Why Should We Detox?
A Comprehensive look at Human Detoxification
In this article we look at a conference to discuss human
detox held by world leaders in medicine and research to examine some of their
findings on the health of the human and the importance of detoxing. Several authors of popular books on chemical contamination,
environmental illness and drug abuse were present at the conference. These included (from left)
Joan Corbet-Dyne, contributing author to The Green Shalom Handbook; John Duff, co-author of The
Truth About Drugs and the upcoming Ending Addiction; Doris Rapp, M.D., author of several books
on environmental illness, including Allergies and the Hyperactive Child; Marion Moses, M.D.,
director of the Pesticide Education Center and author of Designer Poisons; and R. Michael
Wisner, co-author, with conference panelist David Steinman, of the recently published Living Healthy in
a Toxic World.
Dr. Shields began her remarks with a discussion of the extent of chemical proliferation,
observing that over four million man-made chemical compounds have been
identified since 1965. More than 70,000 compounds are in current production, with 6,000 new compounds identified each week.
In addition, at least 3,000 man-made chemicals are added to food. Added to this
are illicit drugs, over-the-counter pharmaceuticals
and prescription medicine. Many of these xenobiotics”—chemical
substances foreign to living organisms—accumulate in the human body. At least
400 foreign compounds have
been identified in human tissues. The National Human Adipose
Tissue Survey (NHATS), a program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
analyzes adipose (fat) tissues in cadavers from around the country. NHATS, 100
percent of Americans have xylene, styrene and other known carcinogens in their
fat. If xenobiotics were merely stored, inert, there might not be a problem.
However,
Dr. Shields related that there is ample evidence that they
can be “mobilized” and released from fat
stores. Even at low levels they can cause a variety of
mental and physical effects. Mobilization may occur as a result of fasting,
exercise, stress or heat. Moreover, toxicological evaluations of
individual toxic chemicals do not account for the fact that
there may be hundreds or even thousands of compounds and metabolites within the
adipose tissue of any given individual. These may interact, with wide-ranging effects.
Megan Shields, M.D. , Shelley Beckmann, Ph.D., Clark Carr
Panel discussion participants, William Marcus, Ph.D.,
D.A.B.T. , David Root, M.D., M.P.H.
Moderator, R. Michael Wisne Full Article available at http://www.detoxacademy.org/pdfs/overview_panel.pdf
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