The Kidney and Liver are the most important waste management organs in the human body. The kidney works so hard at filtering and cleansing contaminants and toxins from the blood stream that it can lose most of its functioning capacity before the body starts to show signs and symptoms of a problem. The kidneys are [...]
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Liver Detox The liver is the body’s most important tool for cleansing the body of unwanted toxins and waste. The liver is also a warehouse and factory of vitamins, amino acids, proteins, fat and glucose. Two different phases of detoxification are performed in the liver. The liver works with other digestive organs like the gallbladder. [...]
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Detoxification is the process of purging toxins from our body. This process can be done regardless of when the exposure has taken place, it could have been yesterday or ten years ago. The body has defense mechanisms to purge toxins from the body and does so every day. Examples of detoxification can be as simple [...]
Over the weekend my wife and I helped my parents strip walpaper in their living room and dining room. Thankfully, the larger living room was done quickly and easily with sponges and putty knives in about an hour and 20 minutes. Dreadfully, the smaller dining room was a nightmare and we had to resort to [...]
Let me give you an example of an enzyme that is very important to our health, nitric oxide. Nitric oxide can be inactivated by even low level lead exposure. Where do you get lead exposure from? Well if you live in an old house or older city you have the potential for exposure to lead [...]
This week we have been discussing the top Hazardous Substances and what sources they come from. Today we are going to talk about how metals that build up in your body can affect your health. Metal toxicity has vast effects on our body and can have serious consequences on your health. Lets look at the [...]
In yesterday’s post I listed the Top 20 Hazardous Substances as recognized by the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry. You are probably thinking, “ok these items are toxic, I will stay away from them, thanks for the health tip.” Well, good luck with that! Let’s look at Aluminum as an example of a [...]
Since we are already in October (how does that happen?) I thought we could talk about a scary topic, heavy metal toxins. The list below is pulled from the Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry. There are a lot of scary things out there in the world, and four of the top 10 Hazardous [...]
