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| Introduction |
| In an ideal world, all of us would enjoy perfect digestion and elimination. Whatever toxic materials we might ingest or absorb, our organs would neutralize and remove. Our systems would never be overwhelmed with material our bodies couldn't use, and we wouldn't store these wastes in our livers, fatty tissue and intestines. |
| But, alas, we do. Some of the toxins we absorb and retain come from our environment: cigarette smoke, air pollution and the countless chemicals we're exposed to; others we ingest in our food or the drugs we take. As, we consume increasing amounts of processed and packaged foods containing artificial colors, flavors, chemical preservatives and residues of agricultural chemicals, our exposure to substances our bodies cannot use increases. The most debilitating exposures are to chemical weapons used in war, chemotherapy and radiation treatments used in medicine, prescription drugs with adverse side effects, environmental pollutants, industrial toxins used on the job, agricultural hazards such as chemical pesticides and, in our homes, outgassing carpets or insulation materials. However, even rancid fats, refined table salt, white sugar and refined white flour can be a burden. |
| What are the signs of toxic overload? They range from the symptoms of poisoning to less acute conditions such as fatigue, headaches, allergies, bad breath, an unpleasant body odor, hay fever, chronic bronchial |
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