Toxic agents: #5 Cause of Death
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The category of toxic agents includes inorganic chemicals (such as heavy metals), organic toxins, biological toxins, pharmaceutical drugs as well radiation. These exist in the air we breath, water we drink and food we consume. All the following may result in death that could potentially have been prevented. The problem is that often we aren’t aware that we are slowly being poisoned until years later, when the effects are irreversible (a good example would be led poisoning).
- Heavy metals: this category includes substances such as mercury and lead.
- Other inorganic chemicals: includes substances such as asbestos, hydrofluoric acid, and chlorine gas.
- Pharmaceutical drugs: this includes drug overdoses
- Organic toxins: this includes organic materials such cyanide and pesticides.
- Biological toxins: this includes toxins from living creatures (i.e. snake venom, amphibian venom, bee sting, bee venom, spider venom, etc) as well as other organic sources (i.e. mushroom poisoning).
- Radiation: specifically, radiation poisoning.
Effects of toxins
It may be surprising, but different individuals have different thresholds to various toxins. Toxins may cause:
- Major/minor damage to specific organs (i.e. skin, lungs, reproductive organs, nervous system, cardiovascular system, etc). This could manifest itself in a variety of ways, for example, in the case of damage to the nervous system, it would lead to neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s disease or Alzheimer’s disease).
- Allergies
- Chronic viral infections
- Hormonal imbalances
- Chronic fatigue
- Compromised immune systems
- Cancer (through carcinogens)
- Death
Some suggestions on how to avoid toxins
- Consume organic products and free-range organic foods. These are more likely to be safe. Also, try to avoid processed foods and artificial sweeteners and MSG.
- Aim to use only natural cleaning products at home (to avoid chemicals).
- Aim to avoid artificial air fresheners, fabric softeners or other synthetic fragrances as they can pollute the air you breath.
- Test your tap water for contaminants: if any are found, get a water filter for every faucet in your house that you may drink from (even showers, for example).
- Try and avoid eat fish which is often contaminated with mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, go for high quality purified fish.
- If you have many metallic fillings, try and get them replaced as they are a source of mercury that seeps into your body. It’s important your dentist is familiar with the process how to do so safely.
- Boost your immune system: as stated in other pages, having a healthy immune system may ward off the effects of many of the toxins even though you’ll still be affected (i.e. if you suffer from mercury poisoning, you may not feel fatigue which is a common side effect, if you have a healthy immune system).
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Tags: allergies, Alzheimer's disease, Cancer, Chemicals, Chronic viral infections, Death, Heavy Metals, Parkinson's disease, Radiation, Toxic agents, Toxins
