: February 13, 2010 Is There Toxic Waste In Your Body

: February 13, 2010 Is There Toxic Waste In Your Body? Your body may be a toxic waste dump. Worried? You should be ... http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mark-hyman/is-there-toxic-waste-in-y_b_460720.html

We are exposed to 6 million pounds of mercury and the 2.5 billion pounds other toxic chemicals each year. Eighty thousand toxic chemicals have been released into our environment since the dawn of the industrial revolution, and very few have been tested for their long-term impact on human health. And let me tell you, the results aren't pretty for those that have been tested ... How can we not be affected by this massive amount of poison? According to the nonprofit organization Environmental Working Group, the average newborn baby has 287 known toxins in his or her umbilical cord blood. If a newborn is exposed to that many toxins, imagine how many you have been exposed to in your life...Do you think this may be why so many of us are sick and fat today? The simple truth is that we are living in a sea of toxins and it is destroying our bodies and brains. The two most important things you need to know to cure disease, create health, and lose weight are: 1. The role of nutrition in health and disease. 2. The role of toxins and the importance of detoxification in health and disease. Unfortunately, you probably aren't going to learn much about them from your doctor. Most physicians today are still hopelessly ignorant in these areas. They were simply never taught about nutrition and detoxification in medical school. However, there are many things you can do to reduce your toxic exposures and enhance your detoxification. Today I want to share some information your doctor probably won't focus on in your next visit, even though it is at the very root of your health. I am going to outline a simple 10-step plan you can use to enhance your detoxification. Enhancing detoxification is the fifth key of the Seven Keys to UltraWellness. If you want to lose weight and get healthy, you need to clean up the toxic waste in your body. Today you will learn how.

The Role of Toxins in Health and Disease The role of toxins and detoxification in health has been largely ignored by medicine. Thankfully, scientists and practitioners are starting to recognize its importance in health. I recently spoke about detoxification at the 13th International Symposium on Functional Medicine. The presentation was called Managing Biotransformation: The Metabolic, Genomic, and Detoxification Balance Points. Leading experts from all over the globe came together to present the data on the role of toxins in health and offer suggestions for how we can detoxify. If you want all the scientific background on detoxification, I recommend reading the proceedings from that meeting. You will find extensive data on the impact toxins have on our health and how critical detoxification is for long-term wellness.

The reality is that many of you probably have symptoms of chronic toxicity but don't realize that you're toxic. The following is a list of the common symptoms of chronic toxicity. If you suffer from any of the following, detoxifying might be critical for you to get healthy and feel good again:

• Digestive diseases like Crohn's disease, ulcers, and colitis

• Menstrual problems like heavy bleeding, cramps, PMS, menopausal symptoms, mood changes and hot flashes With so many conditions on that list, it might seem that everyone is toxic. That may be true to differing degrees ... Problems with detoxification form one of the roots of illness--and signify one of the core systems in the body that must be working well for you to be healthy. If you feel lousy, it's likely you're toxic. It is important to understand why we are toxic and how we can detoxify. I will explain how you can detoxify a little later, but first I want to tell you about where toxins come from and how we are overloaded. To understand toxicity, you must understand the concept of "total load." Total load is the total amount of stressors on your system at any one time--it's like what happens when a glass fills over with water. It takes a certain amount of water to fill the glass and then, after a certain point, you put more in and it overflows. When our detoxification system is overwhelmed, it gets overloaded. That's when we start developing symptoms and getting sick, but it may take years of accumulated stress and toxins to get to that point. Here are some, but not all, of the factors that can contribute to your total toxic load: • Exposure to heavy metals like mercury and lead, petrochemicals, residues, pesticides, and fertilizers.

• Food allergies, environmental allergies, molds, and toxins from molds.

• Eating a standard American diet.

• Mental, emotional, and spiritual toxins -- isolation, loneliness, anger, jealousy, and hostility, all of which translate into toxins in our system. • Medications can sometimes be toxins. Often we need medications, but the reality is that most of us are overmedicated and use medications to treat problems for which there are better solutions, such as lifestyle and diet. • Internal toxins--things like bacteria, fungus, and yeast inside our gut as well as hormonal and metabolic toxins that we need to eliminate. That's a lot of toxins for our bodies to manage. You may wonder: Why aren't we all sick, given this incredible load of toxins? The answer is simple. It is because each of us is genetically and biochemically unique. Some of us are good at getting rid of toxins and waste, and others are not. I am not. That is why I developed chronic fatigue syndrome. I became overloaded with mercury and couldn't get rid of it because I am missing a gene for GSTM1--a critical detoxifying enzyme for mercury. But by learning to support my system and how to detoxify, I was able to cure myself of a seemingly incurable condition. What I learned is that there are five key steps to optimal detoxification. They are: 1. Identify and Get Rid of Toxins -- I listed the primary forms of toxic exposure above. Eliminating them is absolutely essential if you want to rebalance your detox system.

2. Fix Your Gut -- Gut imbalances are a key source of toxins for many.

3. Get Moving -- This help your blood and lymphatic circulation do its job.

4. Get Your Liver and Detox System Working -- If your detoxification system isn't working properly, this is a serious problem and needs to be addressed. A great place to start is the 10-step approach outlined below.

5. Detox Your Mind, Heart, and Spirit -- This is just as important as detoxing your body, and it's an area few of us ever think about as a source of toxins.To completely detoxify your body you need to work through each of these steps carefully, and that can take some time. But you can start today by following this simple 10-step plan.

10 Simple Steps to Enhance Detoxification;; Proper detoxification is so essential for health that you need to start enhancing your body's ability to detoxify today. Here is how to do it:

1. Drink Clean -- Drink plenty of clean water, at least eight to ten glasses of filtered water a day.

2. Eliminate Properly -- Keep your bowels moving, at least once or twice a day. And if you can't get going, then you need some help. This can include taking two tablespoons of ground flax seeds and taking acidophilus and extra magnesium citrate capsules. If you have any chronic diseases or problems, you have to be careful about taking supplements and should work with your doctor.

3. Eat Clean -- You should also eat organic produce and animal products to eliminate the toxins, hormones, and antibiotics in your food.

4. Eat Detoxifying Food -- You should eat 8 to 10 servings of colorful fruits and vegetables a day, particularly family of the cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, collards, kale, cabbage, Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi) and the garlic family (garlic and onions), which help increase sulfur in the body and help detoxification.

5. Minimize Drugs -- Avoid stimulants, sedatives, and drugs, such as caffeine and nicotine, and try to reduce alcohol intake.

6. Get Moving -- Exercise five days a week with focus on conditioning your cardiovascular system, strengthening exercises, and stretching exercises.

7. Avoid the White Menace -- This includes white flour and white sugar.

8. Sweat -- Sweat profusely at least three times a week, using a sauna, steam, or a detox bath.

9. Supplement -- Take a high-quality multivitamin and mineral supplement.

10. Relax -- Relax deeply every day to get your nervous system in a state of calm, rest, and relaxation. Simply following these steps will help to correct problems caused by toxicity, maximize your body's own detoxification capacity, and help you safely eliminate toxins stores in your body. Depending on your symptoms, genetic predispositions and environmental exposures, you may need different levels of nutrients and types of treatment, but this is an excellent way to get started on detoxification today. Remember, getting rid of toxins and learning how to optimize your detoxification system is essential for creating lifelong vibrant health. Now I'd like to hear from you... Why do you think we live in such a toxic world? Do you think the government should do more to regulate toxins? If so, what kind of legislation should be put in place to protect us? Have you suffered from toxic exposures? What were they and how did they make you feel? Do you have any other suggestions for detoxification? Please let me know your thoughts by leaving a comment below To your good health, Mark Hyman, MD practicing physician and founder of The UltraWellness Center is a pioneer in functional medicine. Dr. Hyman is now sharing the 7 ways to tap into your body's natural ability to heal itself.

As one physician friend finally admitted to me, all prescriptions drugs are essentially poisons to the human body; they sometimes have beneficial side-effects.  Dr. Hyman: there are a number of herbs in Nature's pharmacy that are capable of detoxifying almost anything, but your allopathic medical training keeps you from embracing this reality.  Truthfully, big pharma wants everyone (and every M.D.) addicted to their drugs alone. That is why they systematically try to disprove and destroy naturopathic medicine. They have done this for nearly sixty years.  Dr. Peter Janney (Licensed Psychologist & Naturopathic Consultant)

Here's another step:  STOP WATCHING TV, READING JUNK MEDIA AND BEING INFLUENCED BY CORPORATIONS.  Much of the "news" we absorb is stealth advertising. Think for yourself. Do your research. Question, question, question.  And let's trap the top leaders of Monsanto in a Super8 for a year and feed them

I was born in 1953. After Strontium 90 from nukes, lead from paint and gasoline, 100s of toxins from tobacco smoke, asbestos dust, etc., all these new toxins and potential carcinogens are kids' stuff, so to speak.

Well, they SEEM like kids' stuff, because they haven't been researched extensively enough, to establish the appropriate terrified response.  For instance, did you know that aspartame was once a CBW? They developed bombs made out of Nutra-Sweet, for use in Vietnam. True story...

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And because our Congress is bought, they will do absolutely NOTHING to stop the toxification of this planet. In a free-market capitalism gone rogue, to curtail the production and dissemination of these poisons would result in a huge outcry from the corporations that their individual "freedoms" were being destroyed.  The world is run by imbeciles.

Well the silicofluorides placed in much of our water supply are scrapped from the smokestacks of Florida phosphate fertilizer plants. If they weren't used to adulterate the water supply they would be considered industrial waste. So yes most people have toxic waste in their bodies. The deleterious health effects of fluoride have been extensively documented in, for instance, the 2006 National Academy of Sciences 500 page review on the topic. The full text is available on-line if you care to read it.   There’s also an interesting post over at the Health Journal Club that makes the case that people should just not eat anything that wasn’t a food 100 years ago. Gets rid of the aspartame, bleached GM flour, high fructose corn syrup garbage they try to pass off as food these days. If interested you can read on it here,  http://healthjournalclub.blogspot.com/

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is on the verge of granting Monsanto permission to market its genetically modified alfalfa, despite findings that show almost certain danger of the spread of modified genetic material to conventional and organic alfalfa crops.  The approval would present a huge threat to organic farmers and the integrity of the organic label. We need to act now to stop the USDA from making a colossal mistake.  The USDA is accepting public comments in the approval process, but only until February 16. Will you submit your comment urging the USDA to consider the impacts on organic farmers in its review of Monsanto's genetically modified crops? Just click here:  http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/monsanto_alfalfa/?r_by=7729-1450039-Wo3n2dx&rc=mailto1  Please, help to stop this!

Cap and trade explained in ten minutes http://www.wikio.com/video/2223377

Thank you for exposing the real truth as to why we need Cap and Trade.  The problem with the Cap and Trade legislation isn’t the underlying reason but the approach.  We are basing this legislation on a concept that is arguably affecting our Earth … Global Warming. Even though we have seen a Noble Prize, and an Oscar about Global Warming, that does not mean we need CAP and Trade legislation to stop this impending dome day’s situation. Global warming for some is still a debatable item. In fact in an Editorial in the Los Angeles Time dated 8-26-09 we can read that the US Chamber of Commerce is seeking a “Scopes monkey trial for the 21st century” appointing a judge to hear evidence on the question of does global warming endangers Americans’ health. Since then we have seen numerous editorials about Global Warming and Cap and Trade legislation needed because of Global Warming.  How do I feel about Global Warming and its affects? Don’t give a damn. It is all hot air and goes against the real truth. The real truth is as follows … I believe we have what I would call … Toxic Environment Syndrome or TES. I believe the approach to fight against TES should be similar to the way we might handle our own home environment. That is to say … we would not want our kids to play in a filthy toxic back yard, drink dirty toxic water, breathe polluted toxic air, swim in toxic or dirty water, and plant a garden in toxic soil … would we? I think not. Hence we need appropriate legislation to prevent TES the pollution of our air, land and seas. This is similar in fact to our military that protects us on land, on seas, and in the air.   In fact, if we can secure ourselves militarily in the air, on the land and on the seas and rivers, then why can’t we secure ourselves environmentally in the air, on the land, on the seas, rivers and lakes?  The Global Warming discussion and influence disappears when we have as a goal to remove the toxic influence in the three major environments that are Global in nature ... Air, Land, sea, rivers and lakes?  Sooooooooo, like the financial deregulation that lead to the bursting of the financial bubble thus leading to regulation, that to some seems extreme; we need to regulate the pollution of our air, land, seas, rivers, lakes and other consumables that effect our quality of life. Perhaps in this way Global Warming will slow down or disappear.

By the way, opponents to Cap and Trade along with proponents have not considered the impact on our economy our physical surroundings let alone our health as a result of Toxic Environment Syndrome TES. Go ahead and compare the costs. You can’t. There have been estimates that CAP and Trade may cost anywhere from less than $100 per family per year to as much as $3100 per family per year. Can you set a dollar value on time lost at work, jobs lost, and health consequences that were created by a toxic environment? Who can evaluate the costs with respect to the negative effects on students in the classrooms?   CAP and Trade costs are nothing in comparison to the costs due to illness, time off from work, increases in healthcare needs just to mention a few adversities.  http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rls=com.microsoft:*:IE-SearchBox&rlz=1I7GPEA_en&ei=r5sJS9_YLYnWsQOYm-HACQ&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&ved=0CA4QBSgA&q=toxic+environment&spell=1   The above link describes the affects of a Toxic Enviornment on humans and the World