Maurice Pierce September 18, 2024
● Our clothing and bedding also contribute to a toxic lifestyle. Synthetic fiber is a plastic produced entirely in a laboratory from petroleum byproducts. Sixty percent of the fibers that are used to make our clothing and bedding are made of synthetic fiber.
Synthetic fibers are known by several names: polyester, nylon, acrylic to name a few. They are cheap to produce and buy. That’s why synthetic fibers account for most of the global textile market. Make no mistake about it, synthetic clothes and bedding are toxic.
The toxic substances contained in synthetic fiber may break down in hot weather and then be absorbed through our skin. Once in the blood, they can act as endocrine disruptors. Every time you take your clothes and bedding to the laundry, fiber detaches from them, enters the waste water and is released into the environment.
These fibers are non-biodegradable, so it’s another source of microplastic pollution. Basically, any fiber that’s not cotton, wool, leather, hemp, silk, bamboo and linen (made from the flax plant) is synthetic. When possible, go organic with cotton, bamboo, hemp and linen. Wool, leather and silk are naturally organic.
Organic fibers are grown without the use of toxic pesticides, herbicides, fungicides and chemical fertilizers. They are not processed with any other toxic substances and must be colored with non-toxic dyes. Try to buy organic clothing and bedding with the GOTS or OEKO-TEX certification when possible.
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Maurice Pierce September 3, 2024
● Toxic food additives and environmental pollutants usually accumulate in fat cells after entering the body. As a result, fat cells prevent toxins from building up in our organs. An obese or overweight person may end up storing an excessive amount of toxins over decades.
Low-intensity exercise encourages the body to use stored fat as an energy source. It allows the body to efficiently use oxygen to convert fat into usable energy and promotes fat as the primary fuel source. When fat is converted to energy, the process can also release previously stored toxins within those fat cells back into your bloodstream.
That said, breakdown of fats via low-intensity exercise is a gradual process. Thereby helping the body expel stored toxins without overwhelming the system via the liver, kidneys, digestive system, skin and lungs. This differs from high-intensity exercise, which relies more on carbohydrates due to the faster release they provide. Carbohydrates not only require less oxygen than fats to be converted into a usable fuel source, but they can also be converted without the presence of oxygen.
At lower intensities, there is sufficient oxygen available for fat oxidation, which is the process of breaking down fat for energy. Sustained low-intensity workouts at a comfortable pace typically last for at least 30 minutes, but can extend to an hour or more. Elliptical training machines (aka cross-trainers) offer a low-intensity workout.
Our bodies are well-equipped to handle most toxicants in very small doses. So, if we take our time burning fat, the human body will detoxify and heal itself as we lose weight.
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Maurice Pierce August 15, 2024
● The toxic heavy metals that represent a major health concern are arsenic, lead and mercury. Studies indicate that these metals can cause a variety of health problems ranging from skin lesions to DNA damage – abnormal changes to the makeup of one’s gene(s). Toxic heavy metal exposure has risen dramatically as a result of their increased use in industrial, agricultural, medicinal, and household products.
After ingesting organic or inorganic arsenic, a person may feel sick in as little as 30 minutes. After ingesting or inhaling lead, it can stay in the body for about 1–2 months before causing health problems. After ingesting, inhaling or absorbing mercury through the skin, it can stay in the blood for weeks or months before causing health problems.
Toxic heavy metal exposure via air and water pollution, food, LSI drugs and personal care products is likely to happen to everyone. That said, detoxication can significantly reduce toxic heavy metals from entering our body.
IMO, detoxication involves:
Exposure reduction – stop applying and consuming all cosmetics, ultra-processed food and most medications.
Oxidative stress reduction – the banning of said metal pollutants from being used in agriculture (go organic) and from their disposal via wastewater that is directly released into our environment’s ecosystem.
Ion exchange filters – a purification and separation process that removes toxic heavy metals from your drinking water.
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