Članek o škodljivosti uporabe tamponov
#1
Objavljeno: 5. september 2002, 01:00
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!
The next time you buy sanitary pads or tampons, check the labels 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 tumours.
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 @ 1-800-755-0212. 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 feminine hygiene.
Recently we have learned that tampons are actually dangerous (for other
reasons than TSS). 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 harmful: 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
"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 years is "repeated contact",
wouldn't you? 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 then 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.
So, what can you do if you can't give up using tampons? Use tampons that
are
made from 100% 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 America is not #1 in every
arena.
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. All the
800 numbers are listed on the boxes. Let them know that we demand a safe
product! ALL COTTON UNBLEACHED TAMPONS... REMINDER: In order not to lose
the
impact of this email, I suggest that anyone who wants to forward it to
your
friends, PLEASE copy this mail and paste it to a NEW message. That way it
will not distort the whole message with all the forward arrows. Please do
this with consideration and seriousness. Thanks!
Pamela Tate Program Control Phone: 410 691-6510 Fax: 410 691-6383
Picasso
#2
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 15:01
btw, nebeljene tampone in vložke prodajajo v Kalčku
#3
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 16:31
»Grem naprej.
Kjer ni poti, ustvarim pot.
Usmerjam tok svojega življenja,
tako kot duša v meni hoče.«
*´¨)
¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´
#5 Gost_mačona_*
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 18:20
#6
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 18:46
ze po filingu mi ni pasal nikol tamponov furat skratka, sploh ne prve dni, vendar pa, seveda, dostkrat uporabim tampon.... ko grem (3. dan in kasnej) telovadit, ko grem zhurat... in v podobnih situacijah.
nimam kaj: saj tud smrdljiv zrak voham pa zagadjeno vodo pijem..
only strong can survive.
Picasso
#7
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 20:57
pa skoz recimo tampone uporabljam, sam ne palim niti slučejno na neke une konfort pa silktač pa kaj vem.....običn bombažn tampon pa je.....k men pa lih vložki niso tisto plenico skoz vlačit men nogami pa vsakič k greš scat pol tist tam zmontiraš tampon pa sploh ne veš da je kej zdej pa takle info no nism opazla da bi kej bolj krvavela al kej eh sej ne vem......
aja free, drgač brezskrbi je dost dolga nitka, tk da morš bit ful umetnik da ti kej tajga rata
Bora
#8
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 21:04
#9
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 21:15
Bora
#11
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 22:16
svaštaja ja, poznam take umetnice no, sm vsaj vidu kako zgleda bit ginekolog
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js sm si enkrat z unmu olupku vred zmontirala zadevo ( no, s polovico ), sam kej tajga
Bora
#12
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 22:17
sorry, sam ni tko! vsaj zame ne! cetudi v mnogih zadevah se vedno. ce bi vsi tko razmislal, ne bi noben 0 pametenga pogruntu in tako razmisljanje vodi v pasivnost. pa ne recem... tudi v nasprotno smer biti prevec zategnjen za zdravje spet ni dobr ane. ceprou, dans to pac cas zahteva!! tko je. dejstva so taka, da se dans z zdravjem in preventivo ukvarja 100x vec ljudi kot se je vcasih (neglede na to da je itak vec prebivalcev) je tudi vec bolezni, alergij, shita, virusov ipd...
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Jst jih tud že ene 10 let uporabljam, ker ne morm une vložke. Me vse mine, da bi to gledala. Pa sploh ne trazmišlam raj o tem, kok mi škod. Sej zdej nam že vse škod, k je tok umetno in strupeno...od hrane pa do vsega živega. Brez veze.
#13
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 22:26
ampak, obcutek da ti zenska zaupa je pa fajn
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svašta
js sm si enkrat z unmu olupku vred zmontirala zadevo ( no, s polovico ), sam kej tajga
#14
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 22:29
ah daj no a kr sama ji je žajfa not ušla aja vakum butl jsja to ni se 0; enkrat prej ze sm tut mogu bit ginekolog... k sva se z eno v bani umivala.. in je bila zajfa ze dovolj obrabljena.. pa ji je usla not pol sm mogu bit pa se potapljac skor... ha hhah ha
ampak, obcutek da ti zenska zaupa je pa fajn
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js ti že neb zaupala če bi mi žajfo med noge tišu
Bora
#16 Gost_sstane_*
Objavljeno: 21. november 2005, 23:19
Menda ja ne vseh petma neeeeeeeee umivala se je ane.
zajfo ji pa nism tisu, ampak neki druzga
#18
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 10:01
Uglavn, men je OB super
Za azbest še vedla nism, logično mi pa je, da morjo zadeve (tamponske in vložkovne) pobelit, z rožicami in sončkom pa to glih ne delajo
Ka pa vem, pomoje je najboljša srednja pot.
»Grem naprej.
Kjer ni poti, ustvarim pot.
Usmerjam tok svojega življenja,
tako kot duša v meni hoče.«
*´¨)
¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´
#19
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 10:19
Jaz tampone uporabljam le v nuji, sem bolj na preprosto naštimana, pa si mislim, da naj gre res ven iz telesa, kar mora... Nekaj že moram prav delat - še nikoli nisem imela nobenih infekcij tam dol...
#20
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 10:49
zgleda, da je to domena dvojčič. No, sej je blo sam 1x, no.js sm si enkrat z unmu olupku vred zmontirala zadevo ( no, s polovico ), sam kej tajga
aja, sej res, a zdej ti lahk pa kr na glavo serjejo, ker je ze itak vse u k. , pa potem pride se to - da ce drugi vse serjejo, pol lahk pa se mi ane,, in potem kar ves svet sam se serje al kaj
sorry, sam ni tko! vsaj zame ne! cetudi v mnogih zadevah se vedno. ce bi vsi tko razmislal, ne bi noben 0 pametenga pogruntu in tako razmisljanej bodi v pasivnost. pa ne recem... tudi v nasprotno smer biti prevec zategnjen za zdravje spet ni dobr ane. ceprou, dans to pac cas zahteva!! tko je. dejstva so taka, da se dans z zdravjem in preventivo ukvarja 100x vec ljudi kot se je vcasih (neglede na to da je itak vec prebivalcev) je tudi vec bolezni, alergij, shita, virusov ipd...
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Ma, sej nism tko brezbrižno misnla. Me veseli, če kej fajnga, novga pogruntajo. Sam pravm, da je tok stvari škodljivih, za katere sploh ne vemo, pa jih še vseen uporabljamo in normalno živimo. Zato si pa mislm, da mnj k vem, kaj vse mi škoduje, mnj mi na psiho seka in deluje name. Kva s sitn!
Drgač pa nimam nikakršnih problemov s tamponi. Moja lulika je zdrava. Evo, pa mate pozitivno afirmacijo.
#21
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 11:55
Me veseli, če kej fajnga, novga pogruntajo. Sam pravm, da je tok stvari škodljivih, za katere sploh ne vemo, pa jih še vseen uporabljamo in normalno živimo. Zato si pa mislm, da mnj k vem, kaj vse mi škoduje, mnj mi na psiho seka in deluje name. Kva s sitn!
Drgač pa nimam nikakršnih problemov s tamponi. Moja lulika je zdrava. Evo, pa mate pozitivno afirmacijo.
Se strinjam s tabo!!
#22
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 13:05
Sam tko pozim in to pa na vložke prešaltam, mi trenutno bolj paše.. Čeprav.. se mi tud ti zdijo umetni.. Tak plastičen filing, v bistvu še ful bolj, kot s tamponi.. V bistvu čim sem iz najhujšega rajši dajem kar navadne robčke al pa une čist bombažne variante od Viriane al kaj so (čeprav zgledajo pa obupno in debeli so in... ampak OK, trenutno mi ni treba razmišljat kdo me bo vidu s tem ) Pa poskušam se čimbolj izogibat unim 'dnevnim'.. ker vsak dan tisto plastiko met spodaj.. ne vem, no..
Sem pa parkrat kupila una ta poceni tampone, od Spara in tko.. Pa se mi je zgodilo enkrat, na obisku nekje, da se je špagca strgala Od takrat OB..
#23
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 13:24
Sem pa parkrat kupila una ta poceni tampone, od Spara in tko.. Pa se mi je zgodilo enkrat, na obisku nekje, da se je špagca strgala ..
Evo, od vse te govorance okol tamponov in vložkov, sem dobila menstro.
Zgleda je tko kt z vodo; če jo slišiš, kako kaplja, morš takoj letet na WC, če pa vidiš, s pa takoj žejen.
»Grem naprej.
Kjer ni poti, ustvarim pot.
Usmerjam tok svojega življenja,
tako kot duša v meni hoče.«
*´¨)
¸.•´¸.•*´¨) ¸.•*¨)
(¸.•´ (¸.•´
#24
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 13:39
#25
Objavljeno: 22. november 2005, 16:54
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zgleda, da je to domena dvojčič. No, sej je blo sam 1x, no.
Ma, sej nism tko brezbrižno misnla. Me veseli, če kej fajnga, novga pogruntajo. Sam pravm, da je tok stvari škodljivih, za katere sploh ne vemo, pa jih še vseen uporabljamo in normalno živimo. Zato si pa mislm, da mnj k vem, kaj vse mi škoduje, mnj mi na psiho seka in deluje name. Kva s sitn!
Drgač pa nimam nikakršnih problemov s tamponi. Moja lulika je zdrava. Evo, pa mate pozitivno afirmacijo.
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