divinity
05-20-2004, 01:50 AM
Here's a bit of information that was passed on to me.....
> >If you are a woman and use pads, but especially if you use tampons,
>read
> > >this and pass it on to your friends. For the men receiving this
>e-mail,
> > >please forward it to your friends, 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 e-mail.
> > >
> > >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, did not consider them
>illegal
> > >or dangerous.
> > >
> > >This month's Essence magazine mentions 2 manufacturers of a cotton
> > >tampon alternative. The companies are: Organic Essentials @
> > >1-800-765-6491 and Terra Femme @ 1-800-755-0212.
> > >
> > >A woman getting her PhD. at University of Colorado 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 e-mail is the fastest way that I now how.
> > >
> > >HERE IS THE SCOOP: Tampons contain two things that are potentially
> > >harmful:
> > >
> > >Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching).
> > >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, 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 vagina (as usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for
>the
> > >dioxin. It also stays in a lot longer that 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. So, what can you do if you
>can't
> > >give up using tampons? Use tampons that are made from 100%
>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, British Columbia, etc.) have
> > >demanded a switch to this safer tampon, while the US 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.
> > >All the 800 numbers are listed on the boxes. Let them know that we
> > >demand a safe product:
> > >
> > >ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS...
> > >
> >If you are a woman and use pads, but especially if you use tampons,
>read
> > >this and pass it on to your friends. For the men receiving this
>e-mail,
> > >please forward it to your friends, 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 e-mail.
> > >
> > >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, did not consider them
>illegal
> > >or dangerous.
> > >
> > >This month's Essence magazine mentions 2 manufacturers of a cotton
> > >tampon alternative. The companies are: Organic Essentials @
> > >1-800-765-6491 and Terra Femme @ 1-800-755-0212.
> > >
> > >A woman getting her PhD. at University of Colorado 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 e-mail is the fastest way that I now how.
> > >
> > >HERE IS THE SCOOP: Tampons contain two things that are potentially
> > >harmful:
> > >
> > >Rayon (for absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching).
> > >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, 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 vagina (as usually occurs), it creates a breeding ground for
>the
> > >dioxin. It also stays in a lot longer that 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. So, what can you do if you
>can't
> > >give up using tampons? Use tampons that are made from 100%
>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, British Columbia, etc.) have
> > >demanded a switch to this safer tampon, while the US 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.
> > >All the 800 numbers are listed on the boxes. Let them know that we
> > >demand a safe product:
> > >
> > >ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS...
> > >