Toxic Chemicals Are Destroying Our Health - an Interview With Debra Lynn Dadd

(NaturalNews) Panelist for The International Health and Fitness Symposium and "The Queen of Green," Debra Lynn Dadd, Talks with Symposium Chairman and Host Craig Pepin-Donat, The Fit Advocate, about Toxic Chemicals that are Destroying our Health.

The World Cancer Report states that cancer rates could increase by 50%, to 15 million new cases, by the year 2020. Cancer rates are higher amongst industrial nations, with the United States amongst the top five, according to the World Health Organization. In spite of advances in science and technology, toxic exposure from the environment, chemicals in our food, water supply, personal hygiene products, and household cleaning products contribute to our nation's ill health.

Debra Lynn Dadd, renowned author and the "Queen of Green," was one of 12 top experts in the fields of health, fitness and nutrition, who participated in The International Health and Fitness Symposium, hosted by author and international fitness expert Craig Pepin-Donat, The Fit Advocate. The Symposium brings together, in one composition called The People's Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity, what it would take the average person years to research and discover.

In this ground-breaking segment from The People's Guide to Health, Happiness and Longevity, Dadd speaks with Craig Pepin-Donat about the startling health risks created by toxic chemicals in everyday cleaning products. You can learn more about Debra Lynn Dadd at (www.thepeoplesguidetohealth.com/The...) .

Toxins in Our Homes

Craig Pepin Donat: With toxins all around us, making us sick, what products should we avoid? What should we be concerned with that could damage our health?

Debra Lynn Dadd: Virtually any product that is in your home may have toxic chemicals in it, because there are toxic chemicals in every type of product. If you are not currently attempting to buy non-toxic products, then you probably have hundreds of toxic chemicals in your home. You might find particleboard furniture that emits formaldehyde, and chemicals in synthetic wall-to-wall carpet, a wood stove, and a fireplace. In the kitchen, aluminum cookware, canned food, and cleaning products may contain toxic chemicals. Coffee and chocolate may contain very dangerous pesticides. Now, as I point to this list, I don't want you to think that you can never drink coffee or you can never eat chocolate. You can. You just need to buy organic products. You don't have to be 100 % nontoxic all the time. You need to avoid enough chemicals so that your body can naturally regenerate itself and naturally heal itself, so that your immune system can work properly.

When you're in a nontoxic environment, your body detoxes. If you go into a toxic environment, you put toxic chemicals back into your body. One of the benefits of having a non-toxic home is that all the hours that you're in your house, your body is detoxing. Then, if you go out in the world and you're exposed to something, your body's much stronger.

Toxins in our Body

Pepin-Donat: How do these chemicals get into our bodies in the first place?

Dadd: There are four ways chemicals come into your body. You can ingest them; they can get absorbed through your skin; you can inhale them, because they're floating around in the air, and, they can get splashed into your eyes. Those are the only four roots of exposure, but there are many ways that your body tries to get rid of them. A lot of symptoms that we think of as just being common symptoms, that we might take an over-the-counter drug for, are actually symptoms of your body trying to get rid of something toxic.

Those symptoms would include: sweating, vomiting, diarrhea, excessive urination, mucus membrane secretions. How many times do we suppress those symptoms when our body's trying to cleanse itself?
If you can't get toxins out of your body, your body starts collecting them in your fat tissue, in your bones, in your cell membranes, and in various other organs. You can end up with all kinds of illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. Your endocrine system also gets affected by toxic chemicals and that affects every area of your body. It affects fertility, reproduction, sex drive; you could be depressed. A lot of people who are exposed to toxic chemicals end up having hypothyroidism, because the thyroid gland is very sensitive to toxic chemicals. It affects your ability to lose weight or gain weight or maintain a regular weight.

Our bodies have a tremendous ability to heal and regenerate themselves. When we're sick, we think that illness is something wrong with our body. What illness means is that something is right with our body; it's our body trying to correct the problems. We just need to let the symptoms do their job, and you'll come out well in the end. Don't try to suppress them.

Living "Green"

Pepin-Donat: I think people are afraid of "going green," in their homes. First, you have to research all these products, and then find alternatives. They are afraid it may be difficult, or costly. But that's not true, is it, Debra?

Dadd: Let's talk about cleaning products for a minute, because cleaning products are one of the most toxic products you're going to find in your home, and they're also one of the easiest to change.

Everybody can wash their windows with vinegar and water. You can get rid of ammonia. If you look on cleaning products, a lot of them have warning labels that say "Caution" or "Danger." Find the ones that have the skull and crossbones on it, and those are the ones you cannot use anymore.

Most people are sleeping on sheets and bed linens that are saturated with formaldehyde. Formaldehyde causes insomnia. You have people all over the country buying millions of dollars worth of sleeping pills; all they need to do is change their sheets. You could get rid of a lot of toxic chemicals, our world would be perfectly fine, and we'd still be able to do everything we're doing. It's just a process of learning a different way.

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AVM CHEMICALS

The group of technical people from populous; formed a partnership firm, “Pakistan Chemical Corporation (PCC)” in Karachi. The objective of founding the firm was to become a leading manufacturers and exporter of sodium silicate. PCC works till 1979 and the business shattered due to sad demise. Haji Abdul Ghaffar (late) was one of the partner of Pakistan Chemical Corporation (PCC) with a super technical excels. Afterward, Haji Abdul Ghaffar (late), start his new own business work with his technical capabilities by the name of “Abbo Vali Mohammad - (AVM Enterprise)” in the field of business.

From the establishment, 1979, AVM Enterprise is working in the field of chemical trading. It has major dealings in Sodium Silicate and other Textile Auxiliaries, Dyes and Chemicals.

NEELIKON CHEMICALS

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Kiri Dyes and Chemicals Limited

One of the foremost manufacturers and suppliers of high quality dyes and intermediates in the dyestuff industry. Through innovation, dedication to total quality and consumer satisfaction, as well as commitment to research and development, we have succeeded in meeting the needs of a broad range of customers worldwide.

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RIA DYES AND CHEMICALS

Profile
Ria Dyes manufacture and export a wide range of quality dyestuffs to different parts of the world. The company has been successful in retaining confidence of its clients consistently due to its focus on maintenance of quality driven by its quality-centered policies and systems, which are monitored religiously.

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RIA DYES AND CHEMICALS

Profile
Ria Dyes manufacture and export a wide range of quality dyestuffs to different parts of the world. The company has been successful in retaining confidence of its clients consistently due to its focus on maintenance of quality driven by its quality-centered policies and systems, which are monitored religiously.

Products
A wide range of high quality Reactive Dyes, Acid Dyes and Direct Dyes, spanning wide spectrum of application industries is the pillar of strength of the company: Product range includes :

• Reactive Dyes
  -- 'COLD' Dyes, HOT Dyes, HE Dyes, Bifunctional Dyes, VS Dyes
• Acid Dyes
  -- Acid Dyes, Acid Milling Dyes, Acid Metal Complex Dyes
• Direct Dyes
  -- A wide range of Sunfast & Non-Benzidine Direct Dyes

Quality

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An interview with the GM Plant Of Dawood Hercules Chemicals
Mr Aslam has been associated with Dawood Hercules for more than 36 years. Born in Lahore, he graduated in Chemical Engineering in 1969 from the Punjab University and served there as a lecturer for one year. He joined Dawood Hercules in January 1971 as an assistant engineer while the plant was being erected. He has worked in several key positions through out his career and was eventually appointed as GM in May 2005. His hobbies include cricket and home workshop where he assembles, designs and repairs various articles

DESCON CHEMICLAS

Road To Descon Chemicals

Founded in 1980, Descon Chemicals has established itself as one of the leading Chemical Manufacturer in the country. Descon Chemicals offers its clients and partners a diverse portfolio of products, unsurpassed quality and technical service, strong commitment and innovation driven by latest trends in the market. All these ingredients result in Descon Chemicals helping its clients to add value to their products and production process, which are driven by introducing new ideas and solutions.
During 1980 a production facility engaged in the manufacturing of Sulphuric Acid was acquired by DESCON which after restructuring and reorganising was renamed as “Salfa Chemicals”. With the birth of “Salfa” Descon entered into the chemical sector in Pakistan.
In 1982 “Delta Industries (Pvt) Ltd.” which was adjacent to “Salfa Chemicals” was acquired by Descon and later on Salfa Chemicals was merged into Delta Industries. After the merger, Delta Industries initiated an aggressive development and growth plans. Delta made significant investments in R&D and infrastructure and with continuous hard work, introduction of innovative products, the organization evolved into a major player in the chemical sector. Delta increased it’s product range by many folds and became a major producer of POLYMER products covering Water Based Coating Resins, Alkyd Resins, Amino Resins, Hard Resins and Special Resins, Unsaturated Polyester Resins and Special Coating Additives. Delta’s Product Line also included Textile Chemicals and Paper Chemicals.
During 2004, with an objective to align the name of the Company with its actual line of business, Delta Industries Pvt. Ltd. was renamed as Dawchem Industries (Pvt) Ltd.
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ENGRO CHEMICALS

It all started in a small town of upper Sindh province

From Esso to Engro
Search for oil by Pak Stanvac, an Esso/Mobil joint venture in 1957, led to the discovery
of Mari gas field situated near Daharki -- a small town in upper Sindh province. Esso
was the first to study this development in detail and propose the establishment of a urea
plant in that area.

The proposal was approved by the government in 1964, which led to a fertilizer plant agreement signed in December that year. Subsequently in 1965, the Esso Pakistan Fertilizer Company Limited was incorporated, with 75% of the shares owned by Esso and 25% by the general public. The construction of a urea plant commenced at Daharki the following year with the annual capacity of 173,000 tons and production commenced in 1968. At US $ 43 million, it was the single largest foreign investment by an MNC in the country.

A full-fledged marketing organization was established which undertook agronomic programs to educate the farmers of Pakistan. As the nation’s first fertilizer brand, Engro (then Esso) helped modernize traditional farming practices to boost farm yields, directly impacting the quality of life not only for farmers and their families, but for the community at large. As a result of these efforts, consumption of fertilizers increased in Pakistan, paving the way for the Company’s branded urea called "Engro", an acronym for "Energy for Growth".

As part of an international name change program, Esso became Exxon in 1978 and the company was renamed Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited. The company continued to prosper as it relentlessly pursued productivity gains and strived to attain professional excellence.

In 1991, Exxon decided to divest its fertilizer business on a global basis. The employees of Exxon Chemical Pakistan Limited, in partnership with leading international and local financial institutions bought out Exxon’s 75 percent equity. This was at the time and perhaps still is the most successful employee buy-out in the corporate history of Pakistan. Renamed as Engro Chemical Pakistan Limited, the Company has gone from strength to strength, reflected in its consistent financial performance, growth of the core fertilizer business and diversification into other fields.

Investment in people, process solutions and resource conservation initiatives have reduced energy use per ton of urea by a third, whilst increasing urea production nearly six-fold since 1968. Not only does this save money, it stretches non-renewable energy sources and mitigates the impact of waste. Along the way, a major milestone in plant capacity upgrade coincided with the employee led buy-out; innovatively optimizing our resources, Engro re-located fertilizer manufacturing plants from the UK and US to its Daharki plant site – an international first. Our pioneering spirit continues in our social investments, exemplified by the only snake-bite treatment facility in the Ghotki region and the first telemedicine intervention in the country.