Your Weekly "Simple Health Secrets" by Asia Moore For Wednesday, July 9, 2003 Compliments of SolvingTheHealthPuzzle.com

Is your deodorant doing more than keeping your underarms dry?

Did you know that the regular use of aluminum-containing deodorants (most deodorants on the shelf today) can cause skin rashes and may contribute to the clogging of underarm lymphatics, which can then lead to breast problems such as cystic disease. 

What happens when you have too much aluminum in your system?

Acute aluminum poisoning has been associated with constipation, colicky pain, anorexia, nausea and gastrointestinal irritation, skin problems, and lack of energy. Slower and longer-term increases in body aluminum may create muscle twitching, numbness, paralysis, and fatty degeneration of the liver and kidney. 

Aluminum toxicity has been implicated in brain aging disorders. Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's Disease have both become more prevalent as the incidence of aluminum toxicity has increased. Areas with high amounts of aluminum in the drinking water are showing an increase in the incidence of Alzheimer's disease (alum and aluminum sulfate are used to treat water in many cities). 

You can prevent aluminum buildup in your body by simply avoiding many of the day-to-day sources of aluminum. For instance, eliminating foods that contain aluminum (processed cheese, white flour, common table salt), filtering your water and avoiding the use of aluminum cookware are some easy steps that will help reduce your aluminum intake. 

Another easy step to take is to stop blocking skin and sweat pores with aluminum antiperspirants. Instead, choose a natural rock salt crystal or an organic deodorant source.

Although healthy, non-toxic deodorants may not keep you as "dry" as the other products that plug your pores with aluminum, the good news is that they will not contribute to aluminum toxicity either. 

Education is the key to a healthier lifestyle and taking one small step by removing the aluminum from under your arms may equate to a very large difference in your health somewhere down the road. 

Some Safe Deodorant Alternatives

There are now many healthy alternatives, but you need to know which ones to choose. You use deodorant every day and therefore it is important to use one that is not increasing your risk of cancer or causing a wide variety of skin irritations.

The following is a list of some healthy deodorant alternatives.

• DESERT ESSENCE Tea Tree Deodorant

• FABERGÉ Power Stick Antiperspirants & Deodorants (unscented)

• JASON Apricot & E stick Deodorant

• LAVILIN foot/and underarm Deodorants

• LE CRYSTAL Naturel

• LOGONA Deodorant and Roll-On

• MITCHUM Super Dry Roll-On Antiperspirant & Deodorant (unscented)

• SECRET Roll-On Antiperspirant & Deodorant (unscented)

• SPEED STICK Super Dry Antiperspirant & Deodorant (unscented)

• SUAVE Stick Antiperspirant & Deodorant (unscented)

• THURSDAY PLANTATION Roll-On

• WELEDA Citrus/Sage Deodorant

Where To Find Safe Deodorant Alternatives

First look in the "organic" section of your local grocery store. Many stores are now beginning to carry an ever-increasing section of healthy alternatives.

The more you buy these products, the more their presence in your local stores will increase. Next, check your local health food store.

Generally these safer products will be a bit more expensive here than in your local grocery store, but well worth the price if they make your life less toxic.

I hope you have enjoyed this simple health "secret", compliments of SolvingTheHealthPuzzle.com where you will learn simple "secrets" for a healthier life.

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Sincerely,

Asia Moore,
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