Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 02:32:58 -0500 From: INFINITY Aerospace Subject: COZY: Allergies and Rashes Hi All, >You get known good results in humid locations, but it does have MDA and you'd have to decide for yourself if the carcinogenic possibility is significant to you (and your family) or not.< I forgot to mention this when I saw it the other day, but did anyone else see the Date Line (I think) story a few weeks ago that many (cheaper) surgical gloves used by health care people, and that are used in the composite world, have a toxic powder inside (helps get them on easier) that, after a finite amount of use over time, causes sever rashes, lung problems, and many other serious health problems (20+% of health care people!)? We have to worry about the resins, now the gloves?!? Infinity's Forever, JD Date: Sat, 5 Apr 1997 17:18:55 -0500 (EST) From: KLGBDan@aol.com Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes In a message dated 97-04-05 03:12:13 EST, you write: << surgical gloves used by health care people, and that are used in the composite world, have a toxic powder inside (helps get them on easier) that, after a finite amount of use over time, causes sever rashes >> I found out about this problem the hard way. While working with the RAF practice kit, I developed a nice rash. I thought it might be a reaction to the epoxy. (EZ-Poxy) I talked to a dermatoligsit about it. His first question was, "Are you using latex type exam gloves?" I was. His suggestion was to use a barrier creme to protect me from the gloves and the gloves to protect me from the epoxy. Did that and no more rash. Dan in Long Beach MK IV (prebuild) Date: Sun, 13 Apr 1997 21:07:34 -0700 From: berkut@loop.com Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes >Hi All, > > >You get known good results in humid locations, but it does have >MDA and you'd have to decide for yourself if the carcinogenic possibility >is significant to you (and your family) or not.< > > I forgot to mention this when I saw it the other day, but did >anyone else see the Date Line (I think) story a few weeks ago that many >(cheaper) surgical gloves used by health care people, and that are used in >the composite world, have a toxic powder inside (helps get them on easier) >that, after a finite amount of use over time, causes sever rashes, lung >problems, and many other serious health problems (20+% of health care >people!)? We have to worry about the resins, now the gloves?!? > Gloves used for medical purposes (exams and such) are regulated by the FDA - the only powder allowed is pure (ie, much better than food grade) corn starch. Powderless (reduced) or powder free gloves are available. The best I've found are Digitcare at 1-800-366-8327, they also make extra thick gloves (the better to keep the nasty stuff away) and surgical (better fitting, made left and right but much more expensive, like x 10) Be aware that many of the chemicals in epoxy and other resins can leech through the pores in gloves, the only thing that will seal totally is butel rubber, it's expensive and fragile. -- Czech Sikhs! Richard Riley "Heavier than air flying machines are impossible." Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, c 1895 See the Berkut at http://www.berkut.com From: Epplin_John_A@hpmail1.90.deere.com Date: Mon, 14 Apr 97 07:06:27 -0500 Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes Much deleted > Gloves used for medical purposes (exams and such) are regulated by the FDA > the only powder allowed is pure (ie, much better than food grade) corn > starch. Powderless (reduced) or powder free gloves are available. > -- > Czech Sikhs! > > Richard Riley Maybe the powder is super pure corn starch, but it can cause problems. A good friend of mine is a retired surgeon and had severe problems with these gloves a few years back. Had to quit for a time and then found some special gloves that he could tolerate. My dentist is complaining now about skin problems with his hands. What could make things even worse in our environment is the fact that we sometimes have them on for a considerable length of time. Personally the only time I use gloves is when I have a very short exposure, no more than 5 min. I use PLY 9 gel and wash up with Permatex Orange soap at least every two hours and reapply the gel if I have more to do. The new Orange contains pumice like Lava and works supper. John Epplin Mk4 #467 Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 12:17:56 -0400 (EDT) From: DFinn7971@aol.com Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes In a message dated 97-04-14 11:40:05 EDT, Epplin_John_A@hpmail1.90.deere.com writes: << A good friend of mine is a retired surgeon and had severe problems with these gloves a few years back. Had to quit for a time and then found some special gloves that he could tolerate. My dentist is complaining now about skin problems with his hands. >> It good be that the older gloves used talcum. I had heard that that was common up to a few years ago. A second potential problem is that some people can build up a laytex allergy to the gloves. I'm far from an expert at this but I have not had problems using vinyl gloves with (I assume) cornstartch. Only time will tell however. Dick Finn Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 19:26:29 -0700 From: rfisher@spacetech.com Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes On Sun, 13 Apr 1997, berkut@loop.com wrote: >Be aware >that many of the chemicals in epoxy and other resins can leech through the >pores in gloves, the only thing that will seal totally is butel rubber, it's >expensive and fragile. I just ordered a box of Nitrile 6 mil gloves. Claims to be impervious to most chemicals. Pharmcists use them when dealing with chemotherapy compounds. My source has them for $16.95 powdered, $19.95 powderless for a box of 50 gloves. Has anyone tried these? They are heavier than latex (and much more expensive), so maybe I can get several layups out of a pair. Comments? See ya, Russ Fisher Still waiting for my first materials order to arrive. Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 08:02:34 -0400 From: william l kleb Organization: NASA Langley Research Center Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes rfisher@spacetech.com wrote: > > I just ordered a box of Nitrile 6 mil gloves. > Has anyone tried these? i use cotton inspection gloves as liners, then 6 mil nitrile, and then latex gloves. that way i can protect the expensive nitrile gloves, answer the phone, go to the bathroom, etc. by just removing the cheap latex gloves. (also handy when you find that you have forgetted to cut that one piece of glass in the middle of a layup ;) ) > maybe I can get several layups out of a pair. i get about 1/2 to 2 sessions from the latex gloves, about 3 to 5 sessions from a pair of the nitriles, and about 10 to 20 sessions out of the cotton liner/inspection gloves. if you go for the multiple glove layer method, be sure to order each sucessive layer in a larger size. i get all my stuff from lab safety , they have a technical advise department that is helpful when deciding what to use for what/where. when i was studying mail-order companies for a class a while back, i ran across them because that had an award-wining catalog in 1996. safety is paramount in my opinion since i want the dream to continue. -- bil Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 08:20:10 -0400 From: william l kleb Organization: NASA Langley Research Center Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes william l kleb wrote: > > i use cotton inspection gloves as liners, then 6 mil nitrile, > and then latex gloves. that way i can protect the expensive > nitrile gloves, answer the phone, go to the bathroom, etc. by > just removing the cheap latex gloves. the removable latex gloves idea comes from jeff russell, but i think he uses butyl as the underlying glove. i already had the nitrile and i have yet to get the proper-sized butyl. the butyl gloves i have found are really expensive and are much thicker than the 6 mil nitrile (you lose tactile sensations). -- bil Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 11:32:22 -0400 (EDT) From: SBLANKDDS@aol.com Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes Re: Gloves I am a dentist, and the corn starch can be a problem with repeated glove changes daily. Ply #9 is still good to use before gloving, especially on the forearm where the blood vessels are close to the surface. Powder free gloves are available, and recently Oat powdered gloves became available. They claim smaller, less irritating powder particle size and tastes good? These are available from most dental distributors. I use Henry Shein (New York) for these products. Inexpensive and reliable delivery. Steve Blank Cozy Mark IV #36 sblankdds@aol.com Port St. Lucie, FL http://members.aol.com/sblankdds/cozy36.html Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 12:48:57 -0400 From: william l kleb Organization: NASA Langley Research Center Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes Bulent gave me permission to forward this on... Bulent Aliev wrote: > > A year ago during the building of my wings, I did wake up in > the middle of the night with my hands on fire. It was so bad > I was ready to cut my skin off. In desperation I dipped them > in mix of vinegar and hot water. The pain stopped in few > minutes. After that I tried double gloves, barrier cream and > gloves with no improovment. And finally after some detective > work in desperation I found out I had become allergic to the > POWDER INSIDE THE GLOVES. Now I work with no gloves and only > barrier cream and have no problems. i have also heard rumors (it might even be in the archives), that since the production of latex gloves has sky-rocketed due in part to the aids epidemic, some manufacturers have been slack about washing off residual proteins. this, of course, this provides yet another allergen---even for powderless gloves. -- bil Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 22:47:45 +0000 From: Jnik Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes I am a doctor (Anesthesiologist) I wear gloves about seven hours every day. I have read most of the medical literature on latex gloves, latex allergies, etc. Most of the nasty things that are in epoxies which can cause allergies go right through surgical latex gloves. The short story is that it has to do with the way the gloves are made. The latex starts out as a colloid suspension of rubber droplets each about a micron in diameter. They are deposited on a form and then made to coalesce by exposing this emulsion to a basic solution which causes the individual particles to "fuse". In this process a large number of small pores remain in the glove material. These are too small to allow microbes to pass through, but plenty large to allow the aromatic molecules that cause allergies to pass through. Think of it in the same class as Gore-Tex. Able to allow non ionic hydrocarbons to pass through, but impervious to water and germs. In fact because the gloves do not allow the skin to breath, the likelihood of an allergic reaction is probably higher than if one was not wearing gloves. Second. Most surgeon allergies have been traced to compounds in the antiseptic soaps used to "scrub up" with prior to putting on gloves. These are not completely rinsed off and then end up being trapped under the gloves and since the skin cannot breath these compounds end up being forced into the skin. There are real allergies to both the glove material, and the powders in them, but they are very rare. There is a lot more to this story than what I have written here but I think that if you want to avoid an epoxy allergy use butyl gloves, or neoprene, or a barrier cream. Do Not Trust latex gloves. Your begging for trouble. Finally never use a barrier cream under latex gloves. The interaction causes the barrier cream to be ineffective, and the overlying latex can cause a problem with your skin since it cannot breath. You can actually end up being allergic to the barrier cream. Honest. John Meernik. Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:21:18 -0400 (EDT) From: TMKPIDA@aol.com Subject: Re: COZY: Allergies and Rashes Russ Fischer writes >I just ordered a box of Nitrile 6 mil gloves. Claims to be impervious to >most chemicals. Pharmcists use them when dealing with chemotherapy >compounds. My source has them for $16.95 powdered, $19.95 powderless for a >box of 50 gloves. Has anyone tried these? They are heavier than latex >(and much more expensive), so maybe I can get several layups out of a pair. >Comments? Yup. I am using cotton glove liners, then a pair of butyl gloves and THEN a pair of the basic el cheapo latex gloves to protect the butyl gloves. I find that I able to switch the latex 'covers' as needed or convient and the cotton glove liners keep me cool and comfy. I find that no real imparement of dexterity with this arrangement, but do keep a supply of the narrow Starbuck's stir sticks on hand to peel wax paper etc. This works for me and Spruce has all the supplies. Cotton gloves (buy a dozen) toss em in the wash machine and reuse. Butyl gloves ($13) on my original pair. Thomas Kennedy #248 MkIV Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 20:34:54 -0400 (EDT) From: gperry@usit.com Subject: COZY: gloves A couple of years ago, Jeff Russell turned me on to using cotton liners, butyl gloves and latex gloves on top of that. My pair of butyl gloves has lasted over two years with this system and the tactile loss is less than you might think. Also, no problems with allergens in the latex gloves this way. It has worked well for me. Gregg Perry Date: 15 Apr 97 22:01:11 EDT From: "Edmond A. Richards" <103235.1336@compuserve.com> Subject: Re: COZY: gloves Just to support what Gregg Perry wrote. I had a real skin problem on my hands after about 3 years of working with the Safety-Poxy II system and using Ply 9. The solution has been to use the butyl gloves with latex gloves over them. I have used the same two pair of butyl gloves I bought from Wicks for more than 2 years with absolutely no problem. It worked for me. Ed Richards Cozy Mark IV #88 Date: Tue, 15 Apr 1997 21:09:14 -0700 From: rfisher@spacetech.com Subject: Re: COZY: Re: Results on Epoxy Search On Tue, 15 Apr 1997, "Jeff S. Russell" wrote: >Russ, any resin system that adds styrene in the hardener will have little or >not have any water problems. The doctors told me the only way MDA would >be a problem to your system you must first get large amounts in you >and before your liver would see a cancer problem your skin would first >be falling off and blisters that you can't imagine. The resin systems >that the hardener smells like ammonia will damage your respiratory because >the fumes are much lighter and tend to hang around your head. The Safe-t >poxy was made to be heavy and to linger around the floor to 3 feet high. >Most people could use this system a little better because of that. Jeff, Do these fumes remain during the entire cure phase (6 - 10 hours)? >Move the air, use gloves and KEEP this battery acid off you. I plan on wearing the nitrile gloves with latex on top, hadn't thought about the cotton liners (hmmm, should've ordered the next larger size). I've also ordered one of those disposable Tyvek coveralls ($5) to keep my clothes clean and arms protected. Don't know how hot it will be, I'll let everyone know. Will also be wearing a cartridge respirator. It'll all probably be uncomfortable, but only for a short while, and not nearly as uncomfortable as permanent lung and/or skin damage. See ya, Russ Fisher First order of materials starting to come in!! Date: Wed, 16 Apr 1997 11:45:12 -0400 From: Jim Hocut Subject: COZY: Allergies and Rashes - another question >Most of the nasty things that are in epoxies which can cause allergies >go right through surgical latex gloves.... OK, how long will it take for those nasty epoxy molecules to get through latex gloves? So far I've used unpowdered latex gloves (w/ baby powder when my hands were too sweaty to get the gloves on). I change gloves several times during the course of a layup, I'll never use one pair of gloves for more than about 15 or 20 minutes. These epoxy molecules we're talking about are relatively big, at least compared to solvents etc., and I wouldn't think they can get to me instantly. Thanks Jim Hocut jhocut@mindspring.com Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 23:01:14 -0700 (MST) From: "Dr. Doug Ashby" Subject: COZY: composite toxicity and sensitivity Fellow builders, This information could have a profound impact on your health and for some help avoid unnecessary interruptions in your building projects due to toxic chemical sensitivities. "What good is your project if you can't complete it and ruin your health in the process." Exposures to toxic materials are a common hazard we must face as composite builders. When two of my friends/ local builders in my area developed significant skin sensitivities threatening the completion of their planes while another friend/ builder obtained his project from another who was forced to abandon construction when ANY EXPOSURE became a serious risk to his health, I realized that no matter how careful we are, we all are at risk. Use of barrier creams, multiple gloving w/ cotton, vinyl or chemical resistant gloves along with masks and ventilation systems may eliminating most of the direct and obvious exposures and reduce immediate sensitivities, so it seems. Unfortunately we may only be aware of a problem, like the tip of an iceberg, when we develop a reaction. What about those subtle affects to the liver and other organs? And for some, must these exposures become cumulative before they become manifest? Then what? While after the fact, we also know that most drugs used to treat chemical sensitivities and allergic responses (corticosteroids, etc.) only deal with the symptoms (suppressing only) while having cumulative and often more significant side effects. Don't wait until the symptom arises. Cellular protection and prevention would be a better choice. I know we can't entirely avoid exposures to toxic substances in our enviroment. They are everywhere, certainly not just in our workshops, i.e. smoke, medicines, industrial chemical by-products, auto emissions, pesticides, radiation, electromagnetics, etc. Everyday we encounter toxins in the air we breathe, food we eat and water we drink. Our environment wears very harshly on both the body and it's natural defense and cleansing systems. Our body has a natural defense system which at optimum function provides barriers and which carry out a silent process of detoxification and elimination. Our health is largely determined by this ability of the body to protect, detoxify and eliminate. Compelling research has shown that as a consequence to these modern environmental exposures and a common denominators to most degenerative disease is the proliferation of free radical (extra hydroxyl - highly toxic oxygen molecules). Free radicals attack all body tisssues, degrade collagen, and reprogram DNA and are implicated in over 60 diseases that afflict our modern culture. This accelerated oxidative process of decay occuring in our bodies at the cellular level is similar to that which occurs when we see damage to unprotected plastic and paper products exposed to uv light or rust on metal. What can we do to protect the body at the cellular level and assist the body in it's natural daily defense and detoxification? A simple test to show how nature provides protectors: take two slices of apple, squeeze fresh lemon on one slice and leave the other exposed to the air. Watch what happens to the untreated slice of apple. The treated slice is an example of the antioxidant protection (flavanoids under the skin of the lemon) also found throughout the plant kingdom which guards the plant from oxidation (spoilage). Our daily exposure to an ever increasing toxic environment tips the scale from those protectors that we might naturally (though inadequately) supply through our diet particularly when we consume excesses of processed, denatured, devitalized and chemically treated foods which compromise the defense and immune systems and add further to the free radical affect. We need help!!!!!!!!!! Here's a natural protection we might all consider, unavailable from Wicks, or Aircraft Spruce, the hardware store or your local pharmacy but found in health food stores: * Antioxidant and immune system protection which reduces and prevents cellular free radical damage: Classic antioxidant protectors: - Vit. A., Vit. C., Vit. E., Selenium, Zinc Botanical antioxidants: - Pycnogenol (a unique bioflavanoid/ proanthocyadin complex from pine bark and grape seed) THE MOST POWERFUL FREE RADICAL SCAVENGER - 1 mg/ lb body wt daily; a recent European discovery found to be 20 - 50 times more protection than the classic antioxidant protectors- if you have allergies, try this compound, it is also a powerful antihistamine (controls 75% of my seasonal allergies) - Tumeric extract (a circuminoids) similar protector used world wide * Natural detoxifiers: Lipotrophic formulas: - choline and L-methionine Botanical formulas: - silybum marianum (milk thistle) liver detoxifier and regenerates liver cells - taraxacum officinale (dandelion) liver detox and tonic - hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) lymphatic support - psyllium (gel-forming fiber) prevents reabsorption of toxins * Strengthen the immune system: All of the above unacaria tomentosa or una de gato (cat claw) it's use in S. America is legendary, also an antioxidant * Dietary consideration: - Drink purified water (1 oz/ 2 lbs body wt daily) flush toxins - increase the fruits and veggies (water-soluble fiber) prevents reabsorption of toxins and improves elimination - lemon (a good detoxifier) drink the fresh juice daily- 1 oz / 40 lbs body wt diluted in purified water @ 1:10 dilution - eliminate cured meats, alcohol, tobacco - lower protein consumption, refined foods and carbonated drinks- excesses cause demineralization of the body which has profound affects on the nervous and organ systems All of these natural products can be found in health food stores or from holistic health care professionals. To simplify daily supplementation, I have been able to locate most these compounds in combinations in just a few formulas: (Daily Detox Tea from Houston International) sold in health food stores, (Pro-Silymarin Plus from Progena Formulations) liver detox formula (OPC- Oligomeric Proanthocyadin Complexes [grape seed and pine bark formulas] from Werum Labs) antioxidant and free radical scavengers (Atri-Oxi [an impressive broad spectrum- antioxidant formula] from Werum Labs). Progena and Werum formulas must be obtained through a healthcare professional. Another company I order from (Higher Ideals) has a wholesale purchasing program with you can order quality natural health products at very reasonable prices pertaining to the above discussion with detoxification, immune system and antioxidant protectors. If interested in obtaining these specific formulas, unable to locate similar products, or would like a free catalogue from Higher Ideals or a report on 'The oxygenated free radical, its causes and effects', you can contact me by E-Mail or through my office fax- (602) 834-4066 or (800) 833-8754. For your health, Dr. Doug Ashby, BioEnergy Health Systems Mark IV #435, Chapter 13 Date: Sun, 25 May 1997 23:24:07 -0700 (MST) From: "Dr. Doug Ashby" Subject: COZY: composite toxicity and sensitivity Opps, I gave an incorrect 1 (800) #. The correct # is 1 (800) 510-8150 and (602) 833-8754. Doug Ashby From: garfield@pilgrimhouse.com (Garfield) Subject: Re: COZY: composite toxicity and sensitivity Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 07:15:01 GMT Organization: Pilgrim House On Sun, 25 May 1997 23:01:14 -0700 (MST), "Dr. Doug Ashby" wrote: >All of these natural products can be found in health food stores or from >holistic health care professionals. Share with the group if you will, Doug, just what your Doctorate is in? TIA Garfield Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 09:44:59 -0700 (MST) From: "Dr. Doug Ashby" Subject: Re: COZY: composite toxicity and sensitivity At 07:15 AM 5/26/97 GMT, you wrote: >On Sun, 25 May 1997 23:01:14 -0700 (MST), "Dr. Doug Ashby" > wrote: > >>All of these natural products can be found in health food stores or from >>holistic health care professionals. > >Share with the group if you will, Doug, just what your Doctorate is in? > >TIA >Garfield > > > Garfield and group, Here's my bio. (Yet,there's been too much of this thrown around lately to defend ego's) My Doctorate is in chiropractic ('76), post doctorate in chiropractic neurology ('94), also board certified in acupuncture and physical therapy. Nutrition and holistic medicine have continually been my strongest focus throughout 20 years in practice. While my greatest passions (besides raising a family of 5) have been towards golf and competitive sports, this has been replaced without frustration (if you've ever golfed you know what I mean) with a fasination towards building a canard plane. I'm a military brat who (wearing glasses) watched with admiration my 'top gun pop' through 27 years of flying fighter planes, wars in Korea and Viet Nam but knew I couldn't ever fly in the military. Thanks to Popular Science or Mechanics magazines, in the 70's I fell in love with that funny plane that looks like it's flying backwards. My wife said, wait until the kids are grown (or older) and get plenty of insurance. Over the years when I could hear this distinctly unusually sound (pitch) of an airplane, I'd look up in hopes to catch a glimpse of another canard (long ez or varieze) flying over my house from Chandler Airport to Falcon Field. I'm right in the crow's path between. It's kept my hopes and interest up for years. So here I am. I have not been able to contribute to this forum in the area of aeronautical or mechanical engineering like most of the contributors but I have learned alot from this forum and have wanted to share what I do know relative to health that might help others protect and maintain a health quality so they can build, and fly for many years. I'm well into chapter 13, nose and nose gear (also completed chapter 14) and installing Steve Wright's Noze Lift. I'm impressed with it's design and function and glad I chose to install it as I build the nose, though his design and plans appear to provide for an easy retrofit into an existing Cozy. As a chiropractor I endorse this modification to protect the back from unnecessary lifting. For your health, Dr. Doug Ashby Mark IV #435 Date: Tue, 27 May 1997 10:26:14 -0700 From: John Price Organization: cyberg8t.com Subject: Re: COZY: composite toxicity and sensitivity Dr. Doug Ashby wrote: > > Fellow builders, > > This information could have a profound impact on your health and for some > help avoid unnecessary interruptions in your building projects due to toxic > chemical sensitivities. > > "What good is your project if you can't complete it and ruin your health in > the process." > > Exposures to toxic materials are a common hazard we must face as composite > builders. When two of my friends/ local builders in my area developed > significant skin sensitivities threatening the completion of their planes > while another friend/ builder obtained his project from another who was > forced to abandon construction when ANY EXPOSURE became a serious risk to > his health, I realized that no matter how careful we are, we all are at > risk. > > Use of barrier creams, multiple gloving w/ cotton, vinyl or chemical > resistant gloves along with masks and ventilation systems may eliminating > most of the direct and obvious exposures and reduce immediate sensitivities, > so it seems. Unfortunately we may only be aware of a problem, like the tip > of an iceberg, when we develop a reaction. What about those subtle affects > to the liver and other organs? And for some, must these exposures become > cumulative before they become manifest? Then what? > > While after the fact, we also know that most drugs used to treat chemical > sensitivities and allergic responses (corticosteroids, etc.) only deal with > the symptoms (suppressing only) while having cumulative and often more > significant side effects. Don't wait until the symptom arises. Cellular > protection and prevention would be a better choice. > > I know we can't entirely avoid exposures to toxic substances in our > enviroment. They are everywhere, certainly not just in our workshops, i.e. > smoke, medicines, industrial chemical by-products, auto emissions, > pesticides, radiation, electromagnetics, etc. Everyday we encounter toxins > in the air we breathe, food we eat and water we drink. Our environment > wears very harshly on both the body and it's natural defense and cleansing > systems. > > Our body has a natural defense system which at optimum function provides > barriers and which carry out a silent process of detoxification and > elimination. Our health is largely determined by this ability of the body to > protect, detoxify and eliminate. > > Compelling research has shown that as a consequence to these modern > environmental exposures and a common denominators to most degenerative > disease is the proliferation of free radical (extra hydroxyl - highly toxic > oxygen molecules). Free radicals attack all body tisssues, degrade > collagen, and reprogram DNA and are implicated in over 60 diseases that > afflict our modern culture. This accelerated oxidative process of decay > occuring in our bodies at the cellular level is similar to that which occurs > when we see damage to unprotected plastic and paper products exposed to uv > light or rust on metal. > > What can we do to protect the body at the cellular level and assist the body > in it's natural daily defense and detoxification? A simple test to show how > nature provides protectors: take two slices of apple, squeeze fresh lemon > on one slice and leave the other exposed to the air. Watch what happens to > the untreated slice of apple. The treated slice is an example of the > antioxidant protection (flavanoids under the skin of the lemon) also found > throughout the plant kingdom which guards the plant from oxidation > (spoilage). Our daily exposure to an ever increasing toxic environment tips > the scale from those protectors that we might naturally (though > inadequately) supply through our diet particularly when we consume excesses > of processed, denatured, devitalized and chemically treated foods which > compromise the defense and immune systems and add further to the free > radical affect. > > We need help!!!!!!!!!! Here's a natural protection we might all consider, > unavailable from Wicks, or Aircraft Spruce, the hardware store or your local > pharmacy but found in health food stores: > > * Antioxidant and immune system protection which reduces and prevents > cellular free radical damage: > Classic antioxidant protectors: > - Vit. A., Vit. C., Vit. E., Selenium, Zinc > Botanical antioxidants: > - Pycnogenol (a unique bioflavanoid/ proanthocyadin complex > from pine bark and grape seed) THE MOST POWERFUL FREE RADICAL SCAVENGER - 1 > mg/ lb body wt daily; a recent European discovery found to be 20 - 50 times > more protection than the classic antioxidant protectors- if you have > allergies, try this compound, it is also a powerful antihistamine (controls > 75% of my seasonal > allergies) > - Tumeric extract (a circuminoids) similar protector used > world wide > > * Natural detoxifiers: > Lipotrophic formulas: > - choline and L-methionine > Botanical formulas: > - silybum marianum (milk thistle) liver detoxifier and > regenerates liver cells > - taraxacum officinale (dandelion) liver detox and tonic > - hydrastis canadensis (goldenseal) lymphatic support > - psyllium (gel-forming fiber) prevents reabsorption of toxins > > * Strengthen the immune system: > All of the above > unacaria tomentosa or una de gato (cat claw) it's use in S. America > is legendary, also an antioxidant > > * Dietary consideration: > - Drink purified water (1 oz/ 2 lbs body wt daily) flush toxins > - increase the fruits and veggies (water-soluble fiber) > prevents reabsorption of toxins and improves elimination > - lemon (a good detoxifier) drink the fresh juice daily- 1 > oz / 40 lbs body wt diluted in purified water @ 1:10 dilution > - eliminate cured meats, alcohol, tobacco > - lower protein consumption, refined foods and carbonated > drinks- excesses cause demineralization of the body which has profound > affects on the nervous and organ systems > > All of these natural products can be found in health food stores or from > holistic health care professionals. To simplify daily supplementation, I > have been able to locate most these compounds in combinations in just a few > formulas: (Daily Detox Tea from Houston International) sold in > health food stores, (Pro-Silymarin Plus from Progena Formulations) > liver detox formula > (OPC- Oligomeric Proanthocyadin Complexes [grape seed and pine bark > formulas] from Werum Labs) antioxidant and free radical scavengers > (Atri-Oxi [an impressive broad spectrum- antioxidant formula] from > Werum Labs). > Progena and Werum formulas must be obtained through a healthcare professional. > Another company I order from (Higher Ideals) has a wholesale purchasing > program with you can order quality natural health products at very > reasonable prices pertaining to the above discussion with detoxification, > immune system and antioxidant protectors. If interested in obtaining these > specific formulas, unable to locate similar products, or would like a free > catalogue from Higher Ideals or a report on 'The oxygenated free radical, > its causes and effects', you can contact me by E-Mail or through my office > fax- (602) 834-4066 or (800) 833-8754. > > For your health, > > Dr. Doug Ashby, BioEnergy Health Systems > Mark IV #435, Chapter 13 I'd like to add my two cents here about protecting oneself during construction. By profession I am a Safety Engineer and get to deal with a wide variety of safety, industrial hygeine and health problems. Being from the other side of the fence from the good doctor (I'm neither a chiropractor nor a great believer in homiopathey [sp?]). Some things that we can do to protect ourselves from the rather harsh chemicals that we must use to build composit airplanes, etc.: 1. Barrier creams. Work fairly well in prtecting exposed skin. 2. Hair nets to keep foam and sanding materials from being trapped in the hear and carried inside the house. 3. Tyveck coveralls. Keeps the dust off of your skin and helps prevent vapors/excess epoxy from comming in contact with exposed skin duing layups. 4. Dust mask while sanding. DO NOT use a dust mask for protection during layups. wholly different type of material. 5. Properly fitted Gas Mask during layups with an appropriate cartrage (probiably for organic vapor). A better choice would be a PAPR (Powered Air Purifying Respirator) with a hood and the proper filter/cartridges. Even better would be a supplied air system, which would bring in fresh air into a hood. 6. Gloves to keep epoxy off your hands. Either laytex or vynal depending on your sensativities. The good doctors advice may help ward off developing a sensativity to the materials. The above would help prevent you from being exposed in the first place. -- John H. Price mailto:jprice@cyberg8t.com mailto:John.Price@jacobs.com DISCLAIMER If you quote me, I'll deny all knowledge of my existence... Subject: COZY: Latex allergy prevention Date: Tue, 30 Sep 1997 16:58:11 -0400 (EDT) From: "Randy Smith" Hi all, I pulled this press release off of eurekalert.com. I thought I would pass it along to the group. -Randy Smith --* --- -* **-* *-** -*-- -* Watch this space for COZY progress |Cozy MkIV| NCR General Purpose Computing Randy.Smith@ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM |---( )---| Global Support Center Voice 803-939-7648, V+ 633-7648 ___o/o\o___ West Columbia, SC 29170 "I am the way, the truth, and the life..." -JC Embargoed For Release: 29 September 1997 at 19:00:00 ET US Contact: Carolyn Conway cc328@columbia.edu 212-305-3900 Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Preventing Latex Allergies Before They Attack Scientists at Columbia University have developed a new topical hand cream that may prevent the two most common latex allergy reactions-- sensitization to latex after prolonged exposure and contact dermatitis. Over 100,000 people in the United States are at risk for latex allergies, which causes itching and redness and in severe cases can lead to respiratory distress or even death. Study author, Shanta Modak, Ph.D., associate research scientist at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and lead researcher in the discovery of the cream, will presented the findings today at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy meeting. Researchers investigated topical creams containing a new gel composition for their efficacy in preventing irritant dermatitis when used before wearing latex gloves. Scientists discovered that when the zinc gel composition was formulated in a special base a gel matrix or a protective coating structure is formed on the skin's surface. The "matrix" appears to react with and bind soluble latex proteins and other irritants that are known to produce allergies and may actually prevent the allergic response altogether. Prevention of the initial onset of irritant dermatitis is critical, because these symptoms are prelude to more severe allergic reactions. And in the most severe cases, people left untreated with this condition--like those allergic to bee stings--risk respiratory distress or even death. "This cream can prevent latex glove allergies for up to four hours when applied before putting on the gloves," says Modak. "Use of the cream may reduce health care workers' risk of becoming sensitized to latex after continued exposure and may help the tens of thousands of health care workers who suffer daily with chronic irritant dermatitis," she says. The cream was developed for health care workers who are or who may become allergic to natural latex rubber in gloves and other common irritants. It is estimated that between eight and 17 percent of all health care workers risk developing latex allergies, both from wearing the powdered latex gloves and/or from inhaling cornstarch particles, coated with latex allergen, that drift from the gloves into the air. Preliminary clinical evaluation indicates the cream is safe for use by the general public and for those who are not allergic to latex. Columbia University licensed the anti-irritant cream called Allergy GuardR to Virasept Pharmaceuticals Inc. The study was funded by The Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center surgery department and Virasept Pharmaceuticals. ### ---------------------------------------------------------------------------