Eliminating Toxins That You Are Able to Control

Toxins in the body are a major health hazard, and it is a problem not only found in the industrial world. Hardly any place on earth is a safe haven, and so much of our emphasis on a healthy body now centers on removing these toxins. To be proactive and eliminate as many of these chemicals as we can before they enter our body is a far better approach to better health.

Some of the toxins we are exposed to are external, such as air pollution or pollutants in groundwater from agricultural fertilizers and insecticides. With the exception of moving, which isn't always feasible, there perhaps isn't a lot we can do. But we can concentrate on those toxins that we have control over, and when a person is healthy they should be able to handle some pollutants, as long as the body doesn't become totally overburdened.

But the ones we can control are a part of many of the household products we use on a regular basis, and many of the chemicals used in these products have never been fully tested for safety. If you use plastic water bottles, plastic milk bottles, plastic plates and utensils you can microwave, and canned foods and soda cans that are lined with plastic, you could be adding to your toxicity. These are just a few of the areas that you have to be aware of.

If these are a few areas to avoid, what are some of the things we can do to be proactive:

1. Cleaning products. Use only those that are natural in the home.

2. Storing food. Stop using plastic, and start using glass containers.

3. Organic food. There has been a lot of discussion on the merits of eating organic foods, and there is no easy solution. But using organic produce will reduce the exposure to fertilizers and pesticides.

4. Eat raw, fresh produce. In conjunction with number 3, the quicker the food can go from the farm to the table, the better. The more that food is processed, the more it loses in nutrition value, and the additives in processed foods add to the work the body will have to do to eliminate them from the system.

5. Farm fish versus wild. Salmon and other fatty fish are very good additions to your diet, but most of these fish are not caught in the wild. When you can, opt for the wild caught. There is PCB contamination in much of the fish that is farm-fed. Although much of it can be reduced by not eating the skin and fat that is cooked out, you will never be able to eliminate it all.

6. Filter your water. To be safe, always filter your drinking water.

7. Prescription and over-the-counter drugs. Drugs are chemicals, and they will leave residue in your body over time. Limit them as much as possible.

Obviously you're not going to totally eliminate your exposure to toxins completely, and you don't have to live in a bubble to survive. The body is amazingly resilient, and it's our job to help it as much as we can.

By eliminating toxins before they get into our system is a better way than having to detoxify our body for better health. Read more about it on our website liverissues.com/. Rich Carroll is a writer and health enthusiast living in Chicago.

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