I did some more research on the Teflon thing from reputable sources like webMD and the EPA etc. It's PFOA (C8) which is used in the manufacture of Teflon of which the concern is about. The chemical is virtually completely burned off during the production process. Even the EPA acknowledges such and all studies have shown that even cooking pots/pans subjected to high heat are not a worry for consumers.
It's all about the manufacturing process and resultant exposure especially to those involved with the process.....not the end consumer. According to the EPA and EWG (Environmental Working Group) there is no evidence that consumer products are poisoning people with PFOA's.
Teflon can/is made with smaller molecules that don't stick in the body and have been manufactured for years. 3M is an example of a company that switched.
The sky is not falling.
I like the old George Carlin line about simple rules in life. Rule #1: "I don't believe anything the government tells me. Nothing. Zero. Not one single word."
The EPA and FDA are there to protect the rich business owners who sponsor (aka 'bought') government, not to protect the consumers. Reputable isn't a word that could be used to describe a government organization, rather 'bought' or 'whoring' is a much better descriptor.
Carlin also said, "Hansel and Gretel discovered the ginger bread house about 45 minutes after they discovered the mushrooms."
Anyway, I suspect George would have enjoyed using a miniVAP at least once before he died. And this statement is probably true for everyone. But George wouldn't have died from it, and likely neither will anyone else.
However, choose your body's pollutants wisely. And when you do take in Teflon, it will block/hinder your body in fairly well known ways.
What?
Polytetrafluoroethylene (
PTFE) is a synthetic
fluoropolymer of
tetrafluoroethylene and is a
fluorocarbon solid, and is a high-
molecular-weight compound consisting wholly of
carbon and
fluorine.
What it will do in the body is displace iodine, and that's because fluorine, a natural halogen, but in PTFE is a halide and reactive in the body when the PTFE structure is disrupted. Thus it will affect your thyroid system and wreak havoc with your hormonal system (causing strange behaviors, strange symptoms, strange growths). It's not the PTFE is dangerous, it's that fluorine is EXTREMELY dangerous, and yet we dump that poison into our water so industry won't have to pay to have it safely deactivated.
This gets worse because we're all iodine deficient anyway, so even a bit of fluorine just causes massive disruption.
Some communities are waking up and stopping the dumping of fluorine and other poisons into their water. Just as some are waking up and refusing to let (4 out of 5) dentists fill their teeth with mercury (which blocks zinc, again wreaking all kinds of havoc) fillings.
What can one say after all this? Only this ... vape on my friend, vape on.
I envy you for living there I'm sure it's a beautiful place.
