[Athena E.]

Fact of the Day: The 'miracle' ingredient that slowly killed people​

When Marie Curie discovered radium in 1898, it was a scientific triumph that won her a Nobel Prize—and unknowingly set off one of history’s most dangerous health fads.

Believed to have healing powers, radium was soon added to everything: toothpaste, face cream, hair gel, even food and drinks. Radioactive water was sold as a 'natural vitaliser', and glow-in-the-dark paint became wildly popular—used on watches, toys, and even beauty products well into the 20th century.

The glowing element was seen as magical. But it was too late when people realised it was silently killing people.

As for Marie Curie herself, she had no idea just how dangerous her discovery was. She was known to walk around her lab with radioactive materials in her pockets, fascinated by how they glowed like 'faint fairy lights'. Her notebooks remain so radioactive today that they’re stored in lead-lined boxes and will stay hazardous for more than 1,500 years.

Source: Seeker / YouTube​

 

[Jancgr]

Radium

 

[SSCElderberry]

Of course, that couldn't possibly happen today.
Oh, but what about .......

 

[Veggiepatch]

Of course, that couldn't possibly happen today.
Oh, but what about .......

Would you like me to fill in the dots?

There are thousands of substances which are injurious to humans sold in supermarkets, hardware stores and so on.

And there are many purported to be beneficial to humans which are actually toxic!

 

[kayc]

same with arsenic - couple of grains a day was supposed to be great for the body enhancing skin tone, bone muscle etc

 

[Veggiepatch]

 

[SSCElderberry]

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There are thousands of substances which are injurious to humans sold in supermarkets, hardware stores and so on.

And there are many purported to be beneficial to humans which are actually toxic!

Fluoride in toothpaste has a warning not to swallow and not suitable for children under 6, but it is added to drinking water.

 

[SSCElderberry]

Would you like me to fill in the dots?

There are thousands of substances which are injurious to humans sold in supermarkets, hardware stores and so on.

And there are many purported to be beneficial to humans which are actually toxic!

Dietary food guideline pyramid and recommendation to replace animal fats/ butter with seed oils/margarine came out and rates of obesity, heart attacks, diabetes and dementia started to rise (and still are) to become very common debilitating "diseases"!

 

[SSCElderberry]

Of course, that couldn't possibly happen today.
Oh, but what about .......

I thought children's vaccines contained attenuated (inactived) virus and saline but an ER nurse prompted me to check. They have Neomycin (antibiotic), Sorbitol (sweetener?) and some other obscure things. More alarming is that up until 2005 they contained Mercury which was removed due to "concerns!"
They still contain micronised Aluminium to provoke increased immune response!
Check this out on Government websites where they assure us that these things are perfectly safe - for now.