In this industrialized world that we live in we are constantly
exposed to a multitude of toxic substances. The U.S. government has la
list of the top 10 hazardous substances;
1. Arsenic
2. Mercury
3.Vinyl Chloride
4. Polychllorinated Biphenylls
5. Benzene
6. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
7. Cadmium
8. Benzopyrene
9. Fluoranthene
10. Benzofluoranthene
Would you consider testing your body for these top 10 hazardous substances?
Even if you did decide to find out what the levels are, you will definitely continue to be exposed.
The question is whether there is an environmental risk to your health, and if so, who will be affected.
Ultimately we will all be exposed to mercury and all of the ten top toxic substances, there is no escape.
The legal system is ineffective in identifying or preventing the sub clinical developmental toxic effects.
In this country the majority of substances enter the commercial market
without any legally required testing. Once substances are suspected of
being harmful, the regulatory agency has to prove the risks or harmful
effects and their causes, this has become increasingly difficult to
prove.
Therefore,
the concern is not if you will be exposed but rather how will you respond to the exposure. The research literature is finding that
our response is not dependent on the quantity of dose or exposure for a reaction to occur.
The reaction will be based on your immune/chemical tolerance. What this
means is that depending on the health and integrity of your immune
system and the body’s barriers (your gut, your blood/brain barrier, your
lungs)
will determine whether these substances will create symptoms and deteriorate your health. The health of these barriers and ultimately the integrity of your immune system can be deteriorated by several factors;
a. Chronic Stress
b. Intestinal Permeability (Leaky Gut Syndrome)
c. Infections
d. Chronic Inflammation
e. Poor Sleep
f. Malnutrition
One or more of these factors can lead to a loss of chemical tolerance
which leads to the loss of immune tolerance which will express itself
as the development of auto-immune disease.
In today’s world we are seeing a
unique pattern of illness
that involves chemically exposed groups of people in more than a dozen
countries, who report multi-system symptoms and develop new chemical,
food, and drug intolerances. These groups of people share very
little in common except for an initial chemical exposure now known as
“Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance”(TILT). TILT has the potential of
explaining certain cases of asthma, migraine headaches, and depression,
as well as chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and “Gulf War
Syndrome”. This response evolves in two stages:
a.Onset of symptoms due to a profound breakdown in prior, natural tolerance.
b.Triggering of immune response by small quantities of
previously tolerated chemicals (gasoline, fragrances, exhaust), foods,
drugs, and food/drug combinations.
Will everyone have the same response to environmental exposure?
The answer is a definitely NO!
Exposure is NOT the ONLY issue; one has to consider the individual’s immune-chemical tolerance.
Currently alternative medicine is following an antiquated model for dealing with this crucial and ever growing toxic load.
1st Order heavy metal or environmental testing.
2nd Use chelating agents (DMSA, DMPS, EDTA) to clear the person with aggressive detoxification programs.
3rd Blame adverse reactions on the detoxification process and ignore the immune tolerance.
These are not only ineffective but also dangerous to an already
immune compromised person. Current research shows that chelating
treatments only lead to redistribution of metals to the brain and liver.
Causing toxic effects to these organs. Chelation also leads to
interference with the metabolism of essential minerals.
In cases where people are being exposed to chemicals and heavy metals
for long periods of time, the integrity of the immune-chemical
tolerance must be taken into account first and foremost.
Metal toxicity leads to loss of immune tolerance, which produces
chemicals that cause oxidative stress; this is thought to be one of the
main contributing factors. Use of antioxidants is vital to restore
immune regulation.
Glutathione is one of the most powerful and important anti-oxidants
the body makes to protect your cells intra-cellularly and in the blood
stream. Glutathione gets depleted with exposure to toxins.
Glutathione has the following protective effects;
a.Immune Modulator
b.Antioxidant
c.Required for Liver Detoxification
d.Protects the mitochondria in each cell
The body’s ability to have glutathione available in its usable form
at all times is necessary to reduce symptoms of toxic exposure and
ensure that we maintain our immune-chemical tolerance or are able to
restore it when lost. I strongly recommend the use of a product called
Glutathione Recycler, which provides all the necessary compounds to
optimize glutathione availability.
What can we do to reduce the chances of becoming ill from the exposure to toxic substances?
1.Reduce your exposure wherever possible.
2.Take Glutathione Recycler
3.Heal any leaky gut, lung barrier, or blood/brain barrier issues.
4.Counter chronic exposure to stress
5.Get proper sleep
6.Take Vit D3
7.Take Nitric Balance to increase concentration of Nitric Oxide
8.Maintain blood sugar balanced
