there are chemicals in hair dye that can cause serious health damage over the long term.
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At 12:00 PM 12/21/2001, you wrote:
>Here's a stupid "Arabs are naturally violent" study...
>
>
>Did Kohl Around Bin Laden's Eyes Poison His Brain?
>
>http://unisci.com/stories/20014/1221016.htm
>
>UniSci has a communication from Karl Simanonok, Ph.D.,
>a space physiologist, who asks the question, Does lead
>poisoning explain Osama bin Laden's madness?
>Dr. Simanonok writes, "When I managed the blood lab at
>a northern California clinic for the poor, Pakistani
>children were often found to be contaminated with lead
>from the black makeup called 'kohl' that their mothers
>applied around their eyes. Middle Eastern mothers use
>it on their boys just as much as their girls.
>
>"Lead poisoning is especially bad for children because
>it can reduce their IQs dramatically and cause
>developmental problems. In both children and adults,
>problems associated with lead poisoning increase with
>blood levels, from behavioral and learning disorders
>to various physical ailments including high blood
>pressure and kidney problems, even at moderate levels.
>At very high levels, lead can cause convulsions,
>paralysis, coma or death.
>
>"Besides the fact that many Arab cultures have a
>history of prolonged lead exposure through kohl (with
>nothing like our EPA or FDA to limit any of it), lead
>poisoning should especially be considered a possible
>factor in recent events because many Arab fighters,
>including some of the Taliban, traditionally use kohl
>around their eyes.
>
>"Some pictures of Osama bin Laden certainly suggest he
>might be wearing kohl, and it is known that he suffers
>from kidney problems. Lead poisoning could explain bin
>Laden's kidney problems and could only contribute to
>the madness of suicide bombers under the influence of
>malignant religious views."
>
>In support of his hypothesis, Dr. Simanonok cited
>several reports, including Roger D. Masters' Sept.
>1999 Plenary Address to the Annual Conference of the
>Association for Politics and the Life Sciences.
>Masters is Nelson D. Rockefeller Professor Emeritus in
>the Dartmouth College Department of Government and
>head of the Dartmouth Foundation for Neuroscience and
>Society. At this URL there is a copy of Masters'
>address, which states in part:
>
>"Heavy metals compromise normal brain development and
>neurotransmitter function, leading to long-term
>deficits in learning and social behavior. At the
>individual level, earlier studies revealed that
>hyperactive children and criminal offenders have
>significantly elevated levels of lead, manganese, or
>cadmium compared to controls; high blood lead at age
>seven predicts juvenile delinquency and adult crime.
>At the environmental level, our research has found
>that environmental factors associated with toxicity
>are correlated with higher rates of anti-social
>behavior.....ect...........................
>
>See also:
>http://www.article4.com/dartmouth.html
>Poisoning the Well: Neurotoxic Metals, Water
>Treatment, and Human Behavior
>
>
>
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