Toxic Chemicals – What Are We Doing To Our Kids?

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Stress and mental health issues are a big part of modern society.

Toxic chemicals are now found everywhere. We cannot escape them and even though we know they are a danger to our health, more and more are produced. According to the Environment Working Group most of the toxins which are detrimental to our health are found in our food supply.

Meals are now eaten on the run, often prepacked and microwaved. Fast food is the norm. Our appetite for quick fixes far outweighs our desire for nutritionally complete food.

These days unless you eat organic produce the only ingredients you can guarantee to get in your food will be a mixture of fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides, preservatives, colourings, flavourings, growth hormones, anti-biotics and toxic chemicals from the packaging. They build up an unnatural cocktail inside us, unquestionably dangerous, potentially deadly.

Is it any wonder we worry for our long term health.

Serious illnesses such as cancer and heart disease are on the increase. Depression and suicide are rife. Crime and violence triggered by alcohol and drug abuse is common place and people are afraid to go out alone in many areas especially when darkness falls.

Many children suffer challenging behaviour most of which can be attributed to their diet. How many do you know who have a change in personality after they’ve eaten highly coloured, sweetened or flavoured food and drink?

Sweets and sugary drinks are often sufficient to trigger hyperactivity so what do we do? Instead of removing them from the diet we drug our children to calm them down.

What has happened to us?

We can’t turn back the clock and undo the progress already made. We wouldn’t want to but we can choose to reduce the toxic load which the food and personal care industries have planted on us, often without our knowledge.

Did you realise the personal and skin care industry can use up to 10,500 highly unregulated synthetic chemicals in their products, none of which have ever been tested for long term health effects either individually or in combination? Do you even care?

If you don’t, you should. If not for yourself then for your children. After all, something is happening to them and it appears they need all the help they can get!

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