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Q.
"What is the difference between your product and what
OSHA is talking about below?*
I just purchased your product [Silica] at Whole Foods...
Do I now have to be concerned about my health?"
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U.S. Department of Labor
Occupational Safety & Health Administration
Safety and Health Topics:
Silica, Crystalline
Silicosis
is a disabling, nonreversible and sometimes fatal lung disease
caused by overexposure to respirable crystalline silica.
More than one million U.S. workers are exposed to crystalline
silica, and each year more than 250 die from silicosis.
There is no cure for the disease, but it is 100 percent
preventable if employers, workers, and health professionals
work together to reduce exposures.
A.
This is a good question, which we get asked frequently.
Crystalline silica is silica dust. If you
are working in an environment where there is a lot of silica
particulates in the air and you inhale it you may create
problems for your lungs which could lead to cancer. In reality,
if you inhale anything into your lungs other than clean
air, you stand the chance of creating a significant lung
problem. Smoking is a perfect example. Driving on a crowded
freeway is another example. We are not designed to obtain
our nutrients via our lungs but rather from the food we
eat and the water we drink. Specific vocations expose people
to excessive amounts of silica dust. The people who become
affected are those who do not take adequate precautions
to protect their lungs.
Silica
in its nutrient form in water or food is a normal and natural
delivery mechanism. It is an essential nutrient just
like carbon. Inhaling excessive amounts of carbon from burning
wood will kill one quite quickly and yet carbon is the second
most prevalent element in our body.
I hope
this answers your question. Drink Eidon silica in good health
knowing it is completely safe.
In good
health,
Rick Wagner
For
more information about Eidon's Silica, see also:
What
is Eidon Silica Mineral Supplement?
Chief Chemist, Fred Elsner, explains the chemistry behind
our silica supplement.
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