
Industrial development has brought us many benefits, but simultaneously it has released thousands of toxins into the environment. In most cases, toxins have been released into the environment without knowing practically anything about them or how they can affect the functioning of our body.
In recent years, as a result of the devastating health consequences caused by toxins, governments have begun to develop regulations to reduce or limit their production. However, these regulations arrive late and do not regulate the hundreds of new toxins coming from the industry, which flood the environment yearly.
A study led by the Environmental Working Group of the United States, lasting 2 years and carried out in 5 independent laboratories in the United States, Canada and the Netherlands, found up to 232 toxic chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of 10 babies. This finding shows that even babies are strongly exposed to toxins even while in the womb.
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Classification of toxins
The following table serves as a guide for the functional doctor and patients interested in detecting which groups of toxins may be causing problems:

The main source of exposure to toxins is in food and water



In his book “The Toxin Solution”, Joseph Pizzorno mentions that 50% of the toxins that reach our body do so through water and food, which if not chosen properly is full of pesticides, herbicides, plasticizers and others. persistent pollutants.
«If you eat processed food and non-organic vegetables you already have a great reason to have an accumulation of toxins in your body»
For this reason, learning to eat clean and drink clean water are the 2 most important measures in any detoxification program. 50% of the remaining toxins come from multiple sources: the air we breathe, cosmetic and personal hygiene products, toiletries, construction materials, fabrics and other products in contact with our skin, medications, amalgams and a long etcetera.
In the next posts on this blog we will go into more detail about the toxins present in foods and how to reduce your exposure to them.
References
- https://www.ewg.org/research/pollution-minority-newborns
- Pizzorno, Joseph E.. The Toxin Solution. HarperCollins. Kindle Edition.
- Walter J. Crinnion, Joseph E. Pizzorno<br, Clinical Environmental Medicine: Identification and Natural Treatment of Diseases Caused by Common Pollutants</br