My default position has always been: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That has served me well.
Sending my daughters to a gyno (if I ever had daughters) would be the last place I'd send them.
When has anyone received a clean bill of health from a doctor? That makes no sense. They are in business to fund their business, by all means possible.
I came across a 90 year old woman who told me she had never seen a gynecologist in her life. I was stunned and laughed when she told me that part of her body was only reserved for her husband and no other. Then I stopped laughing, thought back and remembered my own visits. That woman never had a female issue in her life. She was instrumental. I stopped all gyno visits, 40 years now, and never had a female problem since. Moral of this story is, if it ain't broke...
You made me laugh with my 1st cup of coffee today. I'm flattered folks think I'm a man but sure wish I could pick up a 50 lb bag of salt to do my sidewalks this winter.
I realised over 20 years ago that tampons hadn’t been scientifically assessed and managed to cure my endometriosis just by stopping tampon use. I got endo back 2 weeks after using tampons briefly whilst on holiday but then it went when I stopped the tampons. As a health practitioner I spent many years treating women with menstrual and fertility problems and always suggested they stopped using tampons but it is difficult to achieve in a society that wants to ignore the fact women menstruate and women themselves are ashamed of menstruation.
My 15 year old hasn’t had a period in five months. She rarely used tampons. She eats really clean, exercises, but not excessively. Took her to a holistic pediatrician who didn’t think her blood work was to alarming. Now she’s doing acupuncture. Also taking some herbs and standard process supplement to support her hormones
I would look into BBT tracking and cervical fluid tracking for her. You could narrow down what hormone isn’t balanced, can confirm that she isn’t ovulating. I would be curious too if nothing is wrong, perhaps. I know when we are first finding our cycles as women, it can take time to regulate and there are periods where hormones just aren’t following a consistent path. Is she an athlete that exercises a lot? That can also affect periods.
She finally started. We did some acupuncture and herbs and then she got sick and was in bed for 3 days. The lack of school and sports likely helped. We will see if her cycles normalize and go from there .
Menstrual cups are a game changer! I wish I would have know about them from the start, sparing myself not only toxins but the expense and poor performance of typical products. The cup is real freedom for many of us and another way to say ‘no thanks’ to modern health care.
Yes and the ones at the drugstore are the worst. I would have given up if the women who like them weren’t so compelling. Even then, I tried several before I too became a convert🙏
Which did you find worked? My daughter has been struggling with all the things for years as did I before a Dr said I needed a hysterectomy- and regrettably- I listened. We’ve always chalked it up to being a female in our family but this article is making me feel like an idiot for not considering tampons!
Excellent discussion! Back in the 1980s Procter & Gamble introduced Rely tampons, which had the addition of an absorbent powder that soaked up fluids. Toxic shock syndrome skyrocketed with women because it was too good of a product and they retained the tampon too long and it caused infection.. needless to say it was removed JBd from the marketplace. The rest of the story is. Cotton fibers. Are hollow. And. Allow. Pathogens. To reside.. I visited a plant in the mountains of Pennsylvania. That took bales of cotton into large pressurized, vats and bleach them with chlorine to whiten the cotton.. In turn they flushed the cotton bales a with water from a large pond that was fed from a mountain stream. . I do not have a clue if the FDA still allows cotton to be bleached in the same manner today.
I am very disturbed by menstruation products as well as diapers and incontinence products and also underwear. The products all seem to be made from toxic materials including GMO "cotton" and plastic. Years ago certain diaper brands were causing terrible rashes to babies. Some products cause yeast infections. Underwire bras that had metal were a problem, so they were replaced with plastic. Still a problem. What are we to do?
As to fibroids and bleeding, several of my family members had hysterectomies because of this. This has caused endless problems for my sister including interstitial cystitis, pelvic dysfunction, and unrelenting pain. I had fibroids and bleeding, which thanks to a savvy nurse practitioner, I was treated with progesterone. The problem resolved nearly immediately.
I made my own from wild cottongrass and cotton velvet. One still has the trouble of washing and cleaning them thoroughly though .. its all a bit of a chore. Better a natural chore than a petrochemical one tho .
Had endometriosis. With the use of tampons & the increase in # of menstrual cycles in modern women vs when women pregnant & breastfeeding for several children & used pads it’s no wonder we have all these issues.
Total hysterectomy at age 34. Would not recommend. Still had symptoms but lessened over the years. So many factors ignored or not looked into back then. Diet, environment, tampons, food quality or lack there of etc..
In 1989, in the UK, Alison Costello, Bernadette Vallely and Josa Young published the book titled "The Sanitary Protection Scandal". Consequences of bleaching tampons, sanitary pads and diapers... toxic shock syndrome, environmental hazards, etc.
The only time I had toxic shock was from using mermaid style natural sponges for such purpose. (terrifyingly bad reaction tbh) My conclusion is it's not a good idea to insert anything for said purpose.
In my mid twenties, I learned about cloth pads- I didn’t much like to use tampons anyway - for the same reason I later used cloth diapers with my son: to save money and not contribute to landfill waste. I vaguely was aware of dioxin in disposable pads. Later I started using a menstrual cup but recently misplaced it so am back with my trusty pads, which have lasted me almost 25 years and indeed saved money. And apparently decreased my toxin exposure! (However, I was diagnosed with hpv and tested for cervical cancer and tested positive for pre-cancerous cells. I refused interventions like biopsies and my practitioner gave me a naturopathic remedy (subdermal mistletoe injections) which testing showed significant decrease in said cells.)
I’m curious about cotton cloth pads…if the cotton has arsenic in it, would not all cotton clothing be somewhat toxic, disposable or not?
alternatives: natural cotton flannel pads, either purchased with velcro and corresponding panties or easily folded up at home, torn or cut from old flannel sheets. yes the homemade version would require a carefully placed safety pin (or added velcro). i used them for many years - after i came to the realization in my late 20s that both tampons and typical pads like "kotex" were bad news. i never liked either of those options, and i really did like my homemade versions. comfortable, absorbent, natural. yes, they required cold water soaking and washing, no big deal.
also, maybe i lucked out but i never had seriously painful periods or any of the other dire female diseases mentioned. the primary or only tampon i used as a young teen were "pursettes" - maybe they were somehow less toxic.
“The FDA classifies tampons as medical devices.” Hmm? I wonder why they would call them that. Could it be because the same technology “fibers” have been found in them- the same ones found in pcr nasal swabs. Videos all over the internet of independent labs confirming this fact.
Stunning. Horrifying. Leaves me wondering what POSSIBLE "fix" could be "out there." I cannot imagine any new safer way to change-over the entire world's ways of dealing with menstruation management.
Makes me grateful for an age-30-ish hysterectomy (for life-disrupting massive bleeding attributed to fibroids) -- but I never wanted kids, Although, now, at 70, I'm kinds sorry I don't HAVE them. So I saved (?) 20-some years of direct poison application to my body.
My default position has always been: If it ain't broke, don't fix it. That has served me well.
Sending my daughters to a gyno (if I ever had daughters) would be the last place I'd send them.
When has anyone received a clean bill of health from a doctor? That makes no sense. They are in business to fund their business, by all means possible.
I came across a 90 year old woman who told me she had never seen a gynecologist in her life. I was stunned and laughed when she told me that part of her body was only reserved for her husband and no other. Then I stopped laughing, thought back and remembered my own visits. That woman never had a female issue in her life. She was instrumental. I stopped all gyno visits, 40 years now, and never had a female problem since. Moral of this story is, if it ain't broke...
I AGREE! absolutely!
“When has anyone received a clean bill of health from a doctor?” Couldn’t agree more.
right on. ps up until now CM, i thought you were a guy ( :
You made me laugh with my 1st cup of coffee today. I'm flattered folks think I'm a man but sure wish I could pick up a 50 lb bag of salt to do my sidewalks this winter.
no kidding - or heft a 40 lb bag of salt to the top of the water softener! - well, "back in the day" i could.
I realised over 20 years ago that tampons hadn’t been scientifically assessed and managed to cure my endometriosis just by stopping tampon use. I got endo back 2 weeks after using tampons briefly whilst on holiday but then it went when I stopped the tampons. As a health practitioner I spent many years treating women with menstrual and fertility problems and always suggested they stopped using tampons but it is difficult to achieve in a society that wants to ignore the fact women menstruate and women themselves are ashamed of menstruation.
My 15 year old hasn’t had a period in five months. She rarely used tampons. She eats really clean, exercises, but not excessively. Took her to a holistic pediatrician who didn’t think her blood work was to alarming. Now she’s doing acupuncture. Also taking some herbs and standard process supplement to support her hormones
I would look into BBT tracking and cervical fluid tracking for her. You could narrow down what hormone isn’t balanced, can confirm that she isn’t ovulating. I would be curious too if nothing is wrong, perhaps. I know when we are first finding our cycles as women, it can take time to regulate and there are periods where hormones just aren’t following a consistent path. Is she an athlete that exercises a lot? That can also affect periods.
She finally started. We did some acupuncture and herbs and then she got sick and was in bed for 3 days. The lack of school and sports likely helped. We will see if her cycles normalize and go from there .
Perhaps it’s the Covid injections. I’ve heard that it interrupts menstrual cycles.
She didn’t receive
maybe wireless radiation? it is known to disturb the endocrine system.
I pray not. That is a really tough factor to avoid
Thank you, extraordinary article. Imagine an article like this appearing in any, any mainstream publication.
We live in an era of debunking just about everything. I guess this is the silver lining of the COVID and "vaccine" lies.
Menstrual cups are a game changer! I wish I would have know about them from the start, sparing myself not only toxins but the expense and poor performance of typical products. The cup is real freedom for many of us and another way to say ‘no thanks’ to modern health care.
Maybe i'm as sensitive as a petal but I find those things impossible .. like a sink plunger. lol . Not tolerable at all.
Yes and the ones at the drugstore are the worst. I would have given up if the women who like them weren’t so compelling. Even then, I tried several before I too became a convert🙏
Which did you find worked? My daughter has been struggling with all the things for years as did I before a Dr said I needed a hysterectomy- and regrettably- I listened. We’ve always chalked it up to being a female in our family but this article is making me feel like an idiot for not considering tampons!
Excellent discussion! Back in the 1980s Procter & Gamble introduced Rely tampons, which had the addition of an absorbent powder that soaked up fluids. Toxic shock syndrome skyrocketed with women because it was too good of a product and they retained the tampon too long and it caused infection.. needless to say it was removed JBd from the marketplace. The rest of the story is. Cotton fibers. Are hollow. And. Allow. Pathogens. To reside.. I visited a plant in the mountains of Pennsylvania. That took bales of cotton into large pressurized, vats and bleach them with chlorine to whiten the cotton.. In turn they flushed the cotton bales a with water from a large pond that was fed from a mountain stream. . I do not have a clue if the FDA still allows cotton to be bleached in the same manner today.
I am sure that quality control is minimal at best. Thank you for that observation.
Come to think of it, this explains a lot about Tampon Tim.
I am very disturbed by menstruation products as well as diapers and incontinence products and also underwear. The products all seem to be made from toxic materials including GMO "cotton" and plastic. Years ago certain diaper brands were causing terrible rashes to babies. Some products cause yeast infections. Underwire bras that had metal were a problem, so they were replaced with plastic. Still a problem. What are we to do?
As to fibroids and bleeding, several of my family members had hysterectomies because of this. This has caused endless problems for my sister including interstitial cystitis, pelvic dysfunction, and unrelenting pain. I had fibroids and bleeding, which thanks to a savvy nurse practitioner, I was treated with progesterone. The problem resolved nearly immediately.
I made my own from wild cottongrass and cotton velvet. One still has the trouble of washing and cleaning them thoroughly though .. its all a bit of a chore. Better a natural chore than a petrochemical one tho .
Had endometriosis. With the use of tampons & the increase in # of menstrual cycles in modern women vs when women pregnant & breastfeeding for several children & used pads it’s no wonder we have all these issues.
Total hysterectomy at age 34. Would not recommend. Still had symptoms but lessened over the years. So many factors ignored or not looked into back then. Diet, environment, tampons, food quality or lack there of etc..
You had? How did you get rid of it?
Some days I feel like screaming like Charlie Brown, in his Christmas show.
“ Isn’t there anyone, anywhere, that has done their job keeping Americans safe from chemicals in products??!!”
Seriously.
I read an article about toilet that wasn’t much better.
Is the E.P.A. just a cover for evil science projects ?
It makes you wonder if anything has ever really been tested.
🤦♀️
And then.. depression set in.
In 1989, in the UK, Alison Costello, Bernadette Vallely and Josa Young published the book titled "The Sanitary Protection Scandal". Consequences of bleaching tampons, sanitary pads and diapers... toxic shock syndrome, environmental hazards, etc.
The only time I had toxic shock was from using mermaid style natural sponges for such purpose. (terrifyingly bad reaction tbh) My conclusion is it's not a good idea to insert anything for said purpose.
totally agree. i never tried the natural sponges - it just sounded too creepy - especially considering that they are essentially dead animals.
In my mid twenties, I learned about cloth pads- I didn’t much like to use tampons anyway - for the same reason I later used cloth diapers with my son: to save money and not contribute to landfill waste. I vaguely was aware of dioxin in disposable pads. Later I started using a menstrual cup but recently misplaced it so am back with my trusty pads, which have lasted me almost 25 years and indeed saved money. And apparently decreased my toxin exposure! (However, I was diagnosed with hpv and tested for cervical cancer and tested positive for pre-cancerous cells. I refused interventions like biopsies and my practitioner gave me a naturopathic remedy (subdermal mistletoe injections) which testing showed significant decrease in said cells.)
I’m curious about cotton cloth pads…if the cotton has arsenic in it, would not all cotton clothing be somewhat toxic, disposable or not?
alternatives: natural cotton flannel pads, either purchased with velcro and corresponding panties or easily folded up at home, torn or cut from old flannel sheets. yes the homemade version would require a carefully placed safety pin (or added velcro). i used them for many years - after i came to the realization in my late 20s that both tampons and typical pads like "kotex" were bad news. i never liked either of those options, and i really did like my homemade versions. comfortable, absorbent, natural. yes, they required cold water soaking and washing, no big deal.
also, maybe i lucked out but i never had seriously painful periods or any of the other dire female diseases mentioned. the primary or only tampon i used as a young teen were "pursettes" - maybe they were somehow less toxic.
Unbekoming, Your research and presentation is astonishing. Well done you!
“The FDA classifies tampons as medical devices.” Hmm? I wonder why they would call them that. Could it be because the same technology “fibers” have been found in them- the same ones found in pcr nasal swabs. Videos all over the internet of independent labs confirming this fact.
Stunning. Horrifying. Leaves me wondering what POSSIBLE "fix" could be "out there." I cannot imagine any new safer way to change-over the entire world's ways of dealing with menstruation management.
Makes me grateful for an age-30-ish hysterectomy (for life-disrupting massive bleeding attributed to fibroids) -- but I never wanted kids, Although, now, at 70, I'm kinds sorry I don't HAVE them. So I saved (?) 20-some years of direct poison application to my body.
Lucky you...