Functional Medicine | Get Healthy Now, Naturally | Alternative Health Information Functional Medicine | Get Healthy Now, Naturally | Alternative Health Information Functional Medicine | Get Healthy Now, Naturally | Alternative Health Information Functional Medicine | Get Healthy Now, Naturally | Alternative Health Information Your Medical Detective



Reduce Bladder Cancer Risk

Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N., M.S.
Print Page

There is an overwhelming amount of supportive medical literature on the problems associated with chlorine in tap water.

There are literally hundreds of halogenated chemicals detected in tap water.

You may ask why this is important.

The reason is because chlorine (which is in all municipal water supplies), and its many byproducts and related water chemicals have all been linked to higher rates of human bladder cancer.

Chlorine has been found to tie up important detox enzymes triggering everything from bladder cancers to childhood leukemia, birth defects like CP, and other results of gene mutations.

Our drinking "and" bathing waters MUST be purified.

The sad thing is a lot of this has been known for over two decades and most people simply are not aware of the dangers.

Two important things in your arsenal should be to (1) drink spring water or filtered water and (2) use a shower filter to reduce chlorine.

Don't forget the bladder is the last stop for many toxins on their way out of the body and it's really silly to be ingesting or bathing in water that is not optimal.

As a functional medicine practitioner, I encourage all of my patients to seriously consider purchasing "clean" water and without a doubt use a water filtration product to reduce the chlorine when taking a shower.

I recommend the following product: Aquasana AQ-4100 Deluxe Shower Water Filter System

 







References:

Cantor KP, et al, Polymorphisms in GSTT1, GSTZ1, and CYP2E1, disinfection by-products, and risk of bladder cancer in Spain, Environ Health Persp 118; 11:1545-50, 2010

Infante-Rivard C, et al, GSTT1 and CYP2E1 polymorphisms and trihalomethane in drinking water: effect on childhood leukemia, Environ Health Persp 110:591-93, 2002

King WD, et al, Case-controlled study of bladder cancer and chlorinated byproducts in treated water, Cancer Causes Control 7; 6:596-604, 1996
McGeehin MA, et al, A case control study of bladder cancer and water disinfection methods in Colorado, Am J Epidem 138; 7:492- 501, 1993

Villanueva CM, et al, Bladder cancer and exposure to water disinfection by-products through indigestion, bathing, showering, and swimming in pools, Am J Epidem 185; 2:148-156, 2007

Richardson SD, et al, Occurrence, genotoxicity, and carcinogenicity of regulated and emerging disinfection by-products in drinking water, Mutation Res 631; 1-3:178-242, 2007

Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, et al, Chlorination disinfection by-products in drinking water and congenital anomalies: review and metaanalyses, Environ Health Persp 117:1486-93, 2009

 

 

The information on this website is not intended to replace a one-on-one relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information from the research and experience of Dr. Grisanti and his functional medicine community. Dr. Grisanti encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon your research and in partnership with a qualified health care professional. Visit www.FunctionalMedicineUniversity.com to find practitioners thoroughly trained in functional medicine. Look for practitioners who have successfully completed the Functional Medicine University's Certification Program (CFMP).  

 

This content may be copied in full, with copyright, contact, creation and information intact, without specific permission, when used only in a not-for-profit format. If any other use is desired, permission in writing from Dr. Grisanti is required.