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"They do not remove toxic gases, chloroform, phenols, THMs, some pesticides, and low-molecular-weight organic compounds. When combined with an activated carbon filtration system, however, they can remove the entire spectrum of impurities from the drinking water, including organic and inorganic chemicals. Many RO units now have pre- and post-filters to take care of any residual impurities that the RO unit does not remove. In RO, the water to be filtered is forced through a semi-permeable membrane by the moving elements from more-concentrated to less-concentrated solutions." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"Some environmental toxins that we absorb are pesticides, heavy metals and pollution. A popular revision of the old proverb is "We are what we eat and don't excrete." Some colon hydrotherapists administer colonics using distilled water mixed with probiotics to flush out the intestinal tract. This is a helpful temporary solution for constipation. It is not suited to those with diverticulitis or the elderly. Aloe Vera Juice Aloe Vera juice is very healing to the lining of the gastrointestinal tract." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Without a healthy gut flora, we can fall prey to outside offenders such as parasites, viruses, fungi and environmental toxins (such as pesticides, heavy metals and pollution). In utero, children acquire their intestinal flora from their mother. Neonates also acquire part of their healthy gastrointestinal flora from breastfeeding. Often newborns or breast-feeding mothers are required to take antibiotics that strip the healthy flora of the gastrointestinal system. This creates an imbalance of the good and bad bacteria in the gut if not properly replenished with probiotics." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.) "Chemical Trespass: pesticides in Our Bodies and Corporate Accountability, Pesticide Action Network North America, May, 2004. www.panna.org Shinghal, J.N. Quick Bedside Prescriber. New Delhi: B. Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd., 1998. Thom, Dick. Coping With Food Intolerance, Fourth Edition. New York: Sterling Publishing Company Inc., 2002. Tyler, M.L., Pointers to the Common Remedies. New Delhi: B. Jain Publishers Pvt Ltd., 1993. Ullman, Dana. The Homeopathic Revolution; Why Famous People and Cultural Heroes Choose Homeopathy. Berkeley, California: North Atlantic Books, 2007." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"It also earns its place on the twenty-first-century desert island for its protection against environmental stressors like pesticides and toxins. And finally, its immune-enhancing properties make vitamin C one of the most useful nutrients for maintaining good health. Vitamin C and the Immune System Despite conventional wisdom to the contrary, quite a bit of controversy exists over whether vitamin C protects against colds." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"This allows the body to focus on healing rather than forcing it to engage its already battered immune system in battles with chemical additives and pesticides. Changing your diet greatly reduces your risk of developing cancer. Diet also plays a critical role in bringing about a permanent remission if cancer has already occurred. In an estimated 60% or more of all malignant cancers, diet plays a leading role in its onset. An anti-cancer diet can effectively cut your cancer risk by two-thirds. The most successful cancer-preventing diet is still the vegetarian model." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.) "The carcinogenic grease of refined and overheated fats and oils, coloring agents, chemical additives, preservatives, pesticides, and all such unnatural substances, ends up plastering the cells' membranes with impenetrable layers of gunk. This does not even include the billions of poison-filled nutritional supplements Americans consume each day, as if they were real food. Just think of how many vitamin pills the average American swallows day after day, year after year—pills that are loaded with binders, fillers, artificial colors, aspartame, or other deadly sweeteners, to name just a few." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Pesticides are another environmental factor of which to be aware. pesticides are generally built around hormones that will affect either the male or female of the species. The data showing they can cause cancer, especially breast cancer, is so strong that the dean of a well-known Ivy League medical school has declared that they are carcinogenic. WHAT YOU CAN DO Take some commonsense precautions, such as the following: • Wash your fruits and vegetables. A small amount of dishwashing liquid in cold water works fine. Let them soak a few minutes, swishing them around, then rinse." - James Scala Ph.D., 20 Natural Ways to Reduce the Risk of Prostate Cancer : A Mind-Body Approach to Health and Well-Being (Get the book.)

"Given the fact that soybeans are grown on farms that use toxic, cancer-producing pesticides and herbicides—and many are from genetically engineered plants —increasing evidence suggests soy is a major health hazard. With a few exceptions, such as miso, tempeh and other carefully fermented soy products, soy is not suitable for human consumption. Eating soy, soy milk, and regular tofu increases risks of serious health conditions. In addition, soy is a common food allergen." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"Despite such danger signals, in the United States we apply greater quantities of pesticides, such as the weed killer atrazine, to suburban tracts than to agricultural land. Just think back again to Becky, who pulled into her suburban driveway just as the lawn company was pulling away after spraying the crab-grass and dandelions. Throughout Becky's day, we can trace chemical triggers that tax her immune system and those of her children. As Becky and her children prepare to cross the street in the morning, they are blasted with microparticle bursts of exhaust from a diesel bus, then a truck." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "During the five days in which children ate an organic diet there was a "dramatic and immediate" drop in their levels of pesticides, going as low as zero during the organic food phase. Pesticide levels increased five- or sixfold—and in some cases substantially more—when children began to eat a nonorganic diet again. Remember to also wash all fruits and vegetables well—even organic ones—before you eat them. According to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, produce accounts for 12 percent of all food-borne illnesses—a number that has been on the rise of late." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.) "A combination of chemical exposures in the five-town area includes those from pesticides, fertilizers, zinc smelting, heavy industrial manufacturing, unexploded weapons stored at a now defunct army depot, and toxic waste sites housing city sludge transported to the area from Chicago. Likewise, a heightened incidence of lupus in a small African-American community in Georgia has been attributed to environmental pollutants from industrial sources. In a four-year study of Choctaw Native Americans in southeastern Oklahoma, researchers found a higher than average occurrence of scleroderma." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"Environmental chemicals such as mercury and lead, many prescription drugs such as Dilantin and Accutane, recreational drugs including cocaine and alcohol, and even some illnesses including rubella, diabetes, and herpes are all potentially teratogenic agents and able to cause loss of a pregnancy, birth defects, or pregnancy complications. pesticides and other contaminants found in the environment (including our food and water) can disrupt the hormonal and chromosomal cycles, leading to breaks in the DNA and a wide range of deformities and abnormalities in all animal species, including humans." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Note: See Chapter 5 on how about harmful radiation, pesticides and heavy metal poisoning. What has Gum Disease to do With It? When researchers looked at data collected between 1986 and 2002, they found that men with gum disease had a 63 percent higher chance of getting pancreatic cancer, even if they'd never smoked. Scientists are not exactly sure why gum disease and cancer are linked, but some theorize gum disease can increase inflammation that can be spread throughout the body." - Andreas Moritz, Cancer Is Not A Disease - It's A Survival Mechanism (Get the book.)

"By eating as many of your vegetables as possible in an organic form, you cut down on your intake of pesticides that may also mimic estrogen. Use seasonings such as turmeric (curcumin) that protect against environmental carcinogens, decrease inflammation, and increase bile secretion. Ginger is helpful with many types of inflammation—and helps with liver detoxification. Adding a tablespoon of soaked and ground milk thistle seeds each day can also help with liver function. Grind a tablespoon of fresh flaxseeds and place on cereals or salads." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Heavy metals, pesticides, herbicides, and a total of 70,000 chemicals are used commercially in the U.S., according to the EPA. Sixty-five thousand of these chemicals are considered hazardous to our health. The Environmental Defense Council reports that more than four billion pounds of toxic chemical are released into the environment each year. Although there is not a lot of data available, it does suggest that the heavy metals, especially arsenic, mercury, cadmium and lead, interfere with the specific function of insulin and the insulin receptors." - Gabriel Cousens, There Is a Cure for Diabetes: The Tree of Life 21-Day+ Program (Get the book.)

"You also can grow your own garden vegetables without pesticides or fertilizers or participate in community-sponsored agriculture (www.eatwild.com): you buy a share in a local organic farm before the growing season, then pick up your allotment of fresh produce weekly as you move through the harvests. Many organic farms also raise organic chickens, turkeys, and larger livestock. You can buy eggs from these farms and butcher your own meat. APPENDIX B The Right Vitamin D Tests If you decide to get tested, work with your physician on your game plan." - James Dowd and Diane Stafford, The Vitamin D Cure (Get the book.)

"PCBs PCBs are commercially produced compounds that have long been applied to oils, hydraulic fluids, paints, pesticides, electrical equipment, and other everyday items in our world. Although PCB manufacture has been banned in most nations—including the United States, where Congress regulated PCB production in 1977—they continue to be persistent pollutants in the environment, especially in urban areas. As with the other tip-of-the-iceberg compounds, PCBs are more destructive to the cognitive development of brains in childhood." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.) "While all of our brains are vulnerable to the toxic effects of industrial chemicals such as lead, methylmercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), arsenic, and pesticides, those most susceptible to exposure to these noxious chemicals are children, from the prenatal stage onward. The development of the human brain in utero is an extremely fragile process, as the placenta is not an effective shield against environmental pollutants and the blood-brain barrier (which protects an adult brain from environmental insults) is not completely formed until the beginning of the third trimester." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"But imagine if you learned that the chocolates you bought or received were laced with rat poison, or that the flowers were heavily laden with toxic pesticides. Would you still eat the chocolates or inhale the aroma of the flowers, much less encourage your loved one to do so? But lovers give bottles of toxic chemicals to each other as signs of their affection yearly." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "For instance, lanolin, which is derived from sheep's wool and is used on babies' skin and the nipples of nursing mothers, is commonly contaminated by DDT-like carcinogenic pesticides. The presence of hidden carcinogens is unrecognized even by most chemists, toxicologists, and cancer prevention experts, let alone consumers. Hidden carcinogenic ingredients you should be aware of fall into three major groups: 1. Contaminants: Carcinogenic ingredients found hiding in otherwise non-carcinogenic ingredients. 2." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.) "Carcinogens in cosmetics and personal care products pose greater cancer risks than food contaminated with carcinogenic pesticides and other industrial carcinogens because chemicals taken in by the mouth are absorbed by the intestines and pass into venous blood, which is then taken to the liver. Once inside this organ, carcinogens can be detoxified to varying degrees by enzymes before they reach the rest of the body. Carcinogens absorbed through the skin, in striking contrast, bypass the liver and enter blood circulation—and body organs ?without this protection." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Presbyterian Hunger Program. pesticides. Food and Faith. http://www.pcusa.org/pcusa/wmd/hunger/food/pesticides.htm 3 Health! Canada Magazine. Cancer: What's your risk? http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/feature/magazine/200i°04/cancer.htm 4 Passwater RA. Cancer and Its Nutritional Therapies. New Canaan, CT: Keats Publishing, Inc., 1978. 5 Quillin P, Williams RM (eds.) Adjuvant Nutrition in Cancer Treatment. Arlington Heights, IL: Cancer Treatment Research Foundation, 1993:55-79. 6 Moss RW. Cancer Therapy: The Independent Consumers Guide to Non-Toxic Treatment and Prevention." - Dr. Abram Hoffer, MD, FRCP (C) and Dr. Harold D. Foster, PhD, Feel Better, Live Longer with Vitamin B-3 (Get the book.)

"The effects of this may not appear until much later in life; a 1989 report by the Natural Resources Defense Council concluded that a high percentage of preschool children are likely to develop cancer in later life as a result of consumption of fruits and vegetables commonly contaminated by some eight carcinogenic pesticides (4). Despite a widespread recognition of this greater cancer risk to children, common cosmetics and personal care products, even those aimed at children, still contain toxic ingredients." - Samuel S. Epstein, Randall Fitzgerald, Toxic Beauty: How Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Endanger Your Health . . . And What You Can Do about It (Get the book.)

"Evidence has been mounting that exposure to metals, solvents, and pesticides present in our environment can cause severe clinical neurode-velopmental damage and may be contributing to the prevalence of learning disabilities, sensory deficits, developmental delays, cerebral palsy, autism, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity disorder, and premature brain aging." - Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George, The Myth of Alzheimer's: What You Aren't Being Told About Today's Most Dreaded Diagnosis (Get the book.)

"Supplementing with fish oils should be done with purified fish oil supplements, which can reduce or practically eliminate exposure to mercury, PCBs, dioxins, and pesticides. Due to how we have contaminated our ocean waters and the wildlife that inhabits these waters, high-quality fish oils supplements may in fact be a safer alternative to fish in food form and enable us to gain the benefits of omega-3s while reducing the risk of toxicity." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Foreign germs, parasites and other pathogens invariably commingle amid the 530,000 acres of almond trees stretching from Bakersfield to Red Bluff Aggravating matters are evolving strains of a virus, rampant overuse of pesticides and some freaky new mites. One of the tightest mutualisms known in nature is that between figs and wasps. Certain types of wasps spend most of their lives inside figs: they are born, grow up and mate inside the self-contained fig universe. When the female wasp has been impregnated by a male, she flies out, bearing pollen on her body." - Adam Leith Gollne, The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Adventure, Commerce and Obsession (Get the book.)

"New pesticides were being introduced to boost crop yields, prolong the shelf life of produce, keep lice, fleas, roaches, and termites out of the home, and zap dandelions from the lawn. Ingenious new chemicals were starting to be employed to help manufacture everything Americans demanded to make their lives easier, simpler, and more luxurious—from plastics to hair shampoo, detergents, brake linings, carpet pads, cold creams, dry cleaning fluid, foam cushions, paint strippers, household cleansers and bleaches, and bigger, grander cars." - Donna Jackson Nakazawa, The Autoimmune Epidemic (Get the book.)

"It is grown in nutrient-depleted soils,46 artificially supported with petrochemical fertilizers, protected by pesticides and herbicides, and is genetically designed to fit in boxes, be transported over long distances, and stay "fresh" for a long time.47 The highly processed, nutrient-poor foods that are sold to us do exactly the opposite of enriching us. They turn off the right genes, turn on the wrong ones, and send your system into chaos. They are literally a trigger for the loaded gun." - Mark Hyman MD, The UltraMind Solution: Fix Your Broken Brain by Healing Your Body First (Get the book.)

"The average diet further adds to our toxic load through refined sugars, additives, preservatives, and exposure to pesticides. Eating closer to nature—choosing organically grown foods and high-quality sources of proteins and other nutrients—will support our bodies'detoxification processes. Supplements can support your detox program and your path to vibrant health." - Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith, The Detox Strategy: Vibrant Health in 5 Easy Steps (Get the book.)

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