And sperm counts is fertility<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nWhat is sodium aluminum phosphate and where is it found?<\/p>\n
Sodium aluminum phosphate is an additive used in food products as an emulsifying agent, leavening acid and stabilizer. It is a white, odorless solid slightly soluble in water.<\/p>\n
The ingredient is commonly found in commercially baked goods such as cakes, muffins and biscuits, and self-rising flours and baking powders. It is also used in processed cheeses to improve texture and melting properties.<\/p>\n
The prevalence of sodium aluminum phosphate in school lunches and fast food items, such as pizza dough and hamburger buns, is concerning, Wolf said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is what your child is eating<\/em>,\u201d she said. \u201cThis is what you are putting inside your body when you eat muffins, fast food, hamburger buns, frozen pizza, cereals and almost any kind of processed baked good<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cWhy is this in our food?<\/em>\u201d Wolf asked in her article. \u201cIt\u2019s got to be taken out of our food supply<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nSafety concerns and handling precautions<\/strong><\/p>\nInnophos\u2019 Actif-8<\/em> brand safety data sheet classifies sodium aluminum phosphate as a \u201chazardous substance or preparation<\/em>\u201d that can cause serious eye damage, skin irritation and respiratory irritation.<\/p>\nThe safety sheet also warns users to \u201cavoid breathing dust \/ fume \/ gas \/ mist \/ vapours \/ spray<\/em>\u201d and to \u201cwash thoroughly after handling<\/em>.\u201d And it advises wearing protective gloves and eye or face protection when handling the substance.<\/p>\nIf inhaled, sodium aluminum phosphate \u201cmay cause upper respiratory tract irritation<\/em>,\u201d according to the safety sheet. Ingesting large quantities could also lead to abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.<\/p>\nDespite these warnings, Wolf noted that the same substance is widely used in food products without any apparent safety precautions for consumers.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople who handle this product have to suit up and ventilate and avoid eye and skin and lung irritation<\/em>,\u201d she said. \u201cSo this is what your child is eating<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nStudies on aluminum\u2019s reproductive toxicity<\/strong><\/p>\nWolf cited a summary of peer-reviewed scientific literature on aluminum reproductive toxicity by Robert A. Yokel, Ph.D., published in Critical Reviews in Toxicology<\/em>. The review found aluminum exposure can lead to adverse reproductive outcomes in male and female mammals.<\/p>\nYokel\u2019s analysis revealed that \u201cmale reproductive endpoints were significantly affected after exposure to lower levels of Al [aluminum] than females<\/em>.\u201d In both male and female mice and rats, increased aluminum intake resulted in higher concentrations of the metal in the fetus, placenta and testes.<\/p>\nThe proposed mechanism for aluminum\u2019s reproductive toxicity involves oxidative stress as the initiating event, followed by increased DNA damage, impaired spermatogenesis and reduced testosterone levels and sperm count.<\/p>\n
However, Yokel\u2019s review also noted the lack of controlled-exposure human studies on aluminum\u2019s reproductive effects, due to ethical concerns. Most of the available evidence comes from animal studies.<\/p>\n
Christopher Exley, Ph.D., a researcher on aluminum toxicity and author of Imagine You Are An Aluminum Atom: Discussions With Mr. Aluminum<\/em>, lauded Wolf\u2019s efforts to bring the toxic effects of aluminum to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\u201cWe live in the aluminium age and we cannot avoid coming into contact with it<\/em>,\u201d Exley told The Defender<\/em>. \u201cIt has a significant impact upon human health \u2014 including the male reproductive system<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nExley, a leading expert on aluminum toxicity, for nearly three decades, studied the effects of aluminum exposure on human health with his team at Keele University in the United Kingdom \u2014 including aluminum\u2019s link to autism.<\/p>\n
In a 2014 study published in Reproductive Toxicology<\/em>, Exley and colleagues provided \u201cunequivocal evidence of high concentrations of aluminum in human semen<\/em>,\u201d with concerning implications for spermatogenesis and sperm count.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/yogaesoteric.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/1-71-e1711225293686-300x212.jpg\")
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In 2017, he published a study showing that two months of aluminum exposure at human dietary levels impaired spermatogenesis and sperm quality in rats.<\/p>\n
Exley, who authors a Substack on the effects of aluminum on human health, said the issue has received little attention from public health authorities or the media. He also noted the aluminum industry has engaged in \u201cpre- and post-publication censorship<\/em>\u201d to silence dissenting science.<\/p>\nIn a recent article, Thou Shalt Not Publish<\/em>, Exley recounted how a \u201cknown aluminium industry troll<\/em>\u201d was invited to critique his seminal research on aluminum\u2019s role in Alzheimer\u2019s disease \u2014 years after its publication \u2014 in an unprecedented departure from peer review norms.<\/p>\nKeele University, which receives funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, in 2021 shut down Exley\u2019s website and blocked funding of his research, which forced him to leave.<\/p>\n
\u2018A chemical war on men\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nWolf said the effects of ingesting aluminum align with observed declines in masculinity, muscle mass and libido among younger males.<\/p>\n
She suggested environmental factors like aluminum exposure could help explain increased rates of depression, weight gain and erotic disinterest among men.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot only does this additive cause hormonal damage to males, it causes brain inflammation and is linked to dementias and Parkinson\u2019s disease<\/em>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nOther potential sources of aluminum exposure Wolf noted include antacids, vaccines, cookware and even geoengineering projects that spray aluminum particles into the atmosphere.<\/p>\n
She pointed to a \u201crapid response<\/em>\u201d article published in the BMJ <\/em>by Dr. Giovanni Ghirga titled, Solar geoengineering by injecting aluminum oxide aerosol into the lower stratosphere is a serious threat to global psychic health<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cIs the delivery of various iterations of aluminum in systems all around us \u2014 especially in North America not a bug, but a feature?<\/em>\u201d Wolf asked.<\/p>\nWolf said she was \u201chorrified<\/em>\u201d by her discoveries of a \u201cchemical war on men<\/em>\u201d aimed at reducing traditional masculinity \u201cincluding the ability to strengthen a physical relationship, and thus a family<\/em>\u201d or to fight in a \u201chot war<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cAnd one aspect that you really want to do to an enemy country before you invade them formally is deplete the men<\/em>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\nThis war is targeting \u201cour most vulnerable males, our preadolescent boys \u2014 in our school lunchrooms<\/em>,\u201d she added.<\/p>\nFDA \u2018not responsible anymore\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nWolf criticized the U.S. Food and Drug Administration\u2019s (FDA) oversight of food additives, including sodium aluminum phosphate, citing the agency\u2019s \u201cextraordinarily corrupt and negligent<\/em>\u201d handling of Pfizer\u2019s covid vaccine trials.<\/p>\nShe also pointed out that the FDA has not recalled lead-contaminated cinnamon applesauce products, instead placing the burden on manufacturers and distributors to ensure their products are not adulterated with harmful chemicals.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey [FDA officials] are announcing that they\u2019re not responsible anymore for making sure that products imported from overseas are safe to ingest<\/em>,\u201d Wolf said. \u201cSo, buyer beware<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nWolf urged consumers to take a proactive approach to avoid aluminum-containing food additives. She recommended reading ingredient labels carefully and removing products with aluminum from our pantries.<\/p>\n
As an alternative to aluminum-containing baking powders, Wolf suggested using aluminum-free options.<\/p>\n
\u201cFriends, read the boxes. Clear out your cupboards. Bake from scratch, and save the hormonal levels of our men<\/em>,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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