Five Hidden Dangers in Your Morning Shower

Do you know about the five hidden dangers in your morning shower? Most people don't know or have never even thought about your shower or bath as being a place of danger. However, your shower can be the cause of some pesky ailments that you experience every day.

1. Chlorine: Added to all municipal water supplies, this disinfectant hardens arteries, destroys proteins in the body, irritates skin and sinus conditions, and aggrevates asthma, allergies and respiratory problems.

2. Chloroform: This powerful by-product of chlorination causes excess free radical formation (accelerated aging), normal cells to mutate and cholesterol.

3. DCA (Dichloro acedic acid): This chlorine by-product alters cholesterol metabolism and has been known to cause liver cancer in lab animals.

4. MX (another chlorinated acid): Another by-product of chlorination, MX is known to cause genetic mutations that can lead to cancer growth and has been found in all chlorinated water when tested.

5. Proven Cause of Bladder and Rectal Cancer: Research has proven that chlorinates water is the direct cause of 9% of all bladder cancers and 15% of all rectal cancers in the US.

*Source: Supplement to Health Science Institute Aug 1999

So the next time you are having your morning shower and your sinuses start to act up, or you start to develop high cholesterol or have dry or irritated skin, your shower may be the culprit.

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