, jasmine kicks in but is careful to pull its punches in the midst of the dominant aroma. These two notes blend ever so effectively to produce a concoction well worth the wear. But that is not all. You also get a pinch of green leaf, which gradually takes over for the remaining mint in the closing moments of the scent. It all descends into a dry, fresh closing that ends the journey on a wonderful note.
Pour Homme
Pour Homme is a striking scent that mixes playfulness with the ruggedly masculine. As with the display of patchouli in the Pour Femme line, this is an aroma that understands the value of moderation. From the top to the bottom notes, Fuel for Life utilizes aniseed and immortelle, respectively. All the while it avoids what can only be described as the licorice effect, offering instead a blend of candy and salt in what is a wondrous beginning for the notes to come. And what notes they are!
Pour Homme finishes with an earthy scent, wood-smoked and all-natural with a dash of khus here, and a bit of lavender there. A surprisi
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ng note of raspberry also shows up along the way, and while it may seem out of place on paper, it really turns the mixture into something memorable, alluring, and uniquely male in tone and flavor.
Both lines of Diesel perfume take chances with their fragrant blend of notes, and while it may not appeal to the traditional wearer of perfumes and colognes, it accomplishes the company’s primary purpose, which is essentially to appeal to the young adult crowd. It is a youthful attitude for a youthful generation, and this truth is what really comes out in these melodies of scent.
By: FastSubmitArticles.com
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