It's that time of the week for another fatal convenience. This is a bite sized segment that addresses some of society's fatal conveniences and the steps you can take to avoid becoming a victim of them. I define fatal conveniences as the things we may be doing because the world we live in makes us believe we have to tap water, shampoo, sunglasses, food. I dive into the hidden truths behind some of our everyday choices that could not only be harming us, but even killing us.

So let's dive in.

Everybody, welcome to the show, another edition of the infamous Fatal Conveniences. This is a good one. They're all good because you know what? They are protecting us and our lack of protection in our modern day world. And that is the point. That is the mission to uncover and rediscover our way to health instead of getting toxified by our modern day. Inconveniences. So this one is about bug sprays, many of you have asked, and so I'm getting into it.

So this one is centered around three of the main chemicals in bug sprays. And this was interesting because even the Environmental Working Group, you have to weigh between, you know, getting, you know, Lyme disease, West Nile virus that is spread certainly from mosquitoes and other bugs when we get bit. So, you know, I have a point of view about that, but I'll get into it a little bit later. But the main three is you've all heard of it, DEET.

It's an dirth, all three Methanol Bend's amide. So it's DEET. It inhibits the receptors in the insects to be able to pick up on the host's blood so it neurologically or connects to the receptors via its smell and it disrupts their ability to hone in on the host. So that's essentially what DEET does. And there's another chemical called Permethrin. Permethrin is another harmful chemical found in many bug sprays and I'll get into that. And the third is Paraka.

And this was, of course, developed by the wonderful bear that has all our best interest and now gobbled up and bought Monsanto. So just to give you an idea of where their allegiances lie in the in the pesticide world, and keep in mind that all three of these are labeled as pesticides. So just know that you're spraying on pesticides on your skin. And we also know the transdermal effect that what goes on goes in your body and in your blood.

That's why this is important. So bear produced per carton in nineteen eighties and is definitely known to irritate the skin and eyes but doesn't have the pungent smell. It's a very distinct smell. I put DEET on in India in thousand three when I was over there. Just because India is a different world, there's a lot of perforation of disease in India. So I did use it. But what I did and I'll get into that in a little bit, I put it over my clothes instead of directly on my skin, and that just didn't expose much skin at all.

So why is this a fatal convenience? Well, listen, you know, you want to not get bitten by mosquitoes, flies, gnats, fleas, all of those things. So we go to the shelf and, you know, and we pick up these these lotions and these sprays because we don't want to deal with the inconvenience of insects. I get it like it's annoying. I'm from Minnesota. The amount of mosquitoes that are in Minnesota, just give me an idea, will pick you up and fly you away.

So I get it. But we do have to weigh this out for every area that we're in and how much exposure we get. One thing is one third of all Americans. So over one hundred million people spray and slather on insect repellents containing central nervous system toxin DEET. So that's one of the main ones, DEET. And we we do know now that there is dangers to DEET. Duke University Medical Center did a study and spent about 30 years studying the effects of these pesticides and found for sure prolonged exposure to DEET can impair functioning in parts of the brain and could result in problems with muscle coordination, muscle weakness, walking, or even memory and cognition to man.

You know, you just read that stuff and you realize that a hundred million people in the US only is slathering this neurotoxin on and we all want to optimize our brains.

Right. But yet we're hit with this is one chemical of hundreds and thousands that were getting hit with on a daily basis. So, again, this stuff is all about relative understanding of how all of these toxins. So my point to these fatal conveniences is when you see brain and cognitive challenges and neurotoxins, it scares the crap out of you. But then you have, you know, 10, 20 other ones from laundry detergents to inner clothes to inside for Melda.

Hides two carpets to furniture to all the stuff. So my point is we have to do our very best to minimize the exposure of all of them so that we don't overload overload our system because it is being overloaded right now. So that's the big thing a laboratory studies conducted. I'm staying on a little bit since nineteen ninety eight EPA reviewed and suggests that DETE exposure can affect the nervous system of rats. And this was a study in 2001. All those show notes will be in the bottom of a ton of show notes.

People who use DEET daily have reported suffering symptoms, including rashes, dizziness, difficulty concentrating and headaches, studies using DEET alongside pesticide permethrin. So now we're getting double exposure here and now that's what was raising a lot of concerns. And in this study, it raises concerns that DEET could cause neurological damage and epigenetic changes. So now that's long term, right? So that's changing. DNA of using something in your environment over a consistent period of time is turning off and turning on genes that express disease or doesn't express disease.

And it turns out that DEET, certainly with the combination of Permethrin and pericardium now that they don't even know what the interaction of these. And now they're there's several being used together. And that's really where the potential threats are.

Potential brain cell damage is showing up in many tests and studies and research. A French scientist, Vincent Corbey at the university, the researchers found that the mode of action and toxicity of DEET is not simply a behavior modification chemical, but also inhibits the activity of key central nervous system enzyme acetylcholine, which is needed for the brain. They found that in insects and mammals that that was being affected. So now shifting a little bit to the pericardium, they do say that it's safer than DEET alone and does not have the smell.

And also what I didn't say is DEET has been shown to melt plastic and they're saying that it's OK to put on your skin.

So pericardium does not melt plastic and it does not.

Oh, my God.

And it doesn't have odors or smells in it. And it does seem to show that it's a little safer on the human skin and repels ticks and mosquitoes quite effectively.

So, hey, cool. It's a little less aggressive and doesn't melt plastic.

Permethrin is another harmful chemical found and that absolutely 100 percent neurotoxin kills brain cells and it is extremely toxic to bees, cats and all aquatic life. So that's super important because as within so without what you do as an individual, affects the environment, affects your mitochondria, it affects your DNA, it affects your microbiome. And it also does all of that in the environment. It affects the ecology of the environment.

So the EPA Environmental Protection Agency agency has categories permethrin as a carcinogenic, capable of causing lung tumors, liver tumors, immune system problems and chromosomal abnormalities. And again, these are all classified as pesticides and they're just now barely getting into long term studies. So like Bayer has been involved in glyphosate. Now, with Monsanto having bought that out, it has another classification. Now that they there's about 4.5 billion pounds of chemical pesticides are used every year on crops around the home, around ponds and on humans and pets.

So that's a lot. It's a lot of exposure and that's increasing our rates. Huge rates of cancers, typically of the blood brain, lymph system, soft tissue, stomach, prostate cancer, breast in children. Exposure to insect repellents also indicates an increased risk of various forms of cancer.

As well as weakening the immune system, OK, mothers and fathers, did you hear me, even though they deem these things as safe, we cannot and will not trust them.

And you have to weigh out your fears here. Are you so afraid that your kids are going to get a mosquito bite if you're in the United States? OK, if you're the Northwesterners may be a higher degree of Lyme disease transference with mosquitoes. However, keeping the immune system strong and powerful and eating well and healthy and mostly plants is going to help your immune system. You don't have to express Lyme disease either. OK, we're certainly not going to get West Nile from the United States, so we've got to keep these in check.

Slathering chemicals on your children. It's probably not a good idea, but there's some natural. Ways that you can do that and I'll get into it right now. So what do we do? No one. No. Repellents work every place against every pest, so you want the convenience of living on Earth, you have bugs and microbes and viruses and bacteria that thrive off of you, the less you keep yourself healthy, the more you're going to be pursued by that annoyance.

Do you hear me? The more you keep yourself unhealthy, the more you will be pursued by the inconveniences of bugs, bacteria, viruses, plastics, mosquitoes, etc.. So we have to host ourselves with natural strategies, and if you're so concerned in high mosquito place or take place or whatever, then just cover up. Don't give them as much surface area to bite you. That's number one. If they're that bad, then protect yourself and certainly use nets around camping areas or whatever, sleeping in wear long sleeves and pants and socks and boots and hats and whatever, and then maybe put lemon grass and eucalyptus on open exposed skin.

That's what I would do. That's my point of view, because the essential oils and herbal extracts can for sure help. So if your kids are outside, just make sure that there's netting, you know, around their sleeping areas and things like that so that you don't get hammered at night. And then if you really have to, it looks like pericardium is the safest. You could also just put it over, close any of these chemicals. Man, I would not use any of them.

I just want I'm you know, I did in 2003. That was the last exposure. And I am from Minnesota and I don't use them. But it's funny, the more I take care of myself, I was in and down to earth with Zack. We were in the middle of the jungle. And I'm not saying I don't know what Zach's particular diet was. Well, I kind of do on the show, but when we were traveling, he was getting hammered by mosquitoes and I was in a T-shirt and not getting bed at all.

And it was annoying the hell out of him. The fact that he could watch that happen and nothing affected me. So essential oil, lemongrass and eucalyptus is a great non chemical, but it is deemed as a natural pesticide. OK, so without side effects, keep that mind without side effects, you can also castor oil and cedar oil. So again, if your kids are going out, you can wash these put these oils in the wash and then that will be infused in all the on the clothes.

So nasty bug sprays, super toxic DEET pericardium, permethrin, super toxic. So a few brands also have a bunch in the show notes Colman's Botanicals Citra Pål fight, bite and repel. Essential seem to be good ones. Like I said, I have tons of research in the show notes. I appreciate all of the research that these people have been doing. So again, everyone, my point of view again is keep your immune system high, keep your immune system high.

And if you are annoyed by bugs, if they really want you cover up, cover up as much as possible. And I know that's inconvenient, but slathering on chemicals that are creating long term epidemiological issues for your DNA is just not a good idea. So do not just grab any chemical based bug repellent or spray off the shelf. Look for these ingredients, look for other ones. Do your research. Don't put this on your skin if you don't have to, OK?

I love you very much. I only want the best for you. And all we want to do and all you want to do is have fun, be happy and kick some ass in life. OK, I need you to do that. We need to do that because we're pushing forward and because we're warriors. OK, my cheesy ending. OK, I love you.

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