[WikiEN-l] Toxins are good for you

Wed Jan 21 03:23:58 UTC 2004

"Poor, Edmund W" wrote:
> Sheldon,
> 
> Since you are the author of "Toxic Sludge Is Good
> For You", I wonder
> what your considered opinion is of hormesis. Too
> much arsenic will kill
> you, but does that mean the less the better?
> Advocates of the hormesis
> theory say that the optimum amount of arsenic and
> some other stuff is
> significantly greater than zero.
> 
> Kind of like, a no-salt diet is bad for you, because
> that leads to
> dehydration or something (I don't know the language
> of science as well
> as you). But too much salt is bad, too.
> 
> Or, like, not enough water and you die of thirst,
> but drinking gallons
> and gallons of can kill ya.
> 
> Before I start [[Hormesis]], I'd like to hear from
> someone we can trust:
> an expert.
> 
> Ed Poor

I'm sure you're aware that hormesis is still largely
unproven.

LDan

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