Is Chewing Gum the Most Toxic Substance in the Supermarket?

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Dr. Scott Graves
Activist Post

Recently, I asked about thirty women, whose ages were mostly under the age of forty, if they carried chewing gum with them. Twenty seven of the thirty were able to pull out a pack of gum, some even going as far as telling me why they loved a particular brand/flavor of gum.

While this demographic is not representative of all women, 90% of them chewed gum on a daily basis, some consuming more than one stick per day. As with many things that we expose our bodies to on a daily basis, let’s take a moment and analyze the ingredients of chewing gum and ask some important questions that pertain to whether it contributes to good health. How many of us have looked at the ingredients on a pack of gum?

If you have, do you know what each one of the substances is? Is a stick of chewing gum more of a “cancer stick” than a cigarette? As you will see below, commercial gum products are some of the most toxic substances that you can expose your body too and literally can lead to some of the worst diseases on the planet.

Are Cosmetic Chemicals Contributing to Breast Cancer - Including Men?

Dr. Scott Graves
Activist Post

According to a study published in Breast Cancer Research, it is suggested that male breast cancer has been on the rise for the past 15 years. A study in the 2004 Journal of Toxicology, found that “18 out of 20 breast tumors contained significant concentration of parabens.” This study did not conclude a link between them and cancer; however, it raises red flags.

Most people are unaware of what a paraben is and what products actually contain them. If finding significant levels of parabens in breast tumors have been found, this would logically lead us to ask many questions such as: What are parabens? Are they harmful? In what products are they found? Are there alternative products that don’t contain them?

What are parabens?