alum and salt concerns

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Hi Alan, good question. The below info should allay any concerns

Sat Nam,

Dharam Singh

Millis, MA

USA

 

(this from http://www.kombuchapower.com/deodorant_stone.htm)

 

Aluminum compound, such as aluminum chlorohydrate or aluminum zirconium,

which is very soluble, is used as an antiperspirant, that compound is

readily absorbed, Once in the body, the aluminum portion of the

molecule ionizes, forming free or radical aluminum (AI+++). This passes

freely across cell membranes, and forms a physical plug, that when

dissolved is selectively absorbed by the liver, kidney, brain, cartilage

and bone marrow. It is this concentration of aluminum that has been the

source of concern in the medical community and has prompted the research

being done on ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE and BREAST CANCER victims,

 

Potassium alum molecules have a negative ionic charge, making it

UNABLE to pass through the cell wall. THEY ARE NOT ABSORBED. This

is why we recommend the use of Deodorant stones they are safe to use

and will not cause high levels of ALUMINUM in your systems. ALUM

and ALUMINUM are two different substances, with distinct chemical

signatures. They posses different chemical properties which create

different chemical attributes.

 

The chemical formula for potassium alum is K2SO4AI2(SO4)324H2O.

Potassium alum is a colorless substance that forms octahedral or

cubic crystals.

 

Bauxite is the ore from which alum is draw. It is formed by the rapid

weathering of granite rocks in warm, humid climates and can be purified

and converted directly into alum.

 

Potassium alum is soluble in seven times its weight of water at room

temperature and is very soluble in hot water. When crystalline

potassium alum is heated, some of the water of hydration becomes

chemically separated, and the partly dehydrated salt dissolves in this

water, so that the alum appears to melt at about 90 degrees C (approx..

392 degrees F), potassium alum swells up, loses all water, and becomes a

basic salt called burn alum. Potassium alum has a density of 1.725.

 

Reference source: Microsoft® Encarta® 96 Encyclopedia © 1995

 

ALSO!!

 

The following from http://www.qznaz.com/aluminum.htm

 

Question: Aluminum Poisoning. Hello I want to know where I can find

written information on the dangers of using aluminum pots for cooking. I

work at a busy Fire Station and all of our food is cooked in ally pots.

As is the food for other fire-fighters at other stations. I would be

extremely grateful for any information on this subject. -- Kevin

Herniman Brigade Chairperson, Fire Brigades Union AVON

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2 Jun 2003

 

Question: Aluminum poisoning. Hi there, I want to ask where can I find

written evidence on aluminum poisoning. We use a lot of aluminum pots

for cooking at the Fire Station where I work and management will not

change these pots unless they have written proof of their dangers.

HELP!! -- Kevin Herniman BC Avon bc14av

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Question: aluminum I am a new mother at the age of 26. I breast my

daughter for the first 3 weeks of life and then had to resort to formula

as I could no longer breastfeed. I had been boiling tap water in

aluminum pots thinking that this was the correct thing to be doing. She

is 4 months old now and I am afraid that I could have put my daughter in

danger. I mean she is healthy at this point but all I can think about is

that I may have put something impure inside of something so pure and it

is making me sick, literally. I am so worried. Is there anything that

can be done to reverse effects of aluminum in the body or to rid the

body of this toxin? Is there a test that can be performed to see the

levels of this toxin in the brain? Please, if anyone has any suggestions

or comments, please e-mail Thank you, Carly Cope seizctrl

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Answer: It is good that people are becoming aware of the dangers of

aluminum and other toxic metals, however from what you have said I doubt

that you have done any harm to your child. Normal tap water will pick up

almost no metal from the pan. According to a biochemist friend, had you

used fruit juice then you could have increased the take-up by up to 150

times. Even if your local water supply is slightly acid the pick up

would have been minimal. The main risk to infants has been the soya milk

substitutes that contained whiteners based on aluminum compounds, I

believe that they have now been discontinued.

 

We do have to be selective with the information and it is a good idea to

take a long term approach and to gradually educate oneself as to what

the particular hazards and risks are for the particular situation. It is

not a good idea to worry oneself unduly and aluminum does not pose a

much greater risk than say lead or mercury or in some areas of the

country, arsenic. In my opinion the reason why aluminum is such a

potential danger is that it has not been appreciated until recently that

it is a long lasting neurotoxin and the food and aluminum industries are

reluctant to allow such a cheap source of food additives to be taken

from them.

 

Good quality feeding seems to be the best strategy to minimize toxins,

both inorganic such as aluminum and the equally dangerous organic ones

such as some pesticides and some food additives. Davina Martin

davina <webmaster

 

 

 

 

alan lutkus wrote:

 

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> Sat Nam : i have heard that alum is an aluminum salt and is

> implicated in alzhiemers disease , it is not good to eat or ingest and

> even aluminum cooking pots are to be avoided, alan

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