Confession: Good for the Soul
Dear Gentle Reader,
Do you receive e-mails that others have forwarded to you? And do you ever forward them to your other friends/relatives? Well, how do you feel when one of them responds and says something to the effect, "The e-mail you forwarded to me is a hoax. See this link. . ." Don’t you hate it?
That’s what happened to me today. My cousin forwarded a message (supposedly) from Johns Hopkins Medical School. It read as follows:
Subject: Cancer News From John Hopkins
This was received from a nursing supervisor at GreenvilleMemorial Hospital. It was sent to their staff.
Cancer News from Johns Hopkins:
1--No plastic containers in micro.
2--No water bottles in freezer.
3--No plastic wrap in microwave.
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. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releasesdioxins 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 microwaveusing plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat.
He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releasesdioxin into the food and 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 toxins 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!
Did you read that last sentence? Forward it to your family and friends! Well, actually, I had forwarded such an e-mail to friends a couple of months ago. (When something looks suspicious, I check it out at http://www.snopes.com/, but this came from a source I thought credible. And certainly, I would want my family to know about it!) So I sent it to my sons today with a note saying that I hoped I hadn’t sent it earlier.
Sigh. Within a few hours my older son replied:
Go to this link and then scroll down to question #43.
http://www.hopkinsbreastcenter.org/services/ask_expert/index.asp?cat=18&pagenum=2
Now go to this link:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-cancer-link-hoax.html
You too can expose internet hoaxes and stop the spread of false medical rumours.
Google is your friend. It only takes a minute or two to check these things out. :-)
Ouch. Actually, those are both good web sites. And I regret that I contributed to the spread of false medical rumors. If you received that Johns Hopkins message from me, I apologize. (Even though I don’t totally trust the FDA.)
My son is absolutely right. I should Google all such information before I pass it on. Another New Year's resolution!
Hope you're having a good weekend. Tomorrow is Sunday, my favorite day!
Do you receive e-mails that others have forwarded to you? And do you ever forward them to your other friends/relatives? Well, how do you feel when one of them responds and says something to the effect, "The e-mail you forwarded to me is a hoax. See this link. . ." Don’t you hate it?
That’s what happened to me today. My cousin forwarded a message (supposedly) from Johns Hopkins Medical School. It read as follows:
Subject: Cancer News From John Hopkins
This was received from a nursing supervisor at GreenvilleMemorial Hospital. It was sent to their staff.
Cancer News from Johns Hopkins:
1--No plastic containers in micro.
2--No water bottles in freezer.
3--No plastic wrap in microwave.
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. Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic bottles with water in them as this releasesdioxins 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 microwaveusing plastic containers. This applies to foods that contain fat.
He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releasesdioxin into the food and 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 toxins 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!
Did you read that last sentence? Forward it to your family and friends! Well, actually, I had forwarded such an e-mail to friends a couple of months ago. (When something looks suspicious, I check it out at http://www.snopes.com/, but this came from a source I thought credible. And certainly, I would want my family to know about it!) So I sent it to my sons today with a note saying that I hoped I hadn’t sent it earlier.
Sigh. Within a few hours my older son replied:
Go to this link and then scroll down to question #43.
http://www.hopkinsbreastcenter.org/services/ask_expert/index.asp?cat=18&pagenum=2
Now go to this link:
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/plastic-cancer-link-hoax.html
You too can expose internet hoaxes and stop the spread of false medical rumours.
Google is your friend. It only takes a minute or two to check these things out. :-)
Ouch. Actually, those are both good web sites. And I regret that I contributed to the spread of false medical rumors. If you received that Johns Hopkins message from me, I apologize. (Even though I don’t totally trust the FDA.)
My son is absolutely right. I should Google all such information before I pass it on. Another New Year's resolution!
Hope you're having a good weekend. Tomorrow is Sunday, my favorite day!
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