Here we are studying the source of Toxins entering into our body, the havoc they are causing and the remedial measures.

Toxin, is nothing but a poisonous substance, especially protein, that is produced by living organisms, capable of causing disease, if introduced into the body tissues. It is produced by certain animals, some higher plants and pathogenic bacteria.

Toxin, in the body can lead to constant physical and mental stress sleep difficulties and constant body and joint pains.

Primarily, as all of us have to eat to be alive - the point of entry of toxin into our body is through the food and our food habits. All of us are aware that the food as we consume today is not ,what it was, for our forefathers.

Because of the gap between production of food grains and their ultimate consumption, chemical preservatives are put to enhance their shelf life.

In a typical modern diet, the synthetic chemicals entering our bodies is approximately a staggering figure of 50,000 different chemicals: food additives, pesticides, herbicides, drugs, household and industrial chemicals (Source: Robert Buist, Ph.D “Food chemical sensitivity”)

PESTICIDES ENTRY POINT

In order to safeguard our precious crops all over the globe, approximately two and half million tons of industrial pesticides are used each year to suppress or destroy a bewildering variety of organisms which are harmful to our human race.

Here is the list of their routes:

Insecticides, used for kiing insects,

Herbicides which destroy unwanted vegetation and weeds.

Fungicides protect seeds against soil fungi.

Bactericides .which control dangerous bacteria.

Virucides which suppress viruses.

Nematicides whichn control nematodes(roundworms)

Miticides kill mites and ticks.

Rodenticides which control rodents.

Dr Hanley states that herbicides and pesticides usage has not made any overall difference in the percentage of crops destruction which is at constant 37%.

The pesticides, whether they kill pests or not, are certainly playing havoc in the lives of human beings.

Chronic health problems they have created are a four fold increase of early-onset of neurological problems Parkinson’s disease, shortened attention span, memory disorders. and reduced co-ordination.

Also reproductive problems like miscarriages, reduced infant development, birth defects, depression and finally cancer. Mild to moderate pesticide poisoning mimics intrinsic asthma, bronchitis, and gastroenteritis.

Next let us turn our attention to clean toxins,

But instead of lamenting about the toxic effects of these chemicals on our bodies, we can study deeply and think about supporting our bodies’ defense mechanism by addition of detoxifying agents on the one side and elimination of the chemical agents.

Supplementing our diets with digestive enzymes improves digestion, which helps our natural detoxifying systems do a better job of eliminating waste build up.