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It's been five months since our first investigative report about the serious health hazards associated with modern air travel: "Asbestos of the Sky" - The Aviation Industry's Darkest Coverup.
I wish the title of the article were hyperbole, but it really is that dark, and the coverup stretches over half a century, being no less devastating to public health than other agendas you may already be familiar with such as Big Tobacco's Smoking-Cancer link and the CDC's Vaccine-Autism coverup.
The proof is in how many people still know absolutely nothing about the devastating health risks of bleed-air being fed directly into the cabins of planes from their engines.
Thankfully, the tides are beginning to shift. There has been a flurry of global reporting on new research from Stirling University hosted on the WHO's website that confirms there is a clear pattern of and chronic symptoms ranging from breathing and vision problems, to neurological ones like headaches and dizziness in those exposed to the air blown from engines into aircraft cabins.
The Daily Mail, reporting on the new study recently stated:
‘There is a clear cause-and-effect relationship linking health effects to a design feature that allows the aircraft air supply to become contaminated by engine oils and other fluids in normal flight.
‘This is a clear occupational and public health issue with direct flight-safety consequences.’
The Telegraph's headline is even more to the point: "New health concerns - and cancer link - over toxic cabin air breathed by 3.5 billion passengers each year"
If you or anyone you know flies, nothing could be more important than for you to know what you are being exposed to, and what can be done about it. I am convinced that consumer pressure on the industry will be the critical factor in reforming the industry, and not top-down political pressure by lawmakers, which will come only much later.
The first positive sign is that Boeing has already developed a non-toxic alternative called the 787 Dreamliner which is the only plane that takes fresh air from outside instead of directly from compressors in the jet engines to supply the cabin. Unfortunately, at this time, it is only rarely used for domestic flights. But consumer education and subsequent demand can quickly correct that problem!
Please share this newsletter with friends, family, loved ones, and health practitioners. Together I know we can make a big difference!
Click here to view the report, “Asbestos of the Sky” - The Aviation Industry’s Darkest Coverup.
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