It is very upsetting to discover that the plastic water
bottles my children and I use, talk less of the Campbell nodule bean soup my son
loves so very much contain some amount of Bisphenol (BPA). In the past 4 years,
my 18 years old son has struggled with what started as alopecia areata to
alopecia universalis. Obviously, hair
loss is not in my family gene, right now I suspect environmental toxins to be a
contributing factor to my son’s alopecia.
It is on record that BPA are still found in our emergency
canned foods and plastic water bottles, however, FDA claims the current BPA
levels in our foods are not detrimental to human health. It is truly laughable that
FDA who is supposed to protect our health is rather vouching for these multi-million
dollars food industries who are poisoning our foods and endangering our health.
I deemed it a worthy cause for health professionals to join hands
together and stand up against such immorality against humanity. Canned foods
are largely sold in our local super markets and in the dollar stores mostly
found in the most isolated, most marginalized low-income Neighborhoods. BPA has
been linked with multiple health problems which includes but are not limited to
breast and prostate cancers, males and female’s infertility and inter-uterine
fetus abnormalities.
Health professional has responsibility to educate their consumers
on how to make the right choice of foods and beverages, influence policy maker,
and protest against environmental and social injustices against humanity.
A favorite comedian of mine is Matt Lucas who suffers from alopecia universalis. His condition developed at roughly the same age as your son. It can be a very significant struggle to deal with that pathology and the 'joys' of adolescence at the same time (teenagers can be so kind to each other, not). I am so sorry to hear that he's having to deal with it. Reassure him though that "Bald is Cool!!" sayeth the bald guy. 🤓
ReplyDeleteThe FDA, Lord help us. Just as with the FAA, the FDA for years has been nothing more than a 'Chamber of Commerce' for the food and pharma industries. One agency can't try to protect residents and promote sales at the same time. One cannot serve two masters...
Hi Chika,
ReplyDeleteI suspect too that maybe the BPA in the water bottles and in canned foods could have been the source of your son's alopecia. When I recently bought a can of pinto beans, I looked for any labelling of BPA. What I read on the can was "no intentional level was used", so what does that mean? Does the company know the amount of BPA lined in that can of beans? There are probably low levels of BPA in the can of beans and in the recycled water bottles we use. I think the cumulative affect does detrimental damage to our liver and other major organs, including our cellular structure. I believe that the FDA does not look or care about any scientific studies to consider the human health affects. So, in essence I do agree with David that the FDA is commerce-minded rather that health-minded. I do not trust what the FDA puts forth or says about the safety of our food at any level.