CHEMICALS ARE HARMFUL
Chemicals are more prevalent and overused than ever, and their harmful effects on our bodies are underestimated. These chemicals come from continuous crops, fertilizers, medications, packaged/processed foods, synthetic vitamins, and daily products we use on our bodies to name a few. Everyday our bodies are bombarded with chemicals, ingested in foods and drinks, absorbed through our skin, and breathed in through our airways.
The problems are:
1. Most people are not aware of the negative effects of chemicals, especially the long term. Think of it this way, if you are exposed to chemicals one time and never again, they may still be trapped in your cells causing problems. Now we face a more constant exposure to chemicals, and this may be the cause of your body's imbalance. Chemicals can interfere with any gland or organ, and they may be the cause of your fatigue, hormone problems or overeating. This is the critical WHY portion that drives me in my practice. I understand people have this or that, but going further with finding out why your adrenals, pituitary, thyroid or liver function less in your body. The testing I do to assist us in discovering these answers means that we are not guessing or making the problem worse. My intention is not to give a nutritional product to cover up a symptom, it is to find the source and remove it naturally so the body can finally begin to heal and learn to cleanse naturally at a higher capacity once again.
2. Most people are unaware of the sources of chemicals. What I find clinically is many health issues have a connection to a chemical poisoning. Sometimes the problem stems from a high dose of a certain chemical, or most commonly it is a continual exposure or ingesting of too many unnatural chemicals. The level of toxicity in each person's body is dependent on the body's ability to remove naturally the toxic chemicals (detoxification), and the degree of exposure to specific chemicals and toxins.
Simply put, for your understanding, this is how chemical poisoning occurs in a human body. There is overwhelm - levels of chemical substances enter the body at a rate higher than the body can get rid of them. Think of one day's worth: shampoo, conditioner, hair products, toothpaste, mouthwash, preservatives or dyes from packaged or fast food breakfast "food", commercial coffee, lotions, skincare, aftershave, make-up, nail polish, hair dye, medications, detergents in your clothes, and by the way this is the first hour of your day! See list of Most Common Sources of Toxic Chemicals and Heavy Metals in Your Life for other common sources of harmful chemicals.
Overwhelm also occurs from powerful high doses of toxins, some occupational. Even exhaust fumes can be toxic enough to send someone into a debilitating migraine or seizure. Our bodies are weakened due to several factors, such as surgeries, illnesses, toxicities from heavy metals or immune challenges, physical or emotional stress. Now add almost perpetual chemical exposure, and the toxic substances will be stored in the areas of your body weakened by your lifestyle. This is why I insist on a muscle testing approach, because each person is different as to where imbalances occur and what the toxins are. If someone takes a "Guess Cleanse", they can make their body much worse.
The bottom line is that the types and amounts of chemicals that our bodies are ingesting and storing are not made for our bodies, nor do they serve a purpose in our bodies. Most chemicals like saccharin have been shown to be cancer-causing agents in rats. While other countries have banned this specific chemical for this reason, our country still allows it. Another chemical is formaldehyde, which is released as a by-product in your body if you drink diet pop. It is also released from new building materials in your home, and is contained in many vaccines (flu vaccine), and fingernail polish. Check your toothpaste, your chewing gum, and everything you have in your possession. Start asking questions and do research as you decide to choose natural and organic products.
Many chemicals have estrogen-like properties, and they clearly interfere with the body's normal physiology and biochemistry. Therefore, when you have a hormonal imbalance, realize it may be coming from the products you have been using for years! They are possibly affecting your glands creating a hormonal imbalance. I hope you see where this is going. Unfortunately, long term effects of many chemicals are unknown, but just know they are not helping your body heal.
Clinically I have found that chemicals have an affinity for the endocrine system, which is the "hormonal" system with which most women struggle, as well as joints, muscles and the nervous system. Chemicals can be anywhere in the body, and they usually are. These are just common patterns that I see in my practice, and with specific cleansing, a hormonal battle or frustration can begin to ease, and the body can once again start to heal and improve function.
My Recommended Solution to Chemical Poisoning is:
1. First, come in and receive the nutritional muscle testing to see if you have chemical poisoning; through this non-invasive approach, we can identify what chemicals you have and where they are in your body.
2. Second, I will give you a specific cleanse that is muscle-tested to meet your body's needs so that you not only cleanse and flush, but also restore your body's natural ability to detoxify so you do not need to rely on continual cleansing from products.
3. Third, learn about your routines and products you use. Minimize your exposure and switch to natural products, and I can coach you on those.
4. Then your body can heal and function at a higher level.
NOTE ON HEAVY METALS
Heavy metals such as lead, aluminum, mercury, arsenic, and nickel are other highly common stressors, which enter into our system from many sources, such as vaccines, dental fillings and braces, make-up, cookware, water, and treated wood. Heavy metals are just as prevalent as chemicals, they interrupt the nervous system circuits, create deficiencies in the body, block receptors on the cells that should be attracting and responding to hormones, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. For example, if someone has leg cramps due to a deficiency of magnesium and other minerals due to heavy metal overload, supplementing with calcium and magnesium is a band-aid approach, removing the heavy metals is the cause of the deficiency, and that is the goal of what I do. Heavy Metal Poisoning is similar in the way chemicals react in our bodies; I work with detoxing and clearing metals similar to chemicals, and that is why they are included in this section.