Could your kitchenware be causing your health problems?

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Could Your Kitchenware be Causing

Your Health Problems?

Dr. Mercola's

Comment:

Occasionally I come across some unusual cases in my clinical

practice and here is one that certainly qualifies. I had done an informal

consultation with Gary Craig, the founder of Emotional Freedom Technique

for a problem he was having with nighttime urination. He had tried many simple

strategies and seen urologists without any benefit.

Since Gary is an expert at EFT he tried addressing this problem

using this powerful technique. He did receive some relief but it was only

temporary. However, he did notice sustained improvement when he was away from

his home, which clearly pointed to something environmental.

I won't spoil the surprise, as it really is quite phenomenal

to finally learn what was causing his problem. By making one simple switch the

problem disappeared. The reason I am running this story is that many of you may

have a similar negative side effect to a kitchen utensil that most of us

consider completely innocuous.

As this story will tell you, is just isn't as harmless as you

may believe.

 

 

 

" About

three or four years ago I began having to pee too often, including getting up

five or six times at night. Gradually it got worse until it reached a peak a

few months ago when I was peeing two or three times an hour all day long.

Sometimes

after going to bed I would have to get up and pee 10 or 12 times in the first

two hours. Then, in addition, I would still get up another five or six times

during the night.

Along the

way I had my prostate checked manually ... TWICE. No problem could be found. I

took a blood test and my PSA was 0.69, which, I understand, is excellent.

Ultrasound was done regarding my prostate, kidney and bladder -- no problem was

found. Nonetheless, I still had to pee frequently. There wasn't much there when

I had to go but, regardless, Mother Nature was being quite insistent.

A Surprising

Environmental Link

I

noticed, however, that the problem went away when I left home to go on a trip.

Within 24 to 48 hours of walking out my front door, my system returned to

normal. When I returned, the problem came back within 24 to 48 hours. So, what

was happening at home to cause this?

I did

elimination diets and could find no discernible cause from what I was eating. I

spent more time outdoors to see if a change from non-house air was doing it. No

difference. Besides, it wasn't likely to be something in my home because I had

moved two years ago and had the same problem in the previous house.

Sometimes

the problem would subside for a while and them come

roaring back, and I was convinced that I was somehow causing it. I did EFT on

it, of course, and would get temporary relief. However, the fact that the EFT

relief was only temporary was a big clue that I was doing something on an

ongoing basis to cause this problem. But what was it?

How a Teflon Pan Made

All the Difference

Then,

about two or three months ago, I read an article on

your Web site regarding Teflon. It said that cooking things in Teflon over

high heat was likely to cause toxicity. Although I never used high heat

(nothing above medium heat), I recalled that three or four years ago (about the

time all this started) my mother gave me a Teflon frying pan ... which I began

using regularly.

I stopped

using the Teflon frying pan and BINGO! About 24 to 48 hours later the problem

vanished and has never returned. It now made sense. When I left home for a

trip, I was away from the Teflon frying pan. When I came back, I started using

the Teflon frying pan again.

Sometimes

we cause illnesses and are completely oblivious to what we are doing. I may

have never figured it out had you not put the Teflon caution on your Web site.

Both my

bladder and myself send you our thanks. "

Note from Dr. Mercola: For more on the dangers of this widely

used product, don't miss EPA

Says Teflon Could Put Your Health at Risk, also in this issue.

 

 

 

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