Re: Silicone Topical Gel

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Yes, there are differences in silica, silicon and silicone.

Silicone is man-made, while, I belive the other two are not. Please don't

quote me on this yet, as I did not have time to do all the research I need

to, but I didn't want your letter to go unanswered.

I do know that some plant foods have naturally occuring silica in them,

(such as green peppers) which helps to build strong hair, nails and

connective tissue. (You can even buy silica supplements at the health food

store.) However, I would not go so far as to say that our bodies are FULL

of them, and there is a difference between inorganic minerals and organic

minerals.

Many people don't realize the importance of that differentiation (between

organic and inorganic), but it makes a big difference on HOW your body can

use these minerals.

In addition, minerals in large supplemental doses can be toxic or cause

negative side effects, so it should come as no surprise then, that silicon

or any of its related minerals could also be toxic.

The many forms of man-made silicone are used in all kinds of things,

including foods and over the counter medicines. These are usually in minute

quantities, much smaller than we get in our exposure to silicone products

through breast implants.

I will have to take time to research all the names for silicone derivatives,

but dimethicone is one that comes to mind.

There has been a false sense of security about the safety of silicone

products, in my opinion, and I would definitely not lump them into one

category and call them all INERT. I think there have been a number of

studies that have shown that silicone is not inert, especially the silicone

gels used in breast implants, as well as testicular and penile implants.

You can see many studies in the archives of this group, posted last year in

early August. Please check them out.

Patty

----- Original Message -----

From: <imskyy@...>

< >

Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:56 AM

Subject: Silicone Topical Gel

> I ordered a product called " Kelo-cote " , a scar management product,

> from a company called Advanced

> Bio-Technologies, Inc.. After

> receiving the product yesterday I read

> the ingredients: Polysiloxane, Silicon Dioxide. I called the

> company to express my concerns about the silicon and the

> representative said that silicone is inert and our bodies are

> full of it naturally. Is this true? He went on to say that I could

> eat the stuff and it wouldn't hurt me! Then, he told me a story

> about a little old lady that confused a tub of

> Kelo-cote with her eye drops and she wasn't harmed after putting the

> stuff in her eyes. Is all silicone created equal? Is there a

> difference between silicon and silicone? Does it

> make a difference if it is applied topically or used in implants? I

> asked the representative what other products the company makes and he

> said that they make the kind of

> implants used for reconstructive surgery, but they are getting out of

> the business. He did maintain that silicone breast implants are

> safe. If anyone has any thoughts or

> information about any of this please advise. Thank you!

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Silica and magnesium have been found in high levels in the water of places

on the planet where people live the longest as these elements help to

prevent vascular disease and cancer. This is why women with breast implants

have a lower rate of breast cancer along with other factors such as the

experimental finding that pressure helps prevent and even causes the

involution of preexisting breast cancer in rats when saline implants are

blown up under the cancer. The third factor has to do with the immune

response around the implant which causes release of cytokines (which is why

Plaquenil is effective) and cancer patients are deficient in cytokines and

we even use injections of cytokines in patients with cancer. That is why I

use the silicone immune protocol to decrease the body's response to silicone

and help prevent the inflammatory reaction that occurs in many people. I

also think that there is a genetic predispostion that makes one more likely

to have this reaction. Silica is an element and silicone is a long more

complex molecule that has silica in it and probably breaks down inside the

body to many different things including silica. Inositol helps the body to

eliminate these breakdown products which is why it is on the silicone immune

protocol. .

----- Original Message -----

From: Patty <faussettdp@...>

< >

Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 10:49 PM

Subject: Re: Silicone Topical Gel

> Hi ,

> Yes, there are differences in silica, silicon and silicone.

>

> Silicone is man-made, while, I belive the other two are not. Please don't

> quote me on this yet, as I did not have time to do all the research I need

> to, but I didn't want your letter to go unanswered.

>

> I do know that some plant foods have naturally occuring silica in them,

> (such as green peppers) which helps to build strong hair, nails and

> connective tissue. (You can even buy silica supplements at the health food

> store.) However, I would not go so far as to say that our bodies are FULL

> of them, and there is a difference between inorganic minerals and organic

> minerals.

>

> Many people don't realize the importance of that differentiation (between

> organic and inorganic), but it makes a big difference on HOW your body can

> use these minerals.

>

> In addition, minerals in large supplemental doses can be toxic or cause

> negative side effects, so it should come as no surprise then, that silicon

> or any of its related minerals could also be toxic.

>

> The many forms of man-made silicone are used in all kinds of things,

> including foods and over the counter medicines. These are usually in

minute

> quantities, much smaller than we get in our exposure to silicone products

> through breast implants.

>

> I will have to take time to research all the names for silicone

derivatives,

> but dimethicone is one that comes to mind.

>

> There has been a false sense of security about the safety of silicone

> products, in my opinion, and I would definitely not lump them into one

> category and call them all INERT. I think there have been a number of

> studies that have shown that silicone is not inert, especially the

silicone

> gels used in breast implants, as well as testicular and penile implants.

> You can see many studies in the archives of this group, posted last year

in

> early August. Please check them out.

> Patty

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: <imskyy@...>

> < >

> Sent: Friday, March 16, 2001 7:56 AM

> Subject: Silicone Topical Gel

>

>

> > I ordered a product called " Kelo-cote " , a scar management product,

> > from a company called Advanced

> > Bio-Technologies, Inc.. After

> > receiving the product yesterday I read

> > the ingredients: Polysiloxane, Silicon Dioxide. I called the

> > company to express my concerns about the silicon and the

> > representative said that silicone is inert and our bodies are

> > full of it naturally. Is this true? He went on to say that I could

> > eat the stuff and it wouldn't hurt me! Then, he told me a story

> > about a little old lady that confused a tub of

> > Kelo-cote with her eye drops and she wasn't harmed after putting the

> > stuff in her eyes. Is all silicone created equal? Is there a

> > difference between silicon and silicone? Does it

> > make a difference if it is applied topically or used in implants? I

> > asked the representative what other products the company makes and he

> > said that they make the kind of

> > implants used for reconstructive surgery, but they are getting out of

> > the business. He did maintain that silicone breast implants are

> > safe. If anyone has any thoughts or

> > information about any of this please advise. Thank you!

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >