In a 1989 Report, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that:
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Over half a billion pounds of industrial chemicals were dumped into the public sewage system.
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1.2 billion pounds of chemicals were released into the ground, threatening our natural water sources. (Many toxic heavy metals, chemicals and radioactive wastes are being recycled as fertilizer and spread over farmers' fields nationwide - and there is no federal law requiring that they be listed as ingredients. Manufacturers can get rid of low-level radioactive waste by licensing it as liquid fertilizer and spraying it over crops. Substances considered hazardous if found to occur naturally in a plant, are for some reason not considered hazardous when included in fertilizer.)
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Almost 2 million pounds of chemicals were discharged into surface waters (lakes, rivers and the sea).
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Almost 2.5 billion pounds of chemical pollutants were released into the atmosphere.
Since then, the EPA has further estimated that there are half a billion chemicals in use worldwide, with about 5,000 new chemicals being introduced each year - at least 20% of which are considered to be carcinogenic or cancer causing on their own. What we don't know is just how much more toxic they might be in combination - there are no studies available!
What we do know is that half a million chemical toxins, approved by the FDA, are used in the manufacture of pre-packaged foods.
Given this bombardment, through the air and from our food and water, it's no wonder our immune systems and detoxification processes are stretched to the limit and start breaking down.
Many common symptoms such as headaches, mental confusion, muscle pain, fatigue, poor coordination, nerve problems, skin irritations and emotional imbalances are all now being linked to an over exposure to toxins.
What can we do about it?
The three organs directly involved in the detoxification process are:
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The intestinal tract - which controls bowel movements, eliminates harmful microorganisms and internal toxins and provides a barrier to prevent toxins leaking from the intestines into the bloodstream.
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The kidneys - which eliminate water-soluble toxins through urine.
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The liver - which extracts toxins from your blood and transforms them into water-soluble forms for elimination by the kidneys.
When any of these three stop working properly your ability to safely process toxins is endangered. As your liver is the main processor of toxins - taking them from your bloodstream and converting them for elimination via your kidneys - it is the one that carries the heaviest load. Particularly if your intestinal tract or kidneys start to malfunction.
So if you can improve your liver function, your whole body will benefit.
Some very simple actions that can all help detoxification are:
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Drinking lots of purified water. This is probably the easiest. Drinking at least 8, 8oz glasses a day really helps you flush out toxins more easily. And if you drink distilled water, you can also help leach many metallic chemicals out of your body at the same time.
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Using a loofah in a hot bath can help release toxins through your skin.
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Adding more fruits and vegetables to your diet helps to provide the enzymes you need. (A short 2 or 3 day vegetable juice fast can also help to detoxify your liver.)
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Eliminating refined, processed, high-sugar foods, and foods with hardened fats, reduces the quantity of toxins your body has to process.
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Losing weight. Excess fat is a ready-made storage site for toxins and once the toxins are in your fat, they are a continual source of toxicity. And they're very difficult to get rid of - unless you get rid of the fat itself.
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Increasing your intake of antioxidants - Most toxins generate free radicals when they are processed by your body.
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Maintaining or increasing your levels of essential oils, containing Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's). This can help prevent the absorption of oil-based and petrochemical toxins and assist in their elimination.
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Stopping smoking and limiting your alcohol consumption. Your body gets bombarded with enough unwanted toxins you can't avoid without having to deal with the self inflicted variety.
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Giving your body the nutrition it needs to boost detoxification.
Some of these are:
For the Intestines: Zinc, pantothenic acid, the amino acid L-glutamine, probiotics like acidophilus and bifidus, certain carbohydrates known as fructooligosaccharides.
For the Liver: Vitamins A, B3, B6, C and E, beta-carotene, the amino acids L-cysteine and L-glutamine, glutathione and phospholipids.
For the kidneys: Vitamins A, B6, C, magnesium and potassium.
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It has been estimated that somewhere between 50% and 80% of the U.S. adult population has at least one form of parasite living in their bodies - in most cases undetected.
Parasites compromise your health. They live off your body and the food you eat, destroying healthy bacteria, breeding fungus and stealing the nutrients you need, contributing to cellular damage and increased toxicity. Many diseases and symptoms of poor health can be attributed to continued exposure and infestation.
Contracted from pets - known to be able to transfer more than 30 parasitic infections to people - from other animal and food sources and even even from other people, parasites bury themselves deep in your body, hiding themselves and their activity so they can continue to survive and reproduce undisturbed. Certain parasites can produce up to 200,000 eggs every day they are allowed to thrive.
Intestinal parasites weaken your body’s natural immune system, making you susceptible to other diseases. The symptoms are surprisingly common place, and are usually thought to be caused by something other than a parasite. As a result, the recommended cure does not actually treat the root cause of the health problem. Serious complications can arise, and often do. Without a doubt, parasites have become commonplace and are undermining healthy living.
Parasites aggravate, if not cause, immune dysfunction, juvenile diabetes, allergies, hypoglycemia, constipation, diarrhea, depression, and liver or lung difficulties. And many other mild or vague complaints such as lack of energy, headaches and gastro-intestinal disorders often disappear when you eliminate parasites.
The only way to deal with this problem is to use a parasite cleansing program.
This is damage inadvertently caused by medicine - a medication, surgical procedure, a side effect of an outpatient surgery - basically a medical mistake or harmful drug reaction.
Each drug used for therapy involves a risk for the patient. This risk is partly due to the drug's characteristics, the dose and the type of administration, and partly due to the patient's susceptibility.
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Every year between 100,000 and 140,000 Americans die of adverse drug reactions.
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The group of drugs (NSAID's) used to treat arthritis is now the 15th most common cause of death in the US. More people die of these products than die of AIDS, and that's classed as an epidemic.
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And every year another million people are so severely affected or have such bad reactions to legally prescribed or over-the-counter drugs that they require hospitalization.
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Of a further two million people injured by drugs each year, it is estimated that only about 1% of the incidents are actually reported.
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Each year 90,000 people die from infections they contract while in hospital.
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A further one million are injured by medical intervention each year.
These numbers are a strong indication that the American population is paying a high price for the strong bias the traditional US medical community - including insurers and the FDA - has shown toward drug therapy and surgery to solve health problems.
Obviously drugs and surgery have a place if there are no alternatives. But how about exploring the alternatives first.
Many people only turn to alternatives, often against their doctor's advice, as a last resort. Either because traditional medical methods haven't worked and, in many cases, have made their conditions worse. Or because the medical solutions offered seem less appealing than living with the condition.
One of the keys here is that traditional medicine, by its very nature, is set up to deal with symptoms not address the underlying causes.
And the truth is that if you want to avoid the symptoms or stop them reoccurring, you MUST address the causes.
If you want to address causes and avoid symptoms:
First: Do the best you can to prevent discomfort and disease by eating healthy, making sure you are taking in the nutrients you need and by excercising so that your body stays strong and flexible.
Second: Have any changes in your health, energy levels, sleeping habits, appetite etc. checked out.
Third: Regardless of the diagnosis, take a serious look at whether nutritional deficiencies are contributory factors. This is something you can do something about NOW. Improving your nutrition will cost you a lot less than conventional medical treatments . . . and you can do this before any symptoms show up or become serious.
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