Topic for May. 30. ( Tue )

[Alex !]

What is Body Burden .

Every day we are bombarded with toxic compounds. The air we breathe, water we drink, food we eat, and even the homes we live in — all have some level of toxic contamination. It’s just the unavoidable nature of our industrialized world; there’s almost no safe haven. You can’t eliminate every point of exposure but you can reduce and control it. And by reducing your exposure to toxins, you’ll help reduce the effect they have on your hEarth.

Body burden is a term that refers to the total accumulation of toxins in your body. This can include anything from dangerous metals like lead or mercury, to pesticides, unsafe food additives, or fluoride — just to name a scant few.

Certainly your body has self-cleansing mechanisms, but if you expose yourself to more toxins than your body can eliminate, they will accumulate in your fatty tissue and organs. The greater the accumulation, the greater the stresses on your health.

Everyday products like plastic containers and even children’s toys can be tainted with any one of over 80,000 chemicals. Very few of these chemicals have been safety tested and almost all were given rubber stamp approval with no consideration for potential health effects.

In the “Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals,” the CDC reported that the average person in the United States has at least 212 chemicals in their blood and urine. [1] Seemingly innocuous substances like non-stick coating, fire retardants, baby products, and plastic food containers all contain some level of chemical contaminants that contribute to body burden. When you consider the fact that you’re nearly always in contact with something, it’s clear how accumulation happens.

Reducing your body burden requires an active approach. The ubiquity of toxins in the environment — the environment known as nature as well as your personal environment — requires you to be awake and actively defend yourself. Be smart about what you allow into your life. Equip your home with water and air purification devices. Consider routine colon, liver, and kidney cleanses. A comprehensive approach is the best strategy to reducing the accumulation of toxins in your body.

1. Pull the plug. Get rid of air fresheners, plug-ins, and other scented products in your home, car, and school. 86 percent of air fresheners tested contain phthalates, chemicals that are “known to interfere with production of the male hormone, testosterone, and have been associated with reproductive abnormalities.”

These chemicals will not be on the product’s ingredient label, as they can be legally hidden under the term “fragrance,” or “parfum” (along with hundreds of other harmful chemicals). Many scented products contain a slew of toxic chemicals besides phthalates. Instead of using synthetically fragranced products, look for ones that are scented with pure essential oils and/or made with enzymes that break apart malodors rather than masking them with harmful chemicals.

2. Can the triclosan. Triclosan is the active ingredient in many products advertised as “antibacterial.”
Beware, this antibacterial chemical is also showing up in kitchenware, toys, clothing, toothbrushes, and furniture.
Be sure the hand sanitizers and soaps in your child’s classroom at school and deodorants and toothpastes at home do not contain triclosan.
Look for soaps and products made with pure essential oils known for their potent antibacterial properties, such as tea tree, neem, lemon, lime, “Italian everlasting” (heliachrysm), peppermint, eucalyptus, rosemary, thyme, and clove.

3. Chuck the chemical cleaners. They many also contribute to indoor air pollution, are poisonous if ingested, and can be harmful if inhaled or touched. Some cleaners are among the most toxic products found in the home. Cleaning ingredients vary in the type of health hazard they pose. Some cause acute, or immediate, hazards such as skin or respiratory irritation, watery eyes, or chemical burns, while others are associated with chronic, or long-term, effects such as cancer.” Is this what we want in our classrooms? Again, check out cleaning products with enzymes and essential oils as a safe, effective alternative.

4. Ditch the detergent! Children are rolling on, soaking in, and inhaling harmful chemicals in their clothes, pajamas, and sheets. Laundry detergent.
The commercials would have us thinking we’re wrapping ourselves in clean mountain air or the fresh scent of wildflowers, but in reality we are wrapping ourselves in a toxic blanket of chemicals.” In addition to synthetic fragrances, conventional detergents are chock-full of toxic chemicals like phenols and surfactants. Stick to natural cleaning methods instead.

5. Dump the DEET! Early fall finds children exposed daily to mosquitoes, especially after class on the sports fields. It’s important to keep the bugs at bay—just be sure to avoid harmful DEET in your choice of bug spray. DEET is a powerful mosquito repellent, but has been known to cause asthma attacks, seizures, and even death.
DEET could also interfere with your nervous system. Keep it away from your kids (and yourself) and go the natural route instead. Did you know that lemon eucalyptus oil is registered with the Environmental Protection Agency as an effective bug repellent, and catnip is shown in a university study to repel mosquitoes 10 times more effectively than DEET? Keep your sprays chemical free!

6. Repel the rays! UVA rays are present all year long! End of summer does not mean time to put away the sunscreen. Avoid “active” sunscreen chemicals that contain hormone damagers and free-radical creators like oxybenzone and octinoxate; Use a non-nanoparticle sunscreen that doesn’t rely on harmful chemicals. Check out this amazing video on the importance of sunscreen, and then choose a mineral-based sunscreen with no harmful chemicals and lots of organic botanical ingredients.

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Topic for May. 28. ( Tue )--->Topic for May. 30. ( Tue )

[Alex !]

Thank you Chulho.
I've corrected it you've pointed out.