WHY ARE WE SO TOXIC?

WHY ARE WE SO TOXIC?

The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, even the clothes we wear are exposing us to more toxic chemicals than our body knows what do with. According to the National Toxicology Program of the NIH, there are over 77,000 man made chemicals in the environment around us. These chemicals have been proven to cause cancer, disease and weight gain. They are a tremendous source of inflammation which leads to auto-immune (responses), diabetes, obesity, skin problems, blood pressure issues, cardio vascular disease, fatigue, digestive distress, brain fog, migraines, infertility and reproductive issues just to name a few.

The body works very hard to protect itself against the effects of toxicity, but if there is too much it simply cannot keep up. Visualize a cup that you just keeping adding to until it overflows. The idea is to keep the contents low so it doesn’t overflow. Once it does overflow, symptoms begin and we start to have problems. Keeping our toxic load to a minimum with what we can control is the key. Baby steps, you will overwhelm yourself if you try to tackle everything at once. I’ll make some suggestions in future blogs, but for now some basic suggestions would be: refer to the Environmental Working Groups list of clean 15 and dirty dozen for what fruits and vegetables to buy organic vs conventional, avoid all GMO foods and avoid processed foods as much as possible.