7 Simple Ways To Detox Your Diet And Your Home

Nobody knows just how much of a risk toxins in our food really pose. Most of the associations between chemical exposures and disease are just that -- associations. But we're exposed to dozens, if not hundreds, of chemicals, and the effects of some multiple exposures may be more than the sum of their parts, say experts. Or, in some cases, they might cancel each other out.

What's more, toxins get into our bodies through more than just food. We are exposed to them through our carpets, lawn chemicals; even our clothing. Check out these seven toxins you can avoid in your diet, and get simple solutions for minimizing these chemicals and toxins in your diet and life.

 

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Comments

[pepper1311]

08:29 AM on 10/24/2011

Jobs was a Vegan since a teenager, diagnosised with cancer,tried detox, healers and put off surgery for nine months. He had a curable cancer, now dead from not using science... Ironic or just stupid

[MexiChick67]

04:13 AM on 10/24/2011

So many people are scared to give up their teflon pans. I got rid of mine over 10 years ago. My husband found it the hardest, but now we cook using only stainless steal and iron. It has worked well. The trick is cooking with lower heat (which should be done with teflon, since high temperatures releases toxins) and soak the cookware in sudsy water.

[Elizabeth-Swigar]

09:12 PM on 10/23/2011

Thank you for the link to the summary - that's a good supplement to this.

[cynthiabaileymd]

02:06 PM on 10/23/2011

This is a nice and concise article with great visuals to bring home the points. Another way to frame the goal of healthy eating is to emphasize what's ideal and safe, which in my opinion is a diet weighted heavily towards organic fresh fruits and veggies. Add dried beans and whole grains. Eat only a tiny bit of healthy plant based oils that are organic and minimally processed. Those animal based foods eaten should be organic and/or naturally raised and processed with the intent of minimizing chemicals ('toxins'). Processed and package foods are treats, not the staple of a healthy diet and they create 'negative health points' that need to be nullified with lots of healthy foods. And always think about what you cook in and store your food and water in, it's easy to figure out where the bad chemicals might be now that we're hip to plastics and Teflon.

Patients often ask me for my vitamin/supplement recommendation for healthy skin and there just is no 'dietary bypass';skin shows, and its status often reflects a person's general health status overall. We are what we eat and you've given a helpful 'heads up' on what to avoid. The key dietary recommendations that I use to guide my patients are summarized in this article: http://www.drbaileyskincare.com/blog/vitamins-for-healthy-skin/

[PatA]

12:20 PM on 10/23/2011

"Eat a balanced diet with plenty of fruit, vegetables and grains to avoid too much exposure from any given source (e.g., meat, dairy)."

And of course, you mean fruit, vegetables and grains that haven't been polluted by chemicals.