Do you think the environment that we live in has had an effect on our health?

Question

I do not agree that tobacco is the primary cause of cancer. The reason is: Cancer was pretty much unheard of until the invention of nulear technology. And Radiation WILL CAUSE CANCER! And that is a fact! So also will certain chemical irritants. But I think the government wants to put all of their mistakes on the tobacco and alchohol industry. I mean people smoked alot more back in the 40's 50's and 60's than they do today. Yet the percentage of cancer back then was soooo low, that it was nearly unheard of! And thats not because they didn't know what it was. Cause they did! There are countless chemicals which can cause cancer. And most of them are found in your shampoo, soap, cosmetics and some sources of drinking water. I don't know for sure if tobacco causes cancer or not. And neither does our government!! They have yet to prove that it does. Just like they have yet to prove that some chemicals they are feeding us don't! Chlorine in drinking water is linked to cancer as well.

Answer 1

partially correct but just because cancer was not recognized
is not to say it wasn't in existence carcinogens have been around for much longer and genetic disposition is very new as well ..... plus viral causes for some cancers have been qualified

Answer 2

yes I think that our environment has attributed to our bad health. Older people said the air was much cleaner way back when. I am 35 and when I was in my 20's I didnt have as bad alergies as I have now. My alergy test showed an astounding number of things im alergic to. My bosses say to blow my nose or sneeze in the back room, but then that'd mean I'd spend my work day in back. I cant controll when my sinuses burn and I have a sneeze attack and post nasal drip starts. It's a pain in the rear, tylenol alergy sinus use to work fine, now it doesnt, nothing does. Ohh heck yes our world has attributed to this crap.

Answer 3

Our bodies were simply not designed to flush out the sheer amount of toxins we encounter simply by existing in today's society.

Dr. Don Colbert, author of "Toxic Relief" says that we are "digging our own graves with a knife and fork." It'll take a long time, but it'll happen sooner or later.

It seems like people are starting to wise up just a bit, though; for example, when I first learned of the harmful nature of trans fats, it was nearly impossible to find anything in the grocery stores (aside from fruits and vegetables) that was free of them. I unintentionally lost ten pounds just by refusing to eat trans fats.

But over the past few years, it seems like a small revolution has started... law requires trans fats to be labeled, and just the past year I've noticed a LOT more organic and all-natural products being introduced. I used to have to drive forty-five minutes to shop organic, but now I can go to a local grocery store and find at least a decent portion of what I need in organic form.

It's hard to be one of the few that think this way in today's society... for some reason, it's easier for most people to believe that cancer "just gets you," and there's nothing we can do about it. They don't want to believe that they might be causing it themselves, or that the world we live in might vastly play a part in it.

All good revolutions start small... it's the bad ones that happen overnight. Be the change you want to see in the world. :)

Answer 4

Ibelieve it has been proven.And yes environment does effect us, some more than others. Have you ever heard of a SUPERFUND site (i live in one) Its a area contaminated by arsenics like lead! And the gov. know how harmful it is The whole thing makes me sick to think of, As for tobacco it is cancer causing and so many other things.

Answer 5

I don't think it is the environment perse so much as it is the speed with which our environment is changing and the hereditary cross breeding recessive gene acceptance. The environment is on full speed ahead with technology. The particulate matter in our environment is being stimulated to change faster and faster to adapt to society's need to survive as it grows in population. The demand for more food, energy and raw materials causes man to hybrid the growth in plants and animals, seek energy and resources from new sources deeper in space and in the ground, aligning the spectrum of airwaves to communicate this growth, build weapons of mass destruction, generate power from new sources, all of this combined with the necessity of mankind to eat and shelter and clothe themselves under the sun. So as the hybrid pollen gets more complicated like a ball on a chain irritating our tissues and we eat it and breathe it and come in contact with it since nature carries it in the wind and the birds carry it and the insects carry it, each species is undergoing mutationism, virtually changing so quickly that their immuno systems cannot withstand the change in many cases and the survival of the fittest continues and being human in this fight for nature survival becomes more and more at risk. Our bodies being bombarded by the changes and the non challant contact with carcinogens because pretty much all particulate matter is becoming more toxic as it is mixing with the environment, our bodies dont stand a chance except to stand clear of the toxins as much as possible so to give the body the best chance of survival it can get. And with hereditary cross breeding, race having mated with same race...well you get the picture anyways. The answer to all of this is stem cell research and strenghthening the gene pool by DNA modification in the future to build a human or otherwise offshoot of our being that is more strain resistant to the environmental changes that it comes upon. Other than that, we need to become aware to the toxic environment and temper our lives with measured exposure to these toxins wne we can and eat foods that are less affected by the changes when we can.

Answer 6

I agree, they should take a look at other pollutions.

Silver Birch