tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post440188262367621221..comments2024-03-29T09:07:03.373-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Is sunscreen linked to Alzheimer's disease?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-57698382128564014632009-08-25T23:02:48.950-05:002009-08-25T23:02:48.950-05:00This sort of thing has been worrying alternative m...This sort of thing has been worrying alternative medicine types for years. My grandpa gave us a natural underarm deodorant that doesn't have aluminum in it, for reasons like this.<br /><br />Too bad we have to wait so long before the fringe sees the light, the roaches flee, and the diamonds stand out.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843550881990596267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-17843524420559929662009-08-25T13:15:50.458-05:002009-08-25T13:15:50.458-05:00The overuse of sunscreen is being linked to lots o...The overuse of sunscreen is being linked to lots of things. There's an increasing problem with Vitamin D deficiency, and cases of ricketts are on the rise for the first time since the Depression. All because of sunscreen.<br /><br />Me, I don't wear the stuff. If I wear it I burn like a lobster. If I don't wear, I don't burn.Rachel Leigh Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16004728242824462126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-11908228830062657582009-08-25T09:37:58.222-05:002009-08-25T09:37:58.222-05:00"The brain itself is a very special organ. It..."The brain itself is a very special organ. It cannot repair by replacing nerve cells, the ones you get at birth have to last all your life, which makes them peculiarly vulnerable to long term low dose toxicity."<br /><br />This established wisdom is now known to be incorrect. Adult brains can and do grow both new neurons and new synapses.Wayne Conradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595005905880642013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-76354291318787111592009-08-25T08:17:41.119-05:002009-08-25T08:17:41.119-05:00It is well known that metals at elevated levels ar...It is well known that metals at elevated levels are linked to loss of cognitive ablity.<br /><br />Lead in paint is well known but also aluminium is linked with the diminished reasoning. So is beer in can a risk? Yes, but at a much lower level than the long term effect of the BTX in the beer.<br /><br />The dose is always based on time and concentration. Unless your a lifeguard or beach bunny your dose is minimal.<br /><br />I agree with the post above. The risk of skin cancer for us pasty white boys is greater than the increased risk of Alhzeimers.<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-55876433346983083402009-08-25T08:05:51.199-05:002009-08-25T08:05:51.199-05:00May I suggest a broad-brimmed hat and a long sleev...May I suggest a broad-brimmed hat and a long sleeve cotton shirt instead of using sun-screen at concerts?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58085963366039039752009-08-25T06:37:39.579-05:002009-08-25T06:37:39.579-05:00"If this is proved to be true, why didn't..."If this is proved to be true, why didn't the manufacturers test for such side effects before marketing their products?"<br /><br />Many times, to play 'devil's advocate,' the Law of Unforseen Consequences takes effect to people's detriment. I doubt such a possibility of a link between sunscreen and brain disorders even occurred to the sunblock manufacturers; after all, it's applied to the -skin-, not the brain. The mere possibility of such a side-effect, whether real or not, is rather outlandish, and would not readily be apparent. It would be like saying Tylenol causes foot fungus - a total disconnect. So, I think the manufacturers can be excused.<br /><br />And this is even assuming these researchers are right. And even if so, how -much- sunblock does it take, over the years? I read about the Alar apple pesticide scare, some years back... sufficient quantities of Alar caused cancer in lab rats. What was never mentioned in the ensuing panic was that the lab rats received a dose something like a hundred times more than would have been obtained had the rat simply eaten an Alar-treated apple. <br /><br />Me, I'm not gonna worry about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com