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Articles/Research
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Dangers of Your Morning Shower
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You wouldn't knowingly bathe in toxins every morning or set out to harm your lungs
and sinuses, irritate your allergies and skin, or willingly increase your risk
of cancer. But the fact is, chlorine and its by-products in your shower water
are toxins which can damage your health.
These toxins are:
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Chlorine:
Added to most municipal water supplies, this disinfectant hardens arteries,
destroys proteins in the body, irritates skin and sinus conditions, and
aggravates asthma, allergies, and respiratory problems. |
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Chloroform: This powerful
by-product of chlorination causes excessive free-radical formation (accelerated
aging), normal cells to mutate, and cholesterol to oxidize. It's a known
carcinogen! |
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DCA (Dichloro acetic
acid): This chlorine by-product alters cholesterol metabolism and has been
shown to cause liver cancer in lab animals. |
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MX (another chlorinated
acid): Another by-product of chlorination, MX is known to cause genetic
mutations that can lead to cancer growth and has been found in all chlorinated
water for which it was tested. |
Research indicates an increased risk for bladder and rectal cancer from drinking
chlorinated water. And even though you¡¦re not drinking water in
the shower, you can absorb many times more chlorine in a shower than you do
by drinking the same water! Tests show that your body can absorb more chlorine
as a result of a 10-minute shower than if you drank eight glasses of the same
water.
How can that be? A warm shower opens up your pores, causing your skin to act
like a sponge. As a result, you not only inhale the chlorine vapors, you also
absorb them through your skin, directly into your bloodstream-at a rate that's
up to six times higher than drinking.
Short terms risks include skin, eye or sinus irritation in some people. Long
term risks include oxidation (cell and tissue aging), hardened arteries, increased
risk of cancer, and hardened arteries. In addition, if you suffer from any of
the following, chlorinated water can make your condition worse:
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asthma |
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sinus conditions |
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allergies |
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skin rashes |
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emphysema |
The good news is that showering in chlorine-treated water is a risk you can
erase immediately, through the use of a proper shower filter.To learn about
the Vitashower filter and how it can protect your health, click below.
To learn more about the dangers of chlorine, see the Article "Chlorine
Alert".
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