Nanotechnology,
as it is so called, is wildly unregulated and dangerously
untested.
Liquid Zeolite™
is 100% safe and does not use nano-sized zeolite which we
consider too small and possibly unsafe.
The Dangers
of Nanoparticles
(NaturalNews)
Researchers in Finland and the US studied how certain
nanoparticles interact with cells. Results indicated that
nanoparticles may alter cell structure, causing the cells to
die. Currently, nanoparticles are widely used in cosmetics,
electronics, optical devices, medicine, and in food packaging
materials. Nanoparticles may well be the asbestos of the twenty
first century: a considerable threat to people`s health.
Nanotubes were discovered accidentally in 2000 at Heidelberg
University, in Germany. By nature they seem to be a means of
cell to cell communication. They exist for very short periods of
time, then vanish as the cells no longer need them.
Nanoparticles (also known as nanopowders, nanoclusters,
nanotubes, or nanocrystals) are microscopic. They measure less
than 100 nanometers in at least one dimension. A nanometer
equals one billionth of a meter – one millionth of a millimeter.
Although we are used to substances having particular properties,
those properties often change as the particle size approaches
the nano level. Theories suggest that the change in properties
is related to the percentage of atoms at the surface of the
substance. These different properties are fascinating to
scientists.
Not all changes are beneficial. For instance, iron, at the nano
level, switches its polarity using energy gained from room
temperature heat, thus they are not useful for data storage, as
had been hoped. Some nanoparticles' crystalline structure
changes when they get wet. So numerous questions have been
raised about their safety and suitability, especially for
products destined for human contact
Scientists found ways to manufacture stable nano-sized particles
in various forms. Given the transient nature of the body's own
nanotubes, the very stability of the synthetic particles may
pose a threat.
A great deal of research looks into finding useful purposes for
man made nanoparticles. However, very little is known of their
health effects, especially their down side. Only a tiny
allotment of research into nanoparticles focuses on their risks
to health and safety. While the use of nanoparticles in consumer
products increases, follow-up procedures and legislation lag
behind. The European Union chemicals directive REACH does not
even touch upon nanomaterials.
Research, presented in the nano journal `Small`, showed that
cell cultures (colonies of a particular type of cell growing in
a dish) are unaltered when exposed to fullerenes. The same cells
do not react when exposed to gallic acid, an astringent
component of tannins found in almost all plants. When present in
the cell culture at the same time, however, fullerenes and
gallic acid interact to form structures which bind to the cell's
surface causing cell death. The study did not focus on cancer
cells.
Fullerenes are spherical, ellipsoid, or cylindrical nano-sized
molecules of carbon atoms. They were named after Buckminster
Fuller, creator of the geodesic dome. Fullerenes are produced by
producing an eletrical arc through a vessel containing helium
gas between two graphite rods. Ten percent of the resulting soot
are these nanoparticles. The fullerene tubes and balls are
extracted from the carbon soot by using an organic solvent
called toluene. The U.S. Department of Energy is looking into
using these fullerenes in the future. This study is one of the
few cataloging the effects of these particles in the human body.
Researchers generated excitement in 2006, when the destructive
nature of certain nanoparticles were found to destroy the cell
membranes of cancer cells. In the culture used in the early
experiments, healthy cells were effected, but less so than
cancer cells. The researchers, in their excitement, suggested
that these nanoparticles be used to enclose chemotherapy agents,
thus target the cancer cells more directly.
The early study, however, only surveyed the nanoparticles in
isolation, without the toxic chemicals enclosed in them. The
current study casts a shadow on such use of nanoparticles. This
study stands out in its investigation into nanoparticles'
unforseen interactions with other substances. Combining these
particles which do not behave as we expect with the already
dismal failure of chemotherapy seems like a recipe for disaster.
The interaction of the man made nanoparticles with enclosed
dangerous chemicals, not to mention with substances in the
body's environment, may present unexpected and fatal results.
The current research demonstrates how difficult it is to map out
the health effects of nanoparticles. Since the number of
possible combinations of nanoparticles and various biomolecules
is immense, it is practically impossible to research them
systematically. Even if a certain nanoparticle does not appear
toxic, the interaction between this nanoparticle and other
compounds in the human body may cause serious problems to cell
functions. Further, combining nanoparticles with toxic
substances poses even more serious questions. Be wary of
products which tout the use of nanoparticles. This is yet
another reason why consumers need to demand natural, organically
grown ingredients in products.
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I. Vattulainen, P.-C. Ke. Real-time translocation of fullerene
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Nano Zeolite
vs Micronized Zeolite
NOTE: Our
Liquid Zeolite™ formulation uses ultra-micronized zeolite which
has very small micron size zeolite particles and is 100% safe,
we know this because micronized & ultra-micronized zeolite has
been used for decades and is this is the zeolite used in nearly
100% of all the studies!
We
DO NOT use nano
zeolite which is very new, and is the jury is still out whether
nano zeolite is safe, no one is even sure that any nanoized
supplement is safe. This is why we don’t use "nanoized"
zeolite.
Nanotechnology, as it's
called, is wildly unregulated and dangerously untested.
In fact, we have no idea at
all what this might to do humans!
What little we do know is
downright frightening: A two-year study on animals at UCLA found
nano-titanium dioxide, titanium dioxide which when not nanoized
is very safe, yet when is used in nano sized particles – (nano-titanium
dioxide is currently one of the most common nanoparticle being
used in many products today) -- it caused DNA and chromosome
damage, according to AOL News. The researchers say this kind of
severe damage could lead to cancer, heart disease and brain
disease...
Yet these nano-particles are
turning up in everything from food to dietary supplements!
And because there's no
requirement to list these particles on nutritional labels,
there's no way of knowing if your food or dietary supplements
have been nano-tainted.
Again, as stated before, our
zeolite formulation used ultra-micronized zeolite which is small
enough and perfect size to remove mercury, heavy metals,
aluminum, chemicals, & toxins from the body safely & quickly!
Liquid Zeolite™ is 100%
safe and does not use nano-sized zeolite which we consider too
small and possibly unsafe.
Nanotechnology is a branch of
science that deals with particles 1-100 nanometers in size.
Experts believe possible dangers of nanotechnology lie in how
these tiny particles might interact with the environment, and
more importantly, with the human body. Billions of dollars are
being spent to incorporate nanoparticles into products that are
already being marketed to the public; when this investment is
compared to the the comparatively scant research into nanotech
health issues, some scientists become concerned.
Other nanoparticles have also
been shown to have adverse effects. Research from University of
California in San Diego in early 2002 revealed
cadmium
selenide nanoparticles, also called quantum dots, can cause
cadmium poisoning in humans.
In 2004 British scientist
Vyvyan Howard published initial findings that indicated gold
nanoparticles might move through a mother's placenta to the
fetus; and as far back as 1997 scientists at Oxford discovered
nanoparticles used in
sunscreen
created free radicals that damaged
DNA.
Complicating
the dangers of nanotechnology, size and shape of nanoparticles
affect the level of toxicity, preempting the ease of uniform
categories even when considering a single element. In general,
experts report smaller particles are more bioactive and toxic.
Their ability to interact with other living systems increases
because they can easily cross the skin, lung, and in some cases
the blood/brain barriers. Once inside the body, there may be
further biochemical reactions like the creation of free radicals
that damage cells.
While the body has built-in
defenses for natural particles it encounters, the danger of
nanotechnology is that it is introducing entirely new type of
particles. Particles some experts say the body is likely to find
toxic.
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