There are literally tons of toxic chemicals in the world—in consumer products, in your home, in your child’s school, in your workplace, in your community, and in the environment.

Each year almost 250 million tons of these chemicals are produced in the United States alone. This adds up to around 1600 pounds of chemicals—about 10 times your body weight if you weighed 160 pounds—for each of the 310.9 million people in the United States.

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As further research is done, scientists are finding that many household products we assumed to be safe, are actually toxic to some degree or another. A multitude of common symptoms such as headaches and depression can be related to exposure to household toxins. Insomnia, for example, is listed in toxicology books as a common symptom from exposure to the formaldehyde resin used on your bed-sheets to keep them wrinkle free. Yet, there is no regulation that requires this, or other health effects of formaldehyde, to be listed on the product label.

There is such a huge volume of toxic chemicals in the world today that there are far more than our bodies were designed to handle.  And the result is illness!

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From my vantage, toxic chemicals are not just a major contributor to ill health, they are the major contributor to ill health. They are so widespread and cause such havoc in a body, that toxic exposures should be one of the first things considered and handled as part of creating a good foundation of health. Today, more and more healthcare professionals agree.

       -Debra Lynn Dadd

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