Researchers Say Chemical Exposures May Explain Rise in Autism And ADHD

[Guest guest]

These kind of articles crack me up!! They act like they have discovered

something big. Chemical Sensitive people have known for YEARS that Chemical

Exposures cause ALL kinds of health problems. If Chemical Exposures, like

pesticides, can take an adult to the ground, just what do they think is

happening

to children. They wonder why our academic levels are so low? That is a

no-brainer, look how many pesticides and toxic cleaning chemicals are used in

our

schools and on our playgrounds????? Pesticides, environmental toxins,

chemicals, fragrances, cleaning supplies, food products, bed linen, clothing,

building supplies, the list goes on and on, just what do these researcher think

is going on in our bodies when we have the kind of exposures we have DAILY. I

suggest they focus on removing these things INSTEAD of spending millions to

study them. Dr Doris Rapp, MD, as been preaching about these toxins

 

A good example is " breast cancers " ....they have these million dollar walks,

buddy checks, support groups, BUT you never hear anything about removing the

toxins, chemicals, caffeine, coffee, etc., etc., etc., etc., from these women

to PREVENT breast cancer. I have a friend who has a dynamite idea. During

these million dollar walks to raise money for breast cancer research, we need

to put tables along the route handing out information on how to PREVENT.

Take some of that research money and PROMOTE PREVENTION.....of course the

pharmafia wouldn't like that, as it would cut into the cash cow of selling even

MORE toxins into the body to fight the cancer, or worse yet, cutting it out!!

<BIG SIGH>

 

The only thing this article can do, IMHO is bring a little awareness. I

would prefer LIGHT BULB MOMENTS, which focusing on PREVENTION, would prevent

literally hundreds of thousands of Cancers.

 

Still, even a BIGGER question, is the Cancer they are treating the " primary "

site???????

 

I'm going through my 3rd Cancer (first ones lung and breast) and now again

another tumor in my right lower lung. I WILL NOT LET THEM TOUCH IT FOR

biopsy....I am going, once again the alternative route. I will NOT do

chemo/radiation.....if I die, at least I will die with a head of hair and know

who the

hell I am, and with NO damage to the rest of my body, organs, etc. My

protocol is a hefty one and as soon as I get everything worked into a routine I

will

post it. Alternatives worked before, IT WILL WORK AGAIN!! It is a full

time job believe me....

 

Angel Huggzzzz

Linda or Angel

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[csda] Researchers Say Chemical Exposures May Explain Rise in Autism

And ADHD

 

A 'Silent Pandemic' Of Brain Disorders

Researchers Say Chemical Exposures May Explain Rise in Autism And ADHD

Nov 7, 2006

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(CBS/AP)

 

Quote

 

" There is still no good evidence linking any single environmental

exposure to autism and ADHD... It will probably require a global effort to

understand the combination of factors that lead to these disorders. "

 

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Annette Kirshner, National Institute

of Environmental Health Sciences

 

(WebMD) Exposure to industrial chemicals may be responsible for a " silent

pandemic " of brain development disorders affecting millions of children

worldwide, and not enough is being done to identify the risks.

 

That is the contention of two researchers who have studied the effects of

chemical exposures on brain development for many decades.

 

In an essay published online in the journal The Lancet, the researchers

identified 202 potentially harmful industrial chemicals that may be

contributing to dramatic increases in autism, attention deficit

hyperactivity

disorder (ADHD), and other brain disorders among children.

 

Roughly half of the chemicals are in common use, but very few have been

tested

to determine their impact on brain development.

 

" The bottom line is you only get one chance to develop a brain, " Philippe

Grandjean, M.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, tells WebMD. " We

have

to protect children against chemical pollution because damage to a

developing

brain is irreversible. "

 

Tip of the Iceberg

 

Grandjean and co-author Philip Landrigan, M.D., of New York's Mount Sinai

School of Medicine, noted that of the industrial chemicals known to be toxic

to

the human brain, only five - lead, mercury, arsenic, PCBs, and toluene -

have

been proven to cause damage to the developing brain.

 

These chemicals have been identified not because they are necessarily more

dangerous than the others, but because they have been studied the most,

Grandjean and Landrigan contend.

 

" The few substances proven to be toxic to human neurodevelopment should be

viewed as the tip of a very large iceberg, " they wrote.

 

Grandjean spent decades documenting the toxic effects of mercury exposure on

the developing brain, and Landrigan spent decades studying the effects of

lead

exposure in children.

 

Lead and mercury are among the few chemicals that are now strictly regulated

to

protect children. But regulation came long after the dangers were first

recognized.

 

Lead-based paint was first linked to sickness in children more than a

century

ago, but lead was not removed from paint and gasoline in the U.S. until the

late 1970s and early 1980s.

 

" Despite those early pediatric warnings, the largely unchecked use of lead

in

petrol, paints, ceramic glazes, and many other products through much of the

twentieth century caused continued risk of lead poisoning, " the researchers

write.

 

A Generation Exposed

 

Almost all children born in industrialized countries between 1960 and 1980

were

exposed to substantial amounts of lead from gasoline. The researchers write

that lead exposure in this population could be responsible for a substantial

reduction in average IQ scores.

 

" A generation of American children was exposed to this very dangerous

neurotoxin while we were doing traditional risk assessment, " Grandjean tells

WebMD. " We can't afford to make the same mistake again. "

 

Annette Kirshner, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences (NIEHS) agrees that more expeditious ways of identifying chemical

exposures that put children at risk are needed.

 

The prevailing thinking among researchers studying autism and ADHD is that

both

genetic and environmental factors play a role in the childhood brain

disorders.

 

" There is still no good evidence linking any single environmental exposure

to

autism and ADHD, " Kirshner tells WebMD. " It will probably require a global

effort to understand the combination of factors that lead to these

disorders. "

 

But Grandjean and Landrigan argue that exposure to industrial chemicals

appear

to have created a " silent pandemic in modern society. "

 

" Although these chemicals might have caused impaired brain development in

millions of children worldwide, the profound effects of such a pandemic are

not

apparent from available health statistics, " they wrote.

 

SOURCES: Grandjean, P. and Landrigan, P.J. The Lancet, Nov. 8, 2006; Vol.

368:

online edition. Philippe Grandjean, M.D., department of environmental

health,

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; Annette Kirshner, Ph.D., health

science administrator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

 

By Salynn Boyles

Reviewed by Louise Chang

Copyright 2006, WebMD Inc. All rights reserved.

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Hi Angel,

 

Thanks for posting that article.

I had a version of it in my " draft " . Saves the hassle

of finishing it.

 

I am so with you on the Cancer industry! They won't

get a penny from me no matter how many pink ribbons

they wave around.

 

You and I and many others here may know about

Dr Rapp, bless her, but it takes many years before

an idea makes it into the mainstream.

 

What I found interesting was not the findings

themselves, that was more like " DUH! Finally! " but

the fact that it was on the front page of the

Vancouver Sun.

 

Concerned lay people have said it for years:

even if individual compounds have been tested,

the whole cocktail has not!

 

So what can concerned parents do?

We can't control what comes out of industrial smoke

stacks, but we CAN take care of our own kitchens

and bathrooms.

 

If you have a friend who sells Shaklee, Melaleucca,

or Neways, (those are just the ones I know), get

some good safe stuff and support the home-based

economy at the same time.

Neways has that good tasting Noni juice too.

If nobody on the list steps forward to offer it, ask me

and I will connect you with the person I get mine from.

I love their stuff, but don't really do it as a business.

 

Or shop for cleaners at your health food store, or

make your own concoctions with vinegar and baking

soda. There must be some recipes in the electronic

clutter.

 

Article repeated here for those who missed it:

Annette Kirshner, National Institute

of Environmental Health Sciences

 

(WebMD) Exposure to industrial chemicals may be responsible for a " silent

pandemic " of brain development disorders affecting millions of children

worldwide, and not enough is being done to identify the risks.

 

That is the contention of two researchers who have studied the effects of

chemical exposures on brain development for many decades.

 

In an essay published online in the journal The Lancet, the researchers

identified 202 potentially harmful industrial chemicals that may be

contributing to dramatic increases in autism, attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and other brain disorders among children.

 

Roughly half of the chemicals are in common use, but very few have been

tested to determine their impact on brain development.

 

" The bottom line is you only get one chance to develop a brain, " Philippe

Grandjean, M.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, tells WebMD. " We

have

to protect children against chemical pollution because damage to a

developing

brain is irreversible. "

 

Tip of the Iceberg

 

Grandjean and co-author Philip Landrigan, M.D., of New York's Mount Sinai

School of Medicine, noted that of the industrial chemicals known to be toxic

to

the human brain, only five - lead, mercury, arsenic, PCBs, and toluene -

have

been proven to cause damage to the developing brain.

 

These chemicals have been identified not because they are necessarily more

dangerous than the others, but because they have been studied the most,

Grandjean and Landrigan contend.

 

" The few substances proven to be toxic to human neurodevelopment should be

viewed as the tip of a very large iceberg, " they wrote.

 

Grandjean spent decades documenting the toxic effects of mercury exposure on

the developing brain, and Landrigan spent decades studying the effects of

lead

exposure in children.

 

Lead and mercury are among the few chemicals that are now strictly regulated

to

protect children. But regulation came long after the dangers were first

recognized.

 

Lead-based paint was first linked to sickness in children more than a

century

ago, but lead was not removed from paint and gasoline in the U.S. until the

late 1970s and early 1980s.

 

" Despite those early pediatric warnings, the largely unchecked use of lead

in

petrol, paints, ceramic glazes, and many other products through much of the

twentieth century caused continued risk of lead poisoning, " the researchers

write.

 

A Generation Exposed

 

Almost all children born in industrialized countries between 1960 and 1980

were

exposed to substantial amounts of lead from gasoline. The researchers write

that lead exposure in this population could be responsible for a substantial

reduction in average IQ scores.

 

" A generation of American children was exposed to this very dangerous

neurotoxin while we were doing traditional risk assessment, " Grandjean tells

WebMD. " We can't afford to make the same mistake again. "

 

Annette Kirshner, Ph.D., of the National Institute of Environmental Health

Sciences (NIEHS) agrees that more expeditious ways of identifying chemical

exposures that put children at risk are needed.

 

The prevailing thinking among researchers studying autism and ADHD is that

both

genetic and environmental factors play a role in the childhood brain

disorders.

 

" There is still no good evidence linking any single environmental exposure

to

autism and ADHD, " Kirshner tells WebMD. " It will probably require a global

effort to understand the combination of factors that lead to these

disorders. "

 

But Grandjean and Landrigan argue that exposure to industrial chemicals

appear

to have created a " silent pandemic in modern society. "

 

" Although these chemicals might have caused impaired brain development in

millions of children worldwide, the profound effects of such a pandemic are

not

apparent from available health statistics, " they wrote.

 

SOURCES: Grandjean, P. and Landrigan, P.J. The Lancet, Nov. 8, 2006; Vol.

368:

online edition. Philippe Grandjean, M.D., department of environmental

health,

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston; Annette Kirshner, Ph.D., health

science administrator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

 

By Salynn Boyles

Reviewed by Louise Chang

Copyright 2006, WebMD Inc. All rights