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Your couch is killing you, and now.... so is your Tooth paste.

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FLAguy954

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fallengorn said:
So I started googling to see if my toothpaste had triclosan and Crest PR are on top of it: http://www.crest.com/dental-hygiene-topics/triclosan.aspx#2#1

I'm pretty sure I have Crest at home...
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jmdajr said:
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Gotta promote that anti-cancer!
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Fuck yeah, I use Crest!
 
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iamaustrian

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The only thing those bacteria-killing soaps and tooth pastes are doing is creating more and more breeds of ultra resistant bacterias. They souldn't be used at all.

Wash your hands with normal soap like people used to do for 150years. Usual soap deactivate most viruses and washes off pretty much all gems. No need to go chemical overkill.


Foffy said:
If an organism exists, it is prone to be at risk for cancer. Even dinosaurs got it.
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not entirely true
The naked mole rat seems to be the only species (so far) to be immune to cancer.
At least scientists couldn't find one specimen with cancerous cells (so far?)

Naked mole rats appear to have a high resistance to tumours; cancer has never been observed in them.[19] A potential mechanism that averts cancer is an "over-crowding" gene, p16, which prevents cell division once individual cells come into contact (known as "contact inhibition"). The cells of most mammals, including naked mole rats, undergo contact inhibition via the gene p27 which prevents cellular reproduction at a much higher cell density than p16 does. The combination of p16 and p27 in naked mole rat cells is a double barrier to uncontrolled cell proliferation, one of the hallmarks of cancer.[28]

On June 19, 2013, scientists reported that the reason naked mole rats do not get cancer may be because they produce an "extremely high-molecular-mass hyaluronan" (HMW-HA) (a natural sugary substance), which is over "five times larger" than that in cancer-prone humans and cancer-susceptible laboratory animals.[29][30][31] The breakthrough scientific report was published a month later as the cover story of the journal Nature.[32] A few months later, the same University of Rochester research team announced that naked mole rats have ribosomes that produce extremely error-free proteins.[33] Because of both of these achievements, the journal Science named the naked mole rat "Vertebrate of the Year" for 2013.[34]
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they have basicly wolverine's immune system
 
GeekyDad

GeekyDad

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Wow, man. It might be time to head back to the Gaming forum. Off-topic GAF is starting to depress the shit out of me.
 
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Jenov

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aw damn, i bought colgate total because there were studies that it was legitimately one of the best anti-cavity toothpastes
 
DJ_Lae

DJ_Lae

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I've never liked the taste of Colgate so crisis averted I guess (as minor a crisis as it may be).

I've been using Sensodyne for years anyway. There's probably something worse in that for me but oh well.

I'm also reminded of someone who posted on Facebook the other day, proud of buying a bunch of xenoestrogen-free cleaning supplies. An hour or so of digging around led me to believe that she had simply fallen into the psuedoscience/naturopath trap where the illusion of wellbeing made it okay to spend $10 for a half litre bottle of cleaning solution - four times over.
 
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Zhengi

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I use Colgate and I just checked the list of ingredients. I don't see triclosan listed on there, but there are a whole bunch of other chemicals that might be giving me cancer anyway.
 
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jmdajr

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Zhengi said:
I use Colgate and I just checked the list of ingredients. I don't see triclosan listed on there, but there are a whole bunch of other chemicals that might be giving me cancer anyway.
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Yeah it's just Colgate Total.

And you're right, don't forget the deadly couch.
 
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Armoured Titan

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I tried looking for Crest to replace Colgate Total but I couldn't find it so I settled with Aquafresh instead. It doesn't have Triclosan in the ingredients but it does have Sodium Flouride. What do I do? Shall I use it instead of Colgate? Which is worse in this case?
 
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jmdajr

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LoL. I was physically active, ate right, wasn't overweight, drink/do drugs, got regular checkups, decent sleep.

reward?

cancer.

Diet and exercise help with many things, but cancer is never a sure thing.
 
terrisus

terrisus

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Tesseract said:
life is like a box of cancer
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Leonhard laying down the truth, as always.


jmdajr said:
LoL. I was physically active, ate right, wasn't overweight or did drink/do drugs, got regular checkups, decent sleep.

reward?

cancer.

Diet and exercise help with many things, but cancer is never a sure thing.
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I wouldn't say I was that good - wasn't necessarily as active as I could've been, and didn't eat that great - but still, yeah... cancer.
 
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Jay Sosa

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Barkley's Justice said:
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It can cause irritation when applied to the skin. Because peppermint may increase symptoms of acid reflux disease and hiatal hernia, people with these conditions are advised to avoid the herb. People with gall stones or liver damage should also use caution when using peppermint. Peppermint oil and menthol products should not be applied to the nose or face of an infant or small child since they could cause trouble breathing.

Rare cases of allergic rashes, hives, asthma, and other reactions have been reported in people who are sensitive to peppermint or its components.

Acid-reducing medicines may allow enteric-coated peppermint to be released before it leaves the stomach, which may reduce its effect on an irritable bowel. Peppermint oil may interact with other medicines as well, so it is helpful to talk with your doctor or pharmacist about all medicines and supplements that you are taking.

Menthone (which makes up around 20% of peppermint oil) was given to rats for 4 weeks by mouth. It affected kidney and liver function, and very high doses caused cyst-like spaces in the brainstem. In other animal studies, large doses have caused weakness, seizures, and brain damage.

Menthol is considered to be the most toxic component of peppermint oil. As little as 2 grams are thought to be fatal in some, although people have survived higher doses.

In work settings, those who handle menthol are cautioned that it can irritate the eyes. Eyes should be thoroughly flushed if contact occurs. For skin contact, wash with soap and water. Stomach upset with pain, vomiting, vertigo, drowsiness, and coma may result from ingestion, and death may occur due to lung failure.

Peppermint oil should not be taken by injection; a recent report describes the case of a young woman who had serious lung damage after intravenous injection of peppermint oil. She survived but required intensive care and the support of a breathing machine for 13 days. Taking any type of oil by injection can cause serious effects, including death.

Peppermint oils, when taken by mouth, can affect the way that other drugs are absorbed by the body and may interfere with antacids, medicines for high blood pressure, and others. Mint salves and creams can cause the ingredients in other creams and ointments to be absorbed more quickly. Other potential interactions between peppermint and other drugs and herbs should be considered. Some of these combinations may be dangerous. Always tell your doctor and pharmacist about any herbs you are taking. Relying on this type of treatment alone and avoiding or delaying conventional medical care for cancer may have serious health consequences.
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Sauce: http://www.cancer.org/treatment/treatmentsandsideeffects/complementaryandalternativemedicine/herbsvitaminsandminerals/peppermint

mwahaha
 
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