Toxic Chemicals in the Home

We all know how dangerous toxins can be to our health and well being.  Sadly, your body may be a toxic waste dump and you don’t even realise it.  Eighty thousand toxic chemicals have been released since the industrial revolution and few of them have been tested to find out the effect they have on our health; or how long they remain in our environment.  The average newborn baby has up to 287 known toxins in their umbilical cord blood.  Can you imagine how many toxins we are therefore exposed to during our lifetime.  It is vitally important that we regularly detoxify our bodies to stay on top of the onslaught of these chemicals as we are simply not designed to handle the amount we are exposed to.

Here are a few common symptoms of toxicity:

Fatigue, muscle and joint aches, sinus problems, bloating and gas, constipation/diarrhoea, foul smelling stools, heart burn, insomnia, dark circles under the eyes, rashes, inability to lose weight, anxiety and so much more.

So how do you detoxify?

Remember the tortoise and the hare.  Detoxifying needs to be done slowly and carefully so as not to overwhelm your body and put more of a burden upon it.  Simply things like:

1.    1½ litres minimum of clean fresh water daily.

2.     Avoid gluten, dairy, sugar and yeast to repair you gut for when you start to clean out your liver.  Rushing a liver detox with an inflamed, leaky bowel is a recipe for disaster. 

3.    Take regular infrared saunas to assist you to sweat it out slowly.

4.    Throw away all the toxic cleanser you use in your home.   Young Living has some amazing cleaning products especially Thieves.

5.    Quit smoking.

6.    Cut right back on your alcohol. Have a completely alcohol free month.

7.    Walk daily in a park – not along a busy road where you are breathing in even more toxins.  Every weekend take on a long walk in the country.  If short on time climb Mt Lofty and make your lungs breathe in the fresh air provided by the canopy of trees.

8.    Have a regular massage to get your lymphatics clearing the toxins from the tissues.

9.    Get a minimum of 8 hours sleep every night as our body does most of our detoxification during sleep.

10. Eat organic food.

11. Place indoor plants in your home as they have been proven to remove toxins from the atmosphere.

12. Make an appointment at The House of Healing to establish the level of toxins and the stress on each of your organs. We will also organise a suitable product to clean out your liver slowly and gently. Remember the tortoise………

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) recently released a list of high-priority chemicals which may be found in our homes. Here are the top 10.

1. Asbestos

This is a carcinogen, found in automobile brake pads and clutches, vinyl tiles, and roofing materials. News reports have recently revealed that asbestos is still being used legally in Australian building materials.

2. PERC - Perchloroethylene or Tetrachlorethylene

This is a potential carcinogen with links to numerous cancers. It is used in dry-cleaning fluids, water repellents, paint removers, printing inks, glues, sealants, polishes and lubricants.

3. Phthalates

Also called plasticisers, this group of chemicals is linked to reproductive harm and early puberty in girls. They are found in PVC, plastic wraps, toys, vinyl flooring, adhesives, detergents, lubricating oils, automotive plastics, garden hoses, blood storage containers, medical tubing, plastic clothes like raincoats and personal-care products including soaps, shampoos, hair sprays and nail polishes.

4. BPA - bisphenol A

Used in the lining of food cans, plastic food containers, tetra packs, plastic and baby bottles, plastic dinnerware and cash register receipts, BPA is carcinogenic and an endocrine disrupter with links to infertility, development risks and diabetes.

5. Chlorinated phosphate fire retardants

With links to possible brain and nerve damage, these chemicals are found in upholstered furniture, foam cushions, infant car seats and insulation.

6. TBBPA - Tetrabromobisphenol A

TBBPA is a flame retardant with potential carcinogen and endocrine disruption properties. It is found in electronic equipment, auto parts and appliances.

7. Brominated phthalate fire retardants

Found in polyurethane foam for furniture and baby products, these chemicals are linked to developmental toxicity.

8. I-Bromopropane - IBP or n-propyl bromide

This is found in degreasers and cleaners, spray adhesives, aerosol cleaners, spot removers, coin cleaners, paintable mould release, automotive refrigerant flushes and lubricants. It may have adverse development and reproductive effects.

9. DEHA - Diethylhydroxylamine

This probable carcinogen is also linked to developmental toxicity and is found in plastic wrap and PVC plastic.

10. P-dichlorobenzene

This is mainly used in deodoriser blocks in domestic and public toilet facilities. It is also used as a domestic air freshener, in moth balls, and has some uses in the pharmaceutical industry. It is linked to liver and nerve damage. 

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When Pain Returns

Throughout our lives we have events that restrict us. Events that were emotionally charged, like losing a loved one, accidents or never living up to our parent’s expectations.

If these events are not complete, if the emotional charge is not released they will continue to use energy and restrict our lives.

Take the following story and while reading insert your version of events.

Father: Your father was hard on you to be your best creating a belief that “I’m not good enough”

Injury: You injure your knee at sports. There goes your dreams of playing professionally.

Running: You keep running any way through determination. Your knee doesn’t improve and it becomes the scapegoat for all your problems.

Family: Relationship tension through unmet expectations. You thought you would have had more by now. Your plans for your life are falling behind.

Boss: Your boss criticises your work.

Result: Neck Pain.

Your boss didn’t cause the neck pain you just went over the threshold of what the body can deal with.

Each event because it was not complete continues to use up a portion of your daily energy supply. For the sake of this story if 10% is allocated to each event 50% of your daily energy supply is continuing to be used to deal with the past.

With only 50% of your daily energy supply left the body and mind can’t grow or repair well.  What does that mean for you?

-        You can’t relax and don’t sleep well.

-        Simple illnesses happen often like colds or headaches.

-        The neck pain comes back every time there is a little extra stress.

-        When major stress occurs your health falls in a heap.

BodyTalk is an energy therapy that releases the past so you have maximum energy for the present. This allows you to heal those pains and be way under the threshold so that they don’t return.

Tricia Butler, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner.