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Some Dental Materials Can be Trouble for the Chemically Sensitive

No comments December 6th, 2009

With symptoms ranging from breathing difficulties, headaches, dizziness to sometimes debilitating illnesses, many people are realizing that the chemicals in the world that we have come to depend upon are actually toxic to many individuals. One example is mercury amalgam fillings, which have become well-known as an irritant for many dental patients. But it has now come to light that some chemically sensitive people may also be affected by other replacement dental materials used. “I Read more

The Angel Trumpet is an Attractive Flowering Plant Which Also is Very Toxic

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The Angel Trumpet is also known as the Brugmansia and Angel Star. The plant has shrub like qualities with many branches developing from its main trunk. The plant leaves are about 10 inches long and six inches in diameter. The look and form of the leaves are similar to almonds. The flowers develop into trumpet like shapes, and grow up to a foot long. The colors of its flowers range from white to yellow and hang in a downward direction from the plant branches. The flowers bloom naturally in the Read more

Remedial Treatment of Poisoning

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Most poisons taken in sufficient quantity are lethal. A poisonous substance may originate as a mineral, vegetable, or an animal and it may assume the form of a solid, liquid, or gas. A poison, depending on the type, may attack the surface of the body or, more seriously the internal organs . Poisons in humans are usually classified according to their effects as corrosives, irritants, or systemic poisons. Corrosives include strong acids or alkalis that cause local tissue destruction, Read more