Mildly Toxic?
I took this test to find out how toxic I was. Mildly toxic was the verdict although I do my best to avoid all things synthetic in our environment.
This got me thinking, I work as a health professional, have access to top quality products and information and pride myself on practicing what I preach. Most of my friends and colleagues think I’m pretty full on in my approach to diet and lifestyle but I’m still exposed to a lot of poisons on a daily basis.
The fact of the matter is that we are all being assaulted by chemicals every day. Even taking a shower exposes us to chlorine, fluoride and other poisons in municipal water supplies, petrochemical residues in our soaps and shampoos, and aluminum in deodorants and toothpastes. And we call that cleaning ourselves.
Our bodies are incredible. Their ability to throw off these poisons amazes me but today, man-made chemicals are taking a toll. It has been postulated that over 90 percent of modern illness are diet and lifestyle related- the result of toxins in food, our homes and environment.
But that can be good news. You have the power to change your life, to make positive changes that not only enhance longevity but the quality of your life, your energy and your environment. A Detox program once or twice a year provides our body with the tools and inner support to spring clean itself and provide a platform for ongoing and increasing health. And this test helped me pin point a couple of positive changes I can make too.
Paul Harper
Filed under: environment, detox, health, active aging, bodrum, toxins, city living, lifestyle, food, diet, positivity, chemicals on January 28th, 2008
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