[Jewelry making - Article 01130] - Re: [Orchid] Using aluminum in jewelry

[James Binnion]

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John,

>     There is a compelling link between ingesting aluminum (pots and
>     pans) and alzheimer's disease. 

    The aluminum Alzheimer's link is tenuous. There is no causal
    relationship that has been established even after 20 years of
    research into aluminum and Alzheimer's 

    From the Alzheimer's Asociation 
    http://www.alz.org/aboutad/myths.asp

          Myth 3: Drinking out of aluminum cans or cooking in aluminum
          pots and pans can lead to Alzheimer's disease. 

          Reality: Based on current research, getting rid of aluminum
          cans, pots, and pans will not protect you from Alzheimer's
          disease. The 

          exact role (if any) of aluminum in Alzheimer's disease is
          still being researched and debated. However, most researchers
          believe that not enough evidence exists to consider aluminum a
          risk factor for Alzheimer's or a cause of dementia. 

    Here is a link the the UK Alzheimer's Society 

    Aluminium and Alzheimer's disease 
    http://tinyurl.com/gqev

    Here is a quote from brief article in Scientific American about it 

          "In the mind of many scientists, if aluminum plays a role it is
          most probably a secondary one. The reasoning for this position
          is based on the fact that aluminum is one of the most abundant
          and pervasive elements. It is found everywhere--it is in the
          water we drink, it is in the dust we breathe, it is in many of
          he substances we use every day such as coke in glass bottles,
          food preservatives, 

          many cosmetics and food dyes. Even if we stop using pots and
          pans, or underarm deodorants, it will be virtually impossible
          to avoid aluminum. Given this type of exposure of the general
          population, if aluminum is playing a major role then one would
          expect the numbers of people affected by Alzheimer's to be much
          higher than they are found in epidemiological studies.

    the full article is at http://tinyurl.com/c6q3b 

Jim

James Binnion
jbin AT mokume-gane.com
James Binnion Metal Arts
http://www.mokume-gane.com

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