I remember a number of years ago hearing that polar bears in Canada's
arctic region had been found to have traces of toxic chemicals in
them. If bears in remote regions of Canada are toxic, what about us
humans?
A new report released by Health Canada shows
that children as young as three years old have traces of lead in their
blood and bisphenol A (BPA) in their urine. The concentrations of lead
have decreased slightly from when we last tested the Canadian population
in 1978-1979. This is a positive sign, but lead in any amounts have
been shown to be detrimental to humans, especially growing children.
The levels of BPA are still high despite despite being
added to Canada's toxic substances list in Oct. 2010. BPA was detected
in a whopping 95% of Canadians ages 3 to 79. BPA found in the urine is
an indication of RECENT exposure.
Making some lifestyle
changes can have a meaningful impact on the levels of such toxins in
your system. Few patients or even other health care practitioners know
or realize how these toxins impact your health. Patients with multiple
chemical sensitivities, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc. can all
benefit from this. Here in my practice, we've tested the levels of
toxic chemicals such as phthalates, parabens, benzene, etc. in patients'
urine (environmental pollutants profile) and have instituted changes accordingly for each patient, kind of like an episode of Dateline I recently saw.
Please watch this Dateline episode
about "detoxing" or going "chemical free" and the difference it makes
to the reporter's urine samples and that of her young children. Quite
eye-opening.
Yours in Health,
Ian Koo, ND
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