Minimize Your Exposure To Chemicals

Our environment has obstacles to our health. Chemicals are modern conveniences but can play havoc with your health. We need to be mindful of how we use these chemicals and ways to decrease our exposure and thus decrease our toxic load.

Fueling up our automobiles is a necessary chore. Gasoline is toxic, it contains methane and benzene. Both are proven carcinogens. Your fueling strategy is to stand upwind while putting gas in. If you can smell gas, move.

How about those plastics. Have you heard of Bisphenol-A? BPA for short. That is a chemical manufactures put in plastics to mold them and make them hard. BPA is a well known endocrine disruptor. That means it interrupts your hormone system. So foods and drinks stored in plastics containing BPA will be contaminated with it. The more fat there is in the food the higher the level of contamination. One way to decrease your exposure is to store your food in glass containers. Also, your plastic drink containers are a problem. You can switch to ceramic or stainless for a more safe option. Studies show that BPA has a link to the development of Diabetes type II.

When using cleaning products opt for the natural ones. Making your own from vinegar, baking soda dishwashing detergent and other natural organic products will lower your exposure to phthalates, triclosan, 2-butoxyethanol, and other unpronounceable toxic compounds.

The first step in dealing with the toxicity in our environment is to minimize your exposure. The second step is to help your body rid its self of the accumulated toxins. You can do that by taking part in a detoxification program. There are many good ones out there and there are some dangerous ones too. I never recommend doing the master cleanse with maple syrup and a 3 day fast. Your body needs nutrients to processes the toxins out of your body. That's where many people get sick in the first place. They aren't eating or taking the right nutrients to support both phase 1 and phase 2. You must have vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients for healthy detoxification to take place. There are a few good neutraceutical companies that make wonderful detox programs. Check your product ingredients and eat real food while you detox. You'll need the fiber to carry the waste products out of your body.

Bisphenol A Accelerates Toxic Amyloid Formation of Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide: A Possible Link between Bisphenol A Exposure and Type 2 Diabetes
Hao Gong, Xin Zhang, Biao Cheng, Yue Sun, Chuanzhou Li, Ting Li, Ling Zheng , Kun Huang
Published: January 23, 2013https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0054198

Tamara Lund, DC
2018

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