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| Safiya |
| 03/25/01 at 06:20:39 |
| > > >> > > <<> Please pass on to as many women as possible . . . > > >> > > > > >> > If you are a woman and use pads, but especially if you use tampons, > > >> > read this and pass on to your friends. (For the men receiving this > > >>e-mail, > > >> > please forward it to your friends, significant others, sisters, > > >>mothers, > > >> > daughters, etc.) Thanks! > > >> > Check the labels of the sanitary pads or tampons that you are going > > >> > to buy the next time, 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 is so dangerous? Because the powers that be, in all > > >> > their > > >> > wisdom > > >> > (not), did not consider tampons as being ingested, and therefore > > >> > wasn't > > >> > illegal or considered 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 @(800)765-6491 and Terra Femme @ > > >> > (800)755-0212. > > >> > A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder sent > > >> > the following: "I am writing this because women are not being > > >>informed > > >> > about > > >> > thedangers 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 > > >> > much about feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned that tampons > > >> > are > > >> > actually dangerous (for other reasons than TSS). I'll tell you this, > > >> > 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 e-mail is the > > >> > fastest waythat 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 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, it breaks down the immune system. > > >> > Last September the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reported > > >> > that there really is no set "acceptable" level of exposure to dioxin > > >>given > > >> > that it is cumulative and slow to disintegrate. The real danger comes > > >> > from repeated contact (Karen Houppert "Pulling the Plug on the Tampon > > >> > Industry"). > > >> > I'd say using about 4-5 tampons a day, five days a month, for 38 > > >> > menstruating years is "repeated contact", wouldn't you? Rayon > > >> > contributesto the danger of tampons and dioxin because it is a highly > > >> > absorbent > > >> > substance. Therefore, when fibers from the tampons are left behind in > > >> > the > > >> > vagina (as it 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) contain dioxin > > >> > as well, but they are not nearly as dangerous since they are not in > > >> > direct contact with the vagina. The pads/napkins need to stop being > > >> > bleachad, but obviously tampons are the most dangerous. > > >> > So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons, > > >> > that are made from 100% cotton, and that are UNBLEACHED. 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, Canada, 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. Six weeks and > > >> > 50,000 letters later, the makers of sanitary products switched to > > >> > oxygen > > >> > bleaching (one of the green methods available). (MS magazine, May/June > > >> > 1995). > > >> > 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 (Tambrands), Playtex, O.B., > > >> > Kotex. Call the 800 numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know that we > > >> > demand > > >> > a safe product - ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS. > > >> > REMINDER: > > >> > P.S. In order not to lose the impact of this e-mail, it is suggested > > >> > that anyone who want to forward to your friends, PLEASE copy this > > >> > mail andpaste to a NEW message. That way it will not distort the > > >>whole > > >> > message > > >> > with > > >> > all the forward arrows. Please do this |
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