Sources of Toxicity
• Chemical
Pollutants
• Heavy
Metals
• Pesticides
• Drugs
• Alcohol
• Cigarettes
– including second hand
• Food
Additives
• Normal
Metabolic Processes
• Dysbiosis
– growth of the wrong bacteria, yeast or fungus in the body
Symptoms of Toxicity
• Fatigue
• Low
Mood
• Brain
Fog
• Balance
Problems
• Poor
Memory
• Headaches
• Tremors
• Allergies
• Wheezing
• Anxiety
• Chemical
Sensitivity
• Blood
Sugar Issues
• Painful
Joints and/or Muscles
• Autoimmunity
• Fertility
Difficulties
• Chronic
Infections
• Difficulty
Concentrating
• Adverse
Medication Reactions
Diseases That Can Be Related to Toxicity
- Neurological – Autism, Epilepsy, ADHD, Depression, Anxiety, Migraines, Headache
- Cardiovascular Disease – Coronary Artery Disease, Cholesterol Abnormalities (elevated total or LDL), Stroke risk
- General – Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Obesity,
- Hormonal – Thyroid Dysfunction, Fertility Issues, Blood Sugar Issues, Adrenal Dysfunction. Immune
- Related – Allergies, Asthma, Immuno-suppression (Shingles, Fungal infections), Autoimmune Diseases (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Hashimoto’s thyroid disease)
Resources on Toxicity
• www.ewg.org – Environmental Working Group and
site of “body burden” and “skin deep”
• http://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/
- National Library of Medicine’s household products database
• Achieving
Victory in a Toxic World – Mark Schauss
• Clean,
Green and Lean – Walter Crinnion
• Our
Stolen Future – Theo Colburn
