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system may result in malfunctioning or serious degeneration of the system.
You might have experienced this occurrence with the mechanics of your car.
Every so often you need to change the oil, air filter, etc. in order to keep
the system clean so the car will run more efficiently and last longer. That
is why when your car’s engine needs repair, the mechanic first cleans the
engine before any attempt to fix it. It is always easier to repair a clean
system than a polluted one. If you are not successful in fixing a polluted
system, you are never sure if it is the system that has not been fixed, or
if it is the pollution that is causing the problem. Every working system, as the result of normal functioning, produces pollution. Some of the pollutants that are produced within the living systems are eliminated through processes naturally built in the system. But, no living system has the ability to rid itself totally from all of the naturally produced or foreign pollutants. As a result, the system can slowly produce and accumulate pollutants to a point of self-destruction. The human body is no different than any other system. It has excellent built-in mechanisms to cleanse itself from all kinds of pollutants, but the system is not perfect. The advancements in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, biology, etc… have definitely made substantial contributions to the health and well being of mankind. However, with the advancement of science and industrialization, numerous foreign and toxic chemicals have been produced and released in the living environments. These foreign chemicals to the human system are known as “xenobiotics”. Xenobiotics also include over the counter and prescription drugs. Numerous research scientists have demonstrated that xenobiotics are among the major causes of a great number of acute and chronic health problems that have become widespread in the Western Societies in recent decades. These compounds, if not cleared from the system, can interfere with normal biological processes and become hazardous to one's health. The accumulation of these toxic substances in the body may produce a variety of distressful symptoms or medical conditions. The poor nutritional habits in the Western world due to the limited number of healthy food ingredients being used in the daily diet, and a variety of other factors related to industrialization has increased the number of allergy problems by ten fold within the last few decades. Most of the symptoms produced as the result of the accumulation of toxins are very similar to allergies. Mild toxicities and food allergies will produce very discomforting symptoms such as poor digestion, gas, bloating, heartburn, headaches, fatigue, chronic mild infections, hormone imbalances, etc. Page 2 cont: Click Here
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