A little less than half of Americans (45%) actively try to include organic foods in their diets, while 15% actively avoid them. More than a third (38%) say they “don’t think either way” about organic foods (Gallup July 2014).
There is still a concerning amount of people who live in a dangerously toxic state and are totally unaware of it. Did you know that before your first cup of coffee, you may use at least ten personal care products each day? The toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, makeup, soaps, and other products we routinely use expose us to at least 100 different chemicals.
Many diseases are related to diet and lifestyle, but many are also caused by a buildup of toxins that overwhelm the body’s systems. Exposure to these toxins can lead chronic illnesses and emotional problems such as feelings of depression and anxiety.
The organic movement and environmental issues are not new, yet there still exists about half the population that either downplays or denies the dangerous effects that common products, made with these toxins, have on our bodies. What motivates some individuals that make a switch to an organic, toxic free lifestyle and why do some ignore it? Consider the following quotes from Mt. Sinai and the National Research Council.
Over eighty-thousand chemicals have been developed since World War II, and seventy-five percent of the top twenty chemicals that are set into the environment are known or suspected to be toxic to the developing human brain.
Every year, between 2000 and 3000 new chemicals are registered by the EPA and added to the 75000 chemicals and millions of mixtures already in use. Most are not carefully studied for health effects and only a handful have been thoroughly evaluated for neurotoxic effects.
Did you know that of the tens of thousands of chemicals, we are exposed to every day, scientists estimate that we carry approximately 700 contaminants in our body. There is a limit to what the body can handle without adverse reactions.
Scientists have already concluded that fetal and early childhood exposure to industrial chemicals in the environment lead to neurological developmental disorders, autism, attention deficit, and mental retardation. (Toxic Children How US Babies Became Born Pre-polluted).
In 1987, Autism was estimated to be 1 in 10,000 children. Today it is 1 in 68.
In the report “In Harm’s Way”, conducted by Physicians for Social Responsibility, found that it is estimated that nearly 17 percent of children under 18, in the US, suffer from one or more learning, behavioral or developmental disorders. These disabilities are clearly the result of complex interactions combining genetics, environmental and social factors during vulnerable periods of development.
The reason toxic exposure is important – is that it is a PREVENTABLE cause of harm.
People suffering from illness are desperate for help and all too often, the root of their issues is unknown. Therapists and health practitioners see individuals with many of these symptoms every day. Often these clients are referred to doctors or psychiatrists, who prescribe medications that, in essence, mask the symptom without getting to the core of the dis-ease. Often these prescriptions create other health problems and side effects, or as some people state, are not really that helpful. There may be a better solution.
We need to move beyond diagnosing symptoms and get to the root of the problem or, in a perfect world, the problems would be prevented in the first place.
We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.
Albert Einstein
CONSIDER:
What if, by eliminating toxins and making wiser personal choices in the products we make, we could begin to heal our bodies from dis-ease?
What if, by making wiser choices, people can begin to be in control of their health?
What if, by making healthy choices, an individual might begin to experience greater physical and mental wellbeing?
What if the choices that people were making in their diets, personal care and home cleaning products were contributg to, if not causing, depression, anxiety, emotional disturbances, ADHD, anger, behavioral problems in themselves and/or their families?
What if, by starting at the foundation, perhaps all the other things we do in therapy will also have a lasting effect instead of sending the person back out into a sick/toxic environment?
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