The Body's "Hiding Places

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Do you have any idea of the types and extent of materials now harbored within your body as a result of the past centuries' flooding of our environment with stuff that nature never put there, or intended to be put there?

Would you consider submitting to testing as millions already have, globally?

The results frighten the hell out of me, because I feel for the young, but scare me very little, for I will die soon enough. imp
 

I think he might be thinking of chemical residues. Metabolites of pesticides such as DDT are stored in our fatty tissues and have very long half lives in the body and also in the environment. Soils were saturated with these in past decades and the residues are still being taken up by plants, herbivores and animals higher up the food chain. Heavy metals like mercury are also absorbed by the body tissues and remain there almost indefinitely. We absorb it by eating larger fish species. Forget about shark and swordfish.

Even so, we are living longer than ever before. We are designed to withstand an awful lot of chemical assaults. Those that aren't sicken and die early I suppose.
 

I don't want to know either. Still better off than being surrounded by disease without the benefit of vaccines, decent medical care, antibiotics, sterile childbirth techniques etc. the good old days weren't.
 
I'd rather not be tested. I've only embraced healthy eating about 10 years ago and I hate to think of the nasties that might be floating around inside me trying to spoil my party.
 
Warrigal said:
I think he might be thinking of chemical residues.
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Ah, that makes sense - thank you.

I'm sure I have a lot of chemical residue in me from my college days, but so far *twitch* no problems.

I just read an article the other day about the American Army having been testing a compound back in the '70's over a certain military area. The valve on the plane's dispenser became stuck after the last run and microscopic droplets of this substance fell on several sheep farms.

A resident woke up the next day and found hundreds of dead sheep. Worse, he and his family experienced strange symptoms - headaches, cancers, even reproductive problems - until this day.
 
I only have a short time to live. I am dying from an incurable disease called arithmetic. Its caused by the collection of too many years of walking the planet.
 
Underock1 said:
I only have a short time to live. I am dying from an incurable disease called arithmetic. Its caused by the collection of too many years of walking the planet.
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Plus, the experts aren't sure how that multiplies - they're divided on their opinions, but they're mainly negative ...
 
Shalimar said:
In the end, all we own is the moment, so let's rock. When and if it isn't fun anymore, time to exit the party with a smile. Sure was a blast while it lasted, bruises and all!
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There's more to life than fun, though.

Too much fun and not enough sober reflection and meditation makes for an unbalanced life. Should I then snuff it when I'm starting to feel down?
 
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No Philly, that is not what I meant at all. I can only speak for myself of course, but sober reflection, meditation et al, always came easier to me than fun and play. Those things I had to strive for in order to climb out of despair and find peace. I found I was becoming addicted to the "stability" of my own pain. I had to learn to lighten up.
 
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Shalimar said:
In the end, all we own is the moment, so let's rock. When and if it isn't fun anymore, time to exit the party with a smile. Sure was a blast while it lasted, bruises and all!
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Absolutely. Buddha knew the score. I have my rocking chair. There's enough absurdity around to keep me laughing. I''ve had a great time. Get me that pill.
 
Shalimar said:
No Philly, that is not what I meant at all. I can only speak for myself of course, but sober reflection, meditation et al, always came easier to me than fun and play. Those things I had to strive for in order to climb out of despair and find peace. I found I was becoming addicted to the "stability" of my own pain. I had to learn to lighten up.
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That seems to be one of our differences - we've been going in opposite directions our whole lives.

Me - I had what you could call excessive fun early in life. It came all too easily, too naturally. Now I'm thinking of trying the serious thing. Oh, sure, I dabbled in serious along the way - my work required it - but after hours I was an animal.

Now, with molting fur and dull teeth, I sometimes wonder if it was the wise choice. Hence, my recent thoughts on balance.
 
I would rather not know. Everything from the environment which the industrial age put to shambles. I clean my car windows a few times a week. Just from sitting in front of the house the toweling turns black. We are breathing that. Then you think of every artificial product you have ever consumed or been exposed to. The manicure place has acetone and formaldehyde floating in the air. Even the strawberry milk and rainbow breakfast cereals when you were a kid.
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Makes you want to hide and never come back out
Then add the "chemicals" of our teens and wooooof, we don't have a prayer.
 
Shali and Phil,
Serious or funny, however each of you got here, I think both of you are great. You both come off to me as more thoughtful than most about the world beyond your noses and aren't afraid to present your perceptions of it, chips fall where they may.
We aren't always on the same page, but all of the pages are a good read.
 
Thanks Underock, I feel the same about you. More than once you have "forced" me to examine ageist attitudes I was unaware I had. Sexist ones also. Therapy for the therapist. How much do I owe you? Lol.
 
Ina said:
You guys and gals just keep it up. I'm all ears. (That's one reason I keep my hair long.). Since I need a new way of thinking I all for borrowing a little from each of you. :hide:
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Shali, how do we charge for this? Per session? Per billable hour? Can we accept insurance or is it cash on the barrel head? :devilish:
 

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