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Our Water Bottle - is it safe?

Our PolyCarbonate Water Bottle- A close look at the facts

VII.V Water Bottle

Is the hype around the ‘dangers’ of Polycarbonate Bottle use based on Fact?

Summary

Polycarbonate plastic is a lightweight, high-performance plastic that possesses a unique balance of toughness, dimensional stability, optical clarity, high heat resistance and excellent electrical resistance. Because of these attributes, polycarbonate is used in a wide variety of common products including digital media (e.g. CDs, DVDs), electronic equipment, automobiles, construction glazing, sports safety equipment and medical devices. The durability, shatter-resistance and heat-resistance of polycarbonate also make it an ideal choice for tableware as well as reusable bottles and food storage containers that can be conveniently used in the refrigerator and microwave (APME).

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a key building block of polycarbonate plastic. In recent years a number of researchers from government agencies, academia and industry worldwide have studied the potential for low levels of BPA to migrate from polycarbonate products into foods and beverages. These studies consistently show that the potential migration of BPA into food is extremely low, generally less than 5 parts per billion, under conditions typical for uses of polycarbonate products.

Remember Cancer? Remember Coffee!

Coffee drinking associated with lower risk of endometrial cancer

Friday, November 25, 2011.

A report published this month in the American Association for Cancer Research journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention revealed a connection between coffee drinking and protection against the development of endometrial cancer (cancer of the lining of the uterus). Preliminary research findings involving coffee suggest that the beverage may be protective against obesity-associated cancers, as well as those that have been associated with insulin and the major female hormone estrogen.

Questions from clients: Tryptophan supplementation and Mindset

Recently we received an enquiry regarding supplementing Mindset with tryptophan.

Q: Hi,

Please direct me to someone who can answer the question, can I use tryptophan and your Mindset product together ?

Regards
Sharon

A: Dear Sharon

Thank you for your enquiry. In essence there is no problem using Tryptophan with Mindset.

However perhaps some food for thought is the following:

At Sevenpointfive we have always followed the reasoning that separating singular nutrients tends to go against natural food pathways and in most instances cause more imbalance than benefit. As an illustration consider the Supplement you are referring to, where, if not specifically taken in combination with other nutrients, it becomes less than useful or even useless.

Cancer Survival - Vitamin D link

Charles Fuchs Patients diagnosed with colon cancer who had abundant vitamin D in their blood were less likely to die during a follow-up period than those who were deficient in the vitamin, according to a new study by scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.

The findings of the study — the first to examine the effect of vitamin D among colorectal cancer patients — merit further research, but it is too early to recommend supplements as a part of treatment, say the investigators from Dana-Farber and the Harvard School of Public Health.

Aspartame

The artificial sweetener aspartame is a food ingredient that is perhaps the most controversial of all: Its manufacturers and official bodies claim it’s safe, but a stack of anecdotal evidence and a fair degree of science says it’s not.