TOXIC BROMIDE IN US PRODUCTS

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Many countries have BANNED bromide because it is a pesticide and it causes cancer!

FDA has allowed it in the US bread supply, drinking water, tooth paste, mouth wash, etc, the list goes on and on!

USA is the only country that allows Potassium Bromate because the FDA said it is still listed as a safe additive." DID YOU HEAR THE CASH REGISTERS GO WILD...FOR THE DRUG CO. THAT MAKES CANCER DRUGS,

THANKS TO THE FDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!_____________________________ http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/bromidedominancetheory.html

 

 

 

Paracelsus (1493 - 1541), referred to as "the father" of toxicology, iscredited with the concept, "The dose makes the poison."The Bromide Dominance Theory

 

 

A bromide dominance condition may develop when bromide, acquired through environmental, occupational, iatrogenic or dietary exposure, causes bromide levels in the body to rise high enough to inhibit iodine enzyme metabolism.Iodine supplementation alters the competitive bromide-iodine relationship causing bromide excretion. Thus, bromide dominance is diminished and proper iodine enzyme metabolism may be restored.In the toxic 21st Century, these questions must be raised:

 

Would we have such a severe iodine deficiency without bromide dominance?

 

If iodine deficiency is the underlying cause of many diseases, is bromide "the underlying cause of the underlying cause?"

 

 

Is bromide dominance creating a public health crisis?Where Does Bromide Dominance Come From?

Bromide is an insidious, additive used in many common products, and as a pesticide. Because of the sheer amount of bromide-supplemented products, exposure to this man-made additive has caused a depletion of iodine in human populations. Studies in lab animals provide alarming evidence that even small amounts of bromide exposure can be toxic. (1)What products contain bromide?Currently, bromide is found in pesticides (methyl bromide), some bread products (potassium bromate), brominated vegetable oil that may be added to citrus-flavored drinks, hot tub cleansers, certain asthma inhalers and prescription drugs, plastic products, some personal care products, some fabric dyes, and as a fire retardant in mattresses, carpeting, etc. (See expanded Products' Discussion Below.)Effects of Bromide on the Organs

Iodine depletion weakens the thyroid and other organs. (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) In individuals where the bromide-iodine ratio is less, bromide may not be problematic.Thyroid

Elevated bromide levels have been implicated in every thyroid disease, from simple hypothyroidism to auto-immune diseases to thyroid cancer. Malenchenko found bromide levels 50 times higher in thyroid cancer than normal thyroid tissue. (7)

Rats fed even the minimal amount of bromine expected to be encountered inthe environment underwent goiter-like changes (8), an arguable case of bromide dominance. In the FIRE project, exposing rats to the brominated flame retardant compound, bromocyclodecane, showed consistent effects on the thyroid hormone axis, including decreased T4. Thyroid gland cells have increased size and larger nuclei, indicating increased synthetic activity. (9)With enhanced intake of bromide, fully one-third of the iodine content in the thyroids of rats was replaced by bromide. (10)SkinSkin biopsied from a woman who had been on bromide-containing sedativesfor nearly four years found increased bromide in normal skin and threetimes that in an affected skin lesion. (11)An infant administered a syrup containing sodium bromide developed vegetative lesions on the face and scalp. (12)Technicians exposed to brominated compounds for prolonged periods developed multiple cherry angiomas on the trunk and extremities. (12)MentalThe psychiatry literature abounds with cases of elevated bromide levels being implicated in mental conditions from depression to schizophrenia. (14)(15)(16) As Guy Abraham, MD, asks, "How many people with misdiagnosed bromism are currently treated with psychiatric drugs?"(17)HearingPotassium bromate, a bread additive, is known to cause renal damage andpermanent deafness in animals and man. (18) In the FIRE project, the mostrelevant effect on exposing rats to 28 days to the brominated flameretardant compound, tetrabromobisphenol-A, was hearing. Specifically, thelower frequency range was affected . (19)KidneysThe ability of bromate to cause cancer, especially kidney cancer, is asignificant health concern. (20) The gene expression in kidneys in rats givena high dose 100-week potassium bromate in their drinking water showedmarked gene expression difference from the lower non-cancer dose. Thehigh dose kidney gene expression resembled an adenoma-like expressionpattern. (21)BROMIDE IN PRODUCTS

.BREADPotassium bromate as an additive to most commercial bread and bakedgoods probably provides the most egregious contribution to bromide overload in Western cultures.Bromated flour is product "enriched" with potassium bromate. Somecommercial bakers claim they use bromated flour because it yields dependable results, and it makes more elastic dough which can stand up to bread hooks and other commercial baking tools. (22) However, Pepperidge Farm manages to use only unbromated flour with excellent results.NOTE ON BANNING POTASSIUM BROMATE IN BREAD:The UK banned bromate in bread in 1990.Canada banned bromate in bread in 1994. (23)Proposal P230 in Australia: Food Regulation Ministerial Council (FSANZ) stillhas not finalized its July 2007 proposal to mandate iodized salt in breads, breakfast cereals and biscuits.Back in 1999, the Center for Science in the Public Interest petitioned the FDAto prohibit the use of potassium bromate, charging that the FDA has knownfor years that bromate causes cancer in lab animals, but has failed to ban it.(24) As of September 2007, the US FDA responded to Breast Cancer Choices inquir with the statement, " Potassium Bromate is still listed as a safe additive."WATERWhen drinking water containing bromide is exposed to ozone, bromate ion, apowerful oxidizing agent, is formed. Two significant recalls of drinking waterinvolving bromate have occurred: Wegmann's Food You Feel Good AboutSpring Water Recall in 2006, and Coca-Cola's Dasani in 2004. (25)TOOTHPASTE, MOUTHWASH AND GARGLESPotassium bromate is an antiseptic and astringent in toothpaste, mouth andgargles. Very toxic if taken internally. May cause bleeding and inflammationof gums in toothpaste. (26)BROMIDE IN FLAME RETARDANTSFlame retardants reduce the flammability of a wide variety of commercialand household products. Some brominated home retardants migrate fromthe products in which they are used and are entering the environment andpeople. (27)PERSONAL PRODUCTS AND SOME COSMETICSSodium bromate in Products: Permanent Waves, Hair Dyes, Textile DyesSodium bromate is in permanent wave neutralizers, hair dye material, and the textile dyeing process. (28) Benzalkonium is used as a preservative in some cosmetics. (29)References:Breast Cancer Choices is indebted to the pioneering bromide research of Guy E. Abraham, MD, as well as the clinical and intellectual contributions of David Brownstein, MD, and Jorge Flechas, MD.(1) Vobecky M et al., Interaction of Bromine with Iodine in the Rat Thyroid Gland at EnhancedBromide Intake, Biol Trace Elem Res 1996.(2) Velicky J et al., The Effect of Bromide on the Ultrastructure of Rat Thyrocytes, Ann Anat 2004.(3) Pavelka S et al., Bromide Kinetics and Distribution in the Rat. II Distribution of Bromide in theBody, Biol Trace Res 2000.(4) Velicky J et al., Long Term Action of Potassium Bromide on the Rat Thyroid Gland, ActaHistochem 1998.(5) Velicky J et al., Potassium Bromide and the Thyroid Gland of the Rat: Morphology andImmunochemistry 1997.(6) Vobecky M et al., Interaction of Bromine with Iodine in the Rat Thyroid Gland at EnhancedBromide Intake, Biol Trace Elem Res 1996.(7) Malenchenko AF et al., The Content and Distribution of Iodine, Chlorine and Bromide in theNormal and Pathologically Changed Thyroid Tissue, Med Radiol 1984.(8). Velicky J et al., Potassium Bromide and the Thyroid Gland of the Rat: Morphology andImmunochemistry, RIA and INAA Analysis, Ann Anat 1997.(9) www.credocluster.info Issue 6, July 2006(10) Vobecky M et al., Interaction of Bromine with Iodine in the Rat Thyroid Gland at EnhancedBromide Intake, Biol Trace Elem Res 1996.(11) Hubner K et al., Skin Bromide Content and Bromide Excretion in Bromoderma Tuberosum, ArchDerm Res 1976.(12) Bel S et al., Vegetant Bromoderma in an Infant, Pediatric Dermatology 2001.(13) Cohen A et al., Cherry Angiomas Associated with Exposure to Bromides, Dermatology 2001.(14) Horowitz BZ et al., Bromism from Excessive Cola Consumption, Clinical Toxicology 1997.(15) Levin M., Transitory Schizophrenia Produced by Bromide Intoxication, Am J Psychiatry 1946.(16) www.gulflink.osd.mil/library/randrep/pb_paper/mr1018.2chap10.html.(17) Abraham G., The Combined Measurement of the Four Stable Halides by the Ion-Selective Electrode Procedure Following Their Chromatographic Separation on a Strong Anion Exchange Resin: Clinical Application, The Original Internist 2006.(18) Morizono T et al., The Effects of Cetrimide and Potassium Bromate on the Potassium IonConcentration in the Inner Ear Fluid of the Guinea Pig, Physiol Bohemoslov 1988.(19) www.credocluster.info, Issue 6 2006.(20) www.rtctoc.com/bromate.htm.(21) Geter D et al., Kidney Toxicogenomics of Chronic Potassium Bromate Exposure in F334 MaleRats, EIMS Meta Data Report 2006.(22) www.wisegeek.com.(23) www.rtctox.com/bromate.htm.(24). www.cspinet.org/new/bromide.htm.(25) www.rtctox.com/bromate.htm.(26) www.healthy-communications.com/hazards_of_cosmetics_by_carol_barzac95.html.(27) www.credocluster.info, Issue 6 2006.(28) www.alibaba.com/catalog/11292709/sodium_bromate_99_5.html.(29) www.gina.antczak.btinternet.co.uk/CU/CUHOME.htm.The statements above have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. 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