Take care of your health

Use pad for more than 3 hours can cause cervical cancer, bacteria infect & itchiness..

FOR THOSE OF US WHO USE SANITARY NAPKINS/PADS:

IF u ever wondered what were the ingredients that made popular brands so

'free! and light and carefree', well here's the bit:

The material that makes the pad so paper THIN, is cellulose gel. YEap,

it's not even cotton!!!!!!

DO NOT wear the same pad for more than 3 hours of a maximum!!! After

this duration, the genital area is prone to bacterial action and may

result in cervical cancer or other complications!!!!!!!!!!

REMEMBER! NEVER NEVER NEVER WEAR THE SAME PAD FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS!!!!

SO yes, please pass on this message to as many women as possible and

save lives!!!!!!!!!!

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 email,

please forward it to your friends, significant others, 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 email.

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, didn't consider

them illegal or dangerous.

This month's Essence magazine has small article about this and they

mention two manufacturers of a cotton tampon alternative. The companies

are: Organic Essentials @1-800) 765-6491 and Terra Femme @(800)755-0212.

A woman getting her Ph.D. at University of Colorado at Boulder 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 much about feminine hygiene. Recently we have learned that

tampons are actually dangerous (for other reasons than TSS). I'll tell

you this - 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 email is the fastest way that I know how

HERE ! IS THE SCOOP:

Tampons contain two things that are potentially harmf ul: Rayon (for

absorbency), and dioxin (a chemical used in bleaching the products). 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, which is produced in this bleaching process,

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 set '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 menstruating years is 'repeated contact', wouldn't y! ou? 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 than 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 since they are not in direct contact with the vagina. The

pads/napkins need to stop being bleached, but, obviously, tampons are

the most dangerous.

So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons that

are made from 100% cotton, and that are 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 U.S. 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. Call the 800

numbers listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand a safe product

ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS.

AND FOR THOSE OF US WHO USE SANITARY NAPKINS/PADS:

IF u ever wondered what were the ingredients that made popular brands so

'free! and light and carefree', well here's the bit:

The material that makes the pad so paper THIN, is cellulose gel. YEap,

it's not even cotton!!!!!!

DO NOT wear the same pad for more than 3 hours of a maximum!!! After

this duration, the genital area is prone to bacterial action and may

result in cervical cancer or other complications!!!!!!!!!!

REMEMBER! NEVER NEVER NEVER WEAR THE SAME PAD FOR MORE THAN 3 HOURS!!!!

SO yes, please pass on this message to as many women as possible and

save lives!!!!!!!!!!

References:

1 Women Health Issues - Thrush