I am Dr Patrick Flanagan, and this is the latest edition of my Dr Health Secrets newsletter.

I am a scientist with over 300 inventions related to health, longevity and medicine. This newsletter installment is about

rocket fuel that contaminates drinking water and what effect they have on your body.

He's A Rocket Man

The next stop on the train of water contamination is perchlorate. Commonly referred to as rocket fuel, perchlorate is used in

the solid propellant of rockets, missiles, and fireworks. Really, nothing to top your morning Wheaties off better then some

rocket fuel. Waste from the manufacturing and improper disposal of perchlorate is constantly being found in water and soil,

and the occurrence of these findings has been steadily rising over the last few years. 26 out of 50 states have toxic levels

of perchlorate in their public drinking water. Produce from these states also contains high levels of perchlorate, and some

food, namely milk, lettuce, beef, and berries, are known to hold onto more perchlorate than other foods, so water isn't the

only way to ingest this toxic chemical.

Recently, the California Protection Agency (EPA) pushed the government to come up with a legal limit on how much perchlorate

would be tolerated in public drinking water. Although they finally succeeded in gaining an actual number, the number that was

given was staggeringly different from what was expected. The legal limit, permitted now by law, has been set at 6 parts per

billion. Sounds low, but tests performed by the National Academy of Sciences, and later, corroborated by the United States

EPA, showed that the legal limit could be no higher than 1 parts per billion, and that anything higher was a health risk,

especially for infants and fetuses. Tests prove this, while the defense industry claims that 6 parts per billion has

absolutely no lasting effect on humans. However no tests were performed on their behalf to verify this.

Out of 70 chemicals for which public health goals have been set, perchlorate is one of four that has a safety factor of 10,

versus the usual safety rating of 100 to 1000. As of now, only 8 states have health warnings for perchlorate in their

drinking water. Massachusetts is jumping on the health train by requiring that their public water contain no more than 1

parts per billion of perchlorate, which many others are beginning to advocate as well.

Hormones for Everyone

Perchlorate in drinking water alters the production of thyroid hormones in the body. These hormones are essential for the

proper development of fetuses in pregnant woman. Fetal and infant development can be impaired significantly, and even if

mothers don't consume perchlorate-contaminated water while they are pregnant, it is still possible to pass perchlorate to

their newborns through breast milk.

The hormone that the thyroid gland produces is also vital within adults. This hormone regulates the metabolism in the body,

which dictates whether you gain or lose weight. People who suffer from obesity typically have problems with their thyroid

glands, so without medical help, their health condition has little chance of improving. Depression, mood swings, mental

health functions in general, are all linked to the thyroid gland and it's functioning.

Several defense contractors, including Boeing Aerojet, Kerr-McGee, Lockheed Martin, and McDonnell Douglas, are severally

opposed to California's new regulatory levels on perchlorate. Such regulations would most likely force these companies to

clean up perchlorate contaminations, and such actions would be very expensive. Cleaning up the Colorado River would cost

several billions of dollars, and seeing as how 15 million Californians drink from this river, this cleanup seems rather

urgent.

Help is on the Way

So many people have been exposed to this chemical that is it's imperative that you have tools to address the harmful

chemicals that are fighting their way into your body at every given moment. Your best option is to help your body's defense

team strike back.

There are numerous ways to pull heavy metals out of the human system. Some methods work for you and help support your body's

health at the same time. The process of pulling heavy metal out of a human system is called "chelation" (key-LAY-shun).

Silica is a natural chelator and there are special forms of microcluster® silica that are small enough to reach heavy metals.

Ask your vitamin store for it.

About the author:

For more information about perchlorate and how to remove it from your system, visit:

http://www.drhealthsecrets.com/news_perchlorate.html

This article has been brought to you by Dr Patrick Flanagan, a cellular hydration expert who has developed a unique mineral

form called Microcluster® silica and silica hydride to dramatically increase longevity. Silica hydride is also the most

powerful antioxidant known. To learn more about Dr.