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Toxins in our Air/Water/Food
The CDC states that Americans have an average body burden of 212 toxins stored in their tissues and fat. At least 85% of all cancers are directly caused by a toxic insult to the body.
Reproduction and Fertility
Toxins are able to mimic natural hormones in the body. They can inhabit cell membrane receptor sites, blocking normal hormonal responses. BPA can affect male fertility, by reducing sperm motility. Endocrine disrupting toxins can alter testosterone and estrogen, even for a baby in the womb.
Fatigue
Heavy metals and other toxins can interfere with normal metabolic activity. For example, Mercury can interfere with the binding sites for Magnesium, disrupting ATP (adenosine triphosphate) from creating energy.
Obesity/Weight Issues
The body stores heavy metals and other industrial chemicals in fat cells. A chemical messenger around toxin-filled fat cells say to the body “take these last”, causing more difficulty losing weight.
Diabetes
Pregnant women who eat Nitrate Processed Red Meats cause a 4x higher incidence in Type 1 Diabetes in their children. Studies show it increases the risk for Type 2 Diabetes in Mom too.
Genes
Your baby’s genetic makeup is set at conception. And the genetic material your baby will pass on to his or her children is also set in their ovaries or testes, in the first few weeks of their gestational life.
Epi-Genetics
Genes produce thousands of epigenetic expressions that are affected in utero by the body burden of toxins from the mother, and her nutritional status that she passes on to her child. Epi-Genetic changes can be passed on for 4 generations, at least.
Pregnancy and Diet
You have 9 months to grow the healthiest child you can. This is the only time in their life, you can absolutely control what your child eats.
Breast Feeding
While Breast milk commonly contains toxins, especially POP’s (Persistent Organic Pollutants, such as PCB’s) and Heavy Metals (mercury). It still is ABSOLUTELY the very best way to feed your baby in their first year of life.
YOU need to Detox!