[Lone Gunman]

Subject: From John Hopkins regarding cancer
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> 1. No plastic containers in micro.
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> 2. No water bottles in freezer.
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> 3. No plastic wrap in microwave.
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> Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This
> information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Dioxin
> chemicals causes cancer, especially breast cancer.
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> Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your
> plastic bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the
> plastic.
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> Recently, Dr. Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital,
> was on a TV program to explain this health hazard. He talked about dioxins
> and how bad they are for us.
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> He said that we should not be heating our food in the microwave using
> plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat. He said that the
> combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin into the food
> and ultimately into the cells of the body.
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> Instead, he recommends using glass, Corning Ware or ceramic containers for
> heating food. You get the same results, only without the dioxin. So such
> things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc., should be removed from
> the container and heated in something else. Paper isn't
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> bad but you don't know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered
> glass, Corning Ware, etc.
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> He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away
> from the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons.
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> Also, he pointed out that Saran wrap is just as dangerous when placed over
> foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high heat
> causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip
> into the food.
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> Cover food with a paper towel instead.
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