8 household objects that are increasing your cancer risk

while cancer has always seemed to exist since the dawn of humanity it seems to have elevated itself in terms of frequency to a concerning level these days I was recently shocked to hear that there's an ingredient in bedding that I may have had in my bed that can potentially be listed as a carcinogen but in addition there are seven other items that I had recently found in some research that are known carcinogens that I found I had 80% of in my own apartment so in this video I thought I would share some of those household items that I've seen to potentially increase cancer risk hey guys I'm Dr Alex hin board licensed acupuncturist and doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and author of the health book master of the day so let's jump in now first and foremost what do these household objects have to do with traditional Chinese medicine well here's the link because while yes ancient people had cancer and there are references to it going back to the BC era from other Physicians all over the world but the difference is that in ancient times they didn't have thousands of known carcinogens that they were being exposed to on a daily basis and yes even certain plants chemical compounds that exist in nature are carcinogenic or cause harm to human beings it was nothing like what we have to worry about today we have endocrine disruptors in plastic in water I mean we're consuming Pharmaceuticals and birth control pills and opioids in our water supply I mean our entire environment in a way is exposing us to chemicals that we've never been exposed to for literally thousands of years and at such quantities in such combination the air the water the food and even the packaging for most of our things can potentially be carcinogens so what do we do household object number one is actually mattresses unfortunately there are manufactures that often add flame retardants to Furnishings basically to slow the spread of potential fires meaning that many mattresses are actually Co in those exact same materials as a preventative but that are known carcinogens the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences states that prolonged exposure to flame retardant can lead to different types of cancer reproductive harm and can even affect childhood development object number two or I should say chemical compound number two is called Benzene and it's in lots of different household objects and items so for example Benzene is often popping up in rubber cement adhesives degreasers they're things that you probably would have like under your kitchen sink or even in your garage so it's one of those things that's a known human carcinogen third household object or item that you may have is actually glyphosate so this one has been hotly debated because obviously Monsanto and lots of companies would not like you to know that this is a known Carson but this is recently added in around 2015 and the international Agency on research for cancer deemed this to be a known carsen and that's a pretty big deal for them to do that because again for a lot of these companies and a lot of these items unless there's really clear evidence that it's a carsen they often stay away again they're always trying to play political favor games with businesses and other agencies but for them to say that was a big deal glyphosate is an heride and it can be found in a huge percentage of Americans garages and it's one of the most commonly used Urban herbicides in agriculture and it could be in or on most of the foods that you buy that aren't organic now I know after hearing life say you might be wondering are some of my symptoms a result of for example pesticide exposure well I've actually put together a free quiz here which will help you figure out the root cause of your symptoms from a traditional Chinese medicine point of view the way that we describe the organ systems and clusters of symptoms is very unique and very holistic very different from something in conventional medicine and the first link below this video is for a free quiz I've put together it's like a 10 to 12 page super actionable document you could rate and score your symptoms see which organ Network as we call them it most likely relates to and then from there we actually have linked to every single one of our videos that can help you for free basically address some of those symptoms so I would recommend checking that out now household object number four or chemical is faldy so faldy is actually in plywood it's in fabrics and it's in a lot more it's used in many different household products but studies and lab rats and people who are around from aldhy at their jobs shows it can cause cancer answer so pretty clear object number five I hate to say it for the smokers but air fresheners so certain aerosol and plug-in air fresheners have compounds that create these fragrances that have been put together and those scents linger in the air for a long period of time as a result of some of the compounding of whatever's put to the air fresheners many of them contain what's called voc's or volatile organic compounds they include faldy what we mentioned earlier Benzene and several other voc's which have been linked to different kinds of cancer or even neurological issues object number six that may be at home is non-stick cookware I know Teflon was this huge scientific Revelation when it came out but Teflon is not something you should be cooking with Teflon quitted pans they make cooking easier but they release certain chemicals when heated at higher temperatures so unfortunately sometimes I've seen friends Teflon pans and they've scraped them by using metal spatulas and you can see all the scraping of the Teflon that's come off and without a doubt they're eating that Teflon when you see what Teflon is known to cause or known to potentially cause you don't want to do that household object number seven is unfortunately candles I remember reading a really interesting research paper I think it's called hi culture up in Scandinavia and they talked about making your home so comfy and your home so cozy and making it feel really warm and friendly but then they said that the number of candles being burned inside in some Scandinavian countries is a known potential carcinogen that the compounds being released from burning the candles has documented health risks and so if you're in the winter for days weeks months and you're burning lots of candles you're being exposed to these chemicals every single day in one particular paper they found that burning candles releases chemicals one of them including Benzene that we talked to before which has been connected to cancer so trying to use substitutes like beeswax candles for example is something that is much much safer now object number eight that's a household object for a lot of people is plastic Tupperware do you remember the whole thing about Nene 5 or 10 years ago about it having BPA that led to a lot of this whole Community outrage about all these health food stores and camping stores that were selling these plastic n that were high in BPA once the literature came out about it's being leeched into water for example plastic food storage containers may contain BPA and phalates both of which are known carcinogens so going for glass or stainless steel containers especially if you're also going to be reheating those at a temperature so those are eight household objects or compounds found in lots of household objects this is a different time we live in right we have this era of abundance where we have so many amenities that our ancient ancestors didn't have but sometimes with varying kinds of Technologies whether the technology is plastic or it is a candle that smells like apple cinnamon every technology provides us something beneficial and sometimes produces a downstream effect that takes us years if not decades to sort of decipher be very careful about the things you stock at home and again if you guys want to work with me oneon-one I see a limited number of new patients every single month in my clinic in Los Angeles or virtually via tele medicine and have a related video on this topic right up here