Is Your House a Toxic Swamp?

New research shows that common chemicals thought to be relatively
harmless actually cause measurable brain and liver damage when combined
with stress. These are everyday household chemicals, too, like DEET
(used in mosquito repellants). Put simply, if you are exposed to these
chemicals but living a stress-free, harmonious life, you won’t suffer
brain or liver damage. But combine these chemicals with daily stress,
and the result is “widespread cellular damage.”

So far, the research has only been done in rats, but it’s not an
unreasonable leap to extrapolate this to humans. Stress has long been
known to be the “big killer” and a causative factor in heart disease,
hypertension, back pain and many other disorders. The mind/body
connection is powerful: the experiences of your mind impact your
physical health. What’s interesting about this research, however, is
that it shows how ordinary “harmless” household chemicals are
transformed into highly toxic substances through stress. In other words:
stress may make even lose-dose exposure to chemicals extremely dangerous
to your health.

There’s a lot to be said about the toxins and chemicals people are
exposed to on a daily basis. The average household is a toxic swamp, and
the average American bathes themselves (literally) in highly toxic
chemicals. The morning routine, for most people, is filled with exposure
to dangerous toxins: there’s chlorine in the shower water, toxic
fragrance chemicals in their shampoo and soap, toxic fluoride in their
toothpaste, toxic inhalants in the hair spray, toxic aluminum in their
deodorant, toxic food ingredients like aspartame in their mouthwash,
toxic solvents in their aftershave, toxic substances in their cosmetic
products, and toxic fragrance chemicals in their cologne or perfume.

And if that isn’t enough, most people pack on a highly toxic breakfast
containing cancer-causing sodium nitrite in their bacon,
diabetes-causing white flour in pancakes or waffles, and
obesity-promoting high fructose corn syrup in their breakfast cereals or
syrups. That’s not to mention the nerve system poison (caffeine) found
in the morning cup of coffee, nor the asthma-promoting glass of cow’s
milk.

Individually, any one of these chemicals may not pose much of a health
threat. But combine them and you get a whole new chemical cocktail. Then
add in the stress of the morning commute and you have a recipe for a
health crisis… which is exactly what we’re seeing today.

Practically every working person in the country loads up on toxic
chemicals every morning, then rushes off to a highly stressful
environment. Is it any surprise, then, that we are seeing alarming
increases in chronic diseases like diabetes, heart disease, and cancer?
Perhaps part of the answer can be found in the levels of stress we all
seem to subject ourselves to on a daily basis.

This brings me to the Big Three health themes. These are the three
things every person must balance if they wish to experience optimum
levels of health and happiness (because mental health is not possible
without physical health). They are: 1) Nutrition. 2) Physical fitness.
3) Avoidance of stress. Manage to score well in all three areas, and
you’ll be healthy and happy for decades to come. But fall short in just
one area, and your physical and mental health will suffer greatly.

But make no mistake: mastering these three areas takes a significant
amount of time and determination. A person could easily dedicate three
hours a day just to keep up with these areas. It’s not easy, and there’s
no magic bullet, but the result is vibrant health so rare that your
family and friends will wonder how on earth you’ve achieved it! Buzz
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Original source:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2004/02/040227071523.htm