SC - Disease Threats

[Lady Di]

>From what I understand, this is not just a few isolated cases.  For some
reason, aluminum has crossed the blood-brain barrier in alzheimer patients.
I myself have gotten rid of aluminum cookwear (unless it is teflon coated).
I would be particularly concerned about cooking acidic foods in aluminum as
it would tend to dissolve the metal.
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From: Christine A Seelye-King <mermayde at juno.com>
To: sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG <sca-cooks at Ansteorra.ORG>
Date: Wednesday, December 09, 1998 5:35 PM
Subject: SC - Disease Threats


>>For one I will not be alarmed at a few isolated cases of any rare
>>disease and
>>certainly will not abstain from consumption  on the basis of such
>>statistically insignifivcant numbers.
>>
>>Ras
>
>I agree with most of what Ras is saying here.  But, to take this off in
>another tangential area (I seem to be good at that these days, don't I?),
>I am trying to figure out whether or not I should be concerned about my
>aluminum cookware.  I have old sets of Wearever cast aluminum cook ware
>that belonged to my grandmother, (which I love) and other various pieces
>of bakeware that is also aluminum.  There have been several studies
>linking aluminum to Alzheimer's disease.  When someone commented about 10
>years ago that I should get rid of all my aluminum stuff, I said
>something to the effect of "No way in Hell".  But, in the intervening
>years, I have heard more about this, including a recent study of
>Alzheimer's victims that found aluminum in all of them.  (Sorry, don't
>have names, dates, facts and figures here, but could turn them up.) Now,
>I assume the study had control cases of non Alz. sufferers that showed
>lower levels of aluminum, or it wouldn't have been much of a finding.  We
>use aluminum in our everyday lives, most notably in our underarm
>deodorant/antipersperant (it's the antipersperant).  It also occurs in
>many other cosmetics and health and beauty items.  My family does not
>have a history of Alz. disease, (cancer  and heart disease is more our
>speed), but, should I be concerned and change over to all stainless,
>glass, corningware, etc?
> How many studies should I need to believe it as a threat?
>What think you all?
>Christianna
>
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