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 Dear Reader,
They tried to act like it was no big deal.
But now the truth is coming out, and the health ramifications remain largely unknown.
The American Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) stance on bisphenol A, much better known as BPA, has remained one of inaction. Last year, they advised us to take "reasonable measures" to avoid it. Which is, of course, nearly an impossible task, considering it's just about everywhere.
The chemical is so prevalent that more than 90 per cent of Americans have detectable levels in their bodies.
We already know it messes with men's reproductive health (in fact, I just read yet another study supporting this conclusion, about which I first wrote late last year). Men with detectable levels of BPA have more than twice the risk of lower sperm motility and more than four times the risk of a lower sperm count.
And we already know it's been linked to increased risk of type 2 diabetes and cancer.
But what we didn't know until now is just how quickly it builds up in the human body. And the news isn't good — BPA accumulates much more quickly than researchers previously thought.
Previous studies dealing with the effects of BPA were based on single administrations. But a new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives took a different approach, "supplementing" mice with a daily dose of BPA (which is closer to what humans consume).
When we take in BPA through eating (it transfers from the containers and wraps in which most food is stored), the active form of BPA — which is, of course, the most threatening form — remains in the body and accumulates rapidly. This puts us at risk for the reproductive problems I already outlined as well as, according to the researchers, "behavioural abnormalities that we are just beginning to understand."
Pretty scary stuff.
Back in August of last year, the Natural Resource Defence Council moved to sue the FDA for their inaction. Governments around the rest of the world have banned the substance — including China as of March 2011 and the European Union, where it is banned only from use in baby bottles.
The resistance of the US to do anything about this threat is downright ridiculous... and the folks in the UK will probably feel the same, since their government is also very slow to follow the EU ban.
There are more and more BPA-free products hitting the shelves. They wear their labels proudly, so they're certainly not hard to find. But there's still a lot of work to be done before the stuff is wiped out for good. It's just a shame to think of how long we'll be dealing with the associated health risks (those we already know about and those we haven't yet discovered) even after we (hopefully) get rid of it.
Of course, every day action is delayed, is another day it builds up in our systems.
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Q: My grandson has a problem with bedwetting. My daughter feels like she has tried everything, and is now at a loss. What can we do?
Dr. Jonathan V. Wright: Dr. James C. Breneman wrote what I consider one of the most indispensable books in natural medicine, Basics of Food Allergy. In his book, Dr. Breneman described a study he conducted in 1957 on a group of 65 bedwetters. He found that every single one — 100 per cent — had complete elimination of the problem by avoiding the specific foods to which they were allergic.
There have also been two other studies supporting Dr. Breneman's findings. These studies both found that food allergy caused bedwetting in the same way that both inhalant and food allergy cause asthma, by inducing muscle spasm. In asthma, spasms cause bronchial muscles to constrict, bringing on wheezing. In bedwetting, spasms chronically constrict the bladder muscles, which actually leads to smaller bladder volume and less ability to hold urine, especially overnight.
One researcher measured bladder volume in bedwetting children by threading a balloon into the bladder and inflating it to measure the volume. After the offending food allergies were eliminated, not only did the bedwetting disappear, but when he measured the bladder volume again, he found that it had increased by as much as 50 per cent (and even more in some cases). (Of course, the bladders real volume didn't increase the spasm that had been causing the constriction had just gone away, allowing the bladder to function better and hold more.)
Dr. Breneman found that cow's milk and dairy were the biggest contributors to bedwetting, followed by eggs, corn, chocolate, and pork. However, nearly any food and nearly any food additive, preservative, or other food chemical can be a cause too, so if eliminating the most common foods isn't helpful enough for your grandchildren, help Mum and Dad find a doctor skilled and knowledgeable in nutritional and natural therapies who also is familiar with effective food allergy detection and desensitization.
Bear in mind we are not addressing anyone's personal situation and you should rely on this for informational purposes only. Please consult with your own doctor before acting on any recommendations contained herein.
Wishing you the best of health,
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Sources:
"Bisphenol A (BPA) Accumulates More Rapidly Within the Body Than Previously Thought," Science Daily (sciencedaily.com)
"China bans BPA, leaving US behind yet again," NRDC Switchboard (switchboard.nrdc.org)
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