A recently received email:
RE: Cancer News from John
Hopkins this was received from a nursing supervisor at Greenville Memorial
Hospital.
It was sent to their staff.
Cancer News from Johns Hopkins:
1. No plastic containers in microwave ovens.
2. No water bottles in freezer.
3. No plastic wrap in microwave ovens.
Johns Hopkins has recently sent this out in its newsletters. This information is
being circulated at Walter Reed Army
Medical Center. Dioxin chemicals cause cancer, especially breast cancer.
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.
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. 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 an ultimately into the cells of the body.
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 bad but you don't
know what is in the paper. It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware,
etc.
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.
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 dioxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip
into the food. Cover food with a paper towel instead.
This is an article I believe you should forward to your family and friends --
anyone who is important in your life.