Toxicity and Detoxification with Far Infrared

Detoxification

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Toxicity in the Environment

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Toxicity in Consumer Goods

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Toxicity

Toxic exposure is unavoidable and exceeds the body's natural ability to remove toxic waste.

The EPA estimates over 70,0000 chemicals are used commercially for agriculture, building

materials and consumer goods.

3,000 chemicals are approved for use in our food directly.

Over 10,000 chemicals are used in food processing, preserving and storage.

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Toxicity From 1999-2004 the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found 219 different

chemicals in blood and urine; 75 were never seen before.

From, 2007-2008, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) research detected 287 chemicals

in the umbilical cord blood of newborns.

Of that total, 180 are known to cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain

and nervous system and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development.

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Toxicity In 2009 the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals was released.

The Fourth Report includes results for 75 chemicals measured for the first time in the U.S.

population.

These chemicals are in the following groups:

Acrylamide and glycidamide adducts

Arsenic species and metabolites

Environmental phenols, including bisphenol A and triclosan

Perchlorate

Perfluorinated chemicals polybrominated diphenyl ethers

Volatile organic compounds

Some additions to chemical groups previously measured

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Toxicity and Disease

Environmental toxicity continues to worsen with each generation.

The bioaccumulation of toxins has caused a new era of sickness, illness, and disease.

Columbia University School of Public Health reports that 95% of cancer is caused by diet and

the accumulation of toxins.

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Health Effects

Toxic Symptoms and Health Effects Physical symptoms: fatigue, headache, stress, joint and muscle pain, frequent colds and flu,

allergies, hormone imbalance, chemical sensitivity, cold hands and feet, psoriasis and other

skin conditions, insomnia, dark circles under the eyes, depression and anxiety.

Psychological symptoms: poor concentration, memory loss, mood changes, mental confusion,

brain fog and changes in behavior.

All of these toxic symptoms are directly associated with MCS, Chronic Fatigue, Lyme,

Diabetes, Obesity, Osteoporosis, Cancer and autoimmune diseases.

These diseases are direct results of living in a world overrun with toxins, chemicals, heavy

metals and environmental byproducts.

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Sources of Toxins Air Pollutants: Air Toxics

Over 187 hazardous air pollutants

Chemicals

Pesticides, Phthalates, DDT, hydrofluoric acids, chlorine, and compounds such as methyl alcohol,

medications, and poisons

Heavy metals

Mercury, Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, Copper, Aluminum, Chromium

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Air Pollutants

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Global Air Pollution

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Deaths From Air Pollution

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Air Pollution Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulates, or biological

materials that:

Cause discomfort, disease, or death to humans

Damage other living organisms such as food crops

Damage the natural or built environment.

Primary Pollutants produced by human activity include: Sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides,

carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulates, persistent free radicals, toxic

metals, chlorofluorocarbons, ammonia, odors, radioactive pollutants, peroxyacetyl nitrate,

benzene, perchlorethlyene, methylene

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Chemical Air Pollutants Chemicals include volatile organic chemicals, chemicals used as pesticides and herbicides,

inorganic chemicals, and radionuclides.

Many of these chemicals are used for a variety of purposes in the United States today.

Chemicals produced by human activity include: sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, carbon

monoxide, volatile organic compounds, particulates, persistent free radicals, toxic metals,

chlorofluorocarbons, ammonia, odors, radioactive pollutants, peroxyacetyl nitrate, benzene,

perchlorethlyene, methylene

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Chemical Air Pollutants

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Sources of Air Toxics Human-made sources, including mobile sources

Stationary sources

Indoor sources

"Major" sources are defined as sources that emit 10 tons per year of any of the listed toxic air

pollutants, or 25 tons per year of a mixture of air toxics. These sources may release air toxics

from equipment leaks, when materials are transferred from one location to another, or during

discharge through emission stacks or vents

“Area” sources emit less than 10 tons per year of a single air toxic, or less than 25 tons per

year of a combination of air toxics.

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Sources of Air Toxics

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Exposure to Air Toxics Breathing contaminated air

Eating contaminated food products, such as fish from contaminated waters; meat, milk, or

eggs from animals that fed on contaminated plants; and fruits and vegetables grown in

contaminated soil on which air toxics have been deposited.

Drinking water contaminated by toxic air pollutants.

Ingesting contaminated soil. Young children are especially vulnerable because they often

ingest soil from their hands or from objects they place in their mouths.

Touching (making skin contact with) contaminated soil, dust, or water (for example, during

recreational use of contaminated water bodies).

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Air Pollution and Health Risk Health risks are dependent on level of hazard and exposure

Less Serious

Skin rash, cough, headache nausea, dizziness

More Serious

Asthma, chronic bronchitis, kidney and liver damage

Most Serious

Cancer, nervous system damage, miscarriages, birth defects, and death

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Chemicals Chemicals compounds are present in the air, water, food, soil, dust, and consumer products

Currently, more than 300 environmental chemicals or their metabolites are measured in

human samples (e.g. urine, blood, serum, breast milk, and meconium).

Of the 70,000 chemicals being used commercially in the country, the EPA considers 65,000 of

them to be hazardous to your health.

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Chemicals Acetaldehyde

Sources: body metabolism of alcohol, wood stoves,

incinerators, smog, diesel exhaust, fungal infections

Effects:

DNA and chromosome damage

Binds to liver and other cells causing autoimmune responses

Upper respiratory irritation

Metabolic disruption

Lung damage

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Chemicals Benzenes

Sources: gasoline (auto exhaust & interiors, gas stations)

diesel exhaust, building materials, plastics,

polypropylene food containers, cooked foods, printers,

printed & copied paper, copy machines, incinerators,

tobacco smoke, wood smoke, marijuana smoke

Effects: bronchial, colon, and liver damage; leukemia; DNA damage; tumors including brain, liver,

stomach, lung; cardiac abnormalities, eye irritation, drowsiness, unconsciousness, no coordination,

heart attack

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Chemicals BHT (butylated hydroxy-toluene)

Sources: migration from polyethylene food packaging, additive in foods (cereals, fats, meats,

potatoes, cosmetics, others)

Effects: allergic reactions, possible cancer, possible kidney damage

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Chemicals Carbon Disulfide

Sources: solvents, dry-cleaning, painting, spray painting, glue work, varnishes, fumigation, cereal

mills, insecticide, manufacturing rayon, cellophane, carbon tetrachloride, vacuum tubes, volcanoes

Effects: peripheral nerve damage, emotional instability, insomnia, lessening of libido, affects nervous

system

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Chemicals Carbon Monoxide

Sources: wood smoke, tobacco smoke, auto and diesel exhaust

Effects: lung damage and irritation; carboxy-hemoglobin neutralizes blood oxygen transport

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Chemicals

Chlorobenzene Pesticides

DDT, lindane, heptachlor, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, chlordane, mirex

Sources: primarily used in industrial and chemical synthetic processes, chemical

intermediates in synthesis of dyes, pesticides, and other industrial products,

solvents for pesticides and auto parts degreasers

Acute Exposure: EPA has found chlorobenzene to potentially cause anesthetic effects and impaired

liver and kidney function from short-term exposures at levels above the MCL, paralysis

Chronic Exposure: Chlorobenzene has the potential to cause liver, kidney and central nervous system

damage from long-term exposure at levels above the MCL

Cancer Exposure: There is inadequate evidence to state whether or not chlorobenzene has the

potential to cause cancer from a lifetime exposure in drinking water.

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Chemicals Chloroform, Carbon Tetrachloride

Chloroform is used to make other chemicals and can also be formed in small

amounts when chlorine is added to water.

Sources: solvents, incinerators, groundwater

Effects: liver- lung- & enzyme damage, cancers, kidney damage, cardiac abnormalities, heart attack

Affected Organ Systems: Cardiovascular (Heart and Blood Vessels), Developmental (effects during

periods when organs are developing) , Hepatic (Liver), Neurological (Nervous System), Renal (Urinary

System or Kidneys), Reproductive (Producing Children)

Cancer Effects: Known as a human carcinogen

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Chemicals Chlorpyrifos

Chlorpyrifos is an insecticide that is a white crystal-like solid with a strong odor.

Sources: food residues; widely used home and agricultural pesticide, herbicide; active metabolite

found in urine of 5.8% of U.S population

Effects: peripheral nerve damage, autoimmune disease, antibiotic allergy, memory loss, multiple

chemical sensitivity, headaches, nausea, muscle cramps; effects are accelerated by other

organophosphate pesticides

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Chemicals DEHP (diethylhexyl phthalate)

Sources:

plasticizer for polyvinylchloride (PVC) and other polymers including rubber, cellulose and styrene,

vinyl blood bags: leaches into blood during storage

packaging materials and tubings used in the production of foods and beverages are polyvinyl chloride contaminated

with phthalic acid esters, primarily DEHP.

insect repellant formulations, cosmetics, rubbing alcohol, liquid soap, detergents, decorative inks, lacquers, munitions,

industrial and lubricating oils, and as pesticide carriers

Production of DEHP increased during the 1980s, from 251 million lbs in 1982 to over 286 million lbs. in

1986, with imports of 6 million lbs. In 1986, it was estimated that industries consumed DEHP as follows:

plasticizer for polyvinyl chloride, 95%; other uses, 5%.

Acute Effects: mild gastrointestinal disturbances, nausea, vertigo., lung irritation

Chronic Effects: damage to lungs, liver and testes; reproductive effects.

Cancer: There is evidence that DEHP causes cancer from lifetime exposure

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Chemicals Dioxins

Sources: environmental pollutants; contaminant in pesticides, herbicides; now worldwide in air,

water, meat, fish, human body (especially fat, liver); formed in incineration, electrical fires, wood

smoke, chemical reactions (possibly sewage sludge)

More than 90% of human exposure is through food, mainly meat and dairy products, fish and shellfish.

Many national authorities have programs in place to monitor the food supply.

Effects: can cause reproductive problems and genetic damage, vitamin A dysregulation, liver toxicity,

altered fat metabolism, chloracne (skin cysts, scarring) thymus atrophy, impaired resistance to

infection, breast cancer, nerve transmission damage, and cancer

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Chemicals Ethanol

Sources: glue, alcoholic beverages, alcohol, cologne spirit, ethanol, EtOH, grain alcohol

Exposure routes: inhalation, ingestion, skin and/or eye contact

Target organs: Eyes, skin, respiratory system, central nervous system, liver, blood, reproductive

system

Effects: fetal damage, developmental delay, neurologic damage, cirrhosis of liver, zinc and selenium

deficiencies; accelerates liver damage of chloroform, carbon tetrachloride, and nitrosamines;

interferes with body processing of styrene, xylene, toluene, methyl ethyl ketone, trichloroethylene,

benzene

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2010: A Year of Rapidly Changing Ethanol Trade Patterns In the United States, ethanol is primarily made from corn. In Brazil, the world’s second-largest ethanol producer, sugarcane is the primary feedstock. Together, the United States and Brazil account for approximately 88 percent of global ethanol production and trade.

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Chemicals Formaldehyde

Sources: solvents, printing, fabrics, mattresses, tobacco smoke, wood smoke, foam insulation, particle

board, press wood products, car and diesel exhaust, smog, groundwater, urea-formaldehyde foam

insulation (UFFI), durable press drapes, other textiles, foam insulation, and glues.

Classified as a known human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance) by the U.S. Environmental

Protection Agency.

Effects: lung damage, impaired memory & dexterity, immediate and delayed hypersensitivity

reactions; asthma, rhinitis; irritation of eyes and respiration, wheezing and coughing, fatigue, skin

rash, and nausea

Cancer: association between formaldehyde exposure and several cancers, including nasopharyngeal

cancer and leukemia.

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Formaldehyde Sources

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Indoor Concentration of Formaldehyde

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Measured and calculated indoor concentrations of formaldehyde and the air exchange rates in 8 houses. House 1 and 2 are wooden houses, House 3, 4 and 5 are light-gauge steel houses, while Houses 6, 7 and 8 are reinforced concrete buildings.

High emission rates of formaldehyde were observed from the cloth furniture and fixtures, such as curtains, sheets and carpets, while low emission rates were observed from building materials. The effect of the intake of formaldehyde from inside closets, inside walls, and under roofs on the indoor formaldehyde levels cannot be ignored.

Chemicals Glycol Ethers

Sources: solvents for resins, lacquers, varnishes, gum, perfume, dyes, inks, as a constituent of paints

and pastes, cleaning compounds, liquid soaps, cosmetics, hydraulic fluids, glue, sealants, caulking

compounds, printed circuit boards, antifreeze

Health Effects: reproductive poisons, red blood cell damage, liver damage

Acute exposure to lower levels: conjunctivitis, upper respiratory tract irritation, headache, nausea,

and temporary corneal clouding

Acute exposure to high levels: narcosis, pulmonary edema, severe liver and kidney damage.

Chronic exposure: fatigue, lethargy, nausea, anorexia, tremor, and anemia

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Chemicals Carbon Hexachlorobenzene

Source: cleaners, fungicide; when heated to decomposition, emits toxic fumes of chlorides.

Effects: hepatic, reproductive, and developmental toxicity and carcinogenesis, immune suppression,

reduced T&B cell responses

The most common hepatic exposure related effect is porphyria.

Exposure-related developmental effects include impaired neurological development, cleft palate,

renal agenesis and minor skeletal abnormalities.

DHHS, IARC, and EPA consider hexachlorobenzene to be a probable human carcinogen.

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Chemicals Hydrazine

Source: food additives, photographic supplies, herbicides, pesticides, textiles, drugs, plastics

Effects:

Acute Effects: coughing and irritation of the throat and lungs, convulsions, tremors, or seizures.

Chronic Effects: liver and kidney damage, autoimmune disease, as well as serious effects on reproductive organs.

Eating or drinking small amounts of hydrazines may cause nausea, vomiting, uncontrolled shaking, inflammation

of the nerves, drowsiness, or coma.

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Chemicals Methanol

Source: glue, antifreeze, paint, cement,

ink, windshield-wiper solvent; industrial uses

Effects: neurologic damage, blindness, lung and

gastro-intestinal problems; irritation eyes, skin,

upper respiratory system; nausea, vomiting,

dermatitis, dizziness, headache

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Chemicals Nitrogen dioxide

Sources: incinerators, wood smoke, smog, auto and diesel emissions; coal, oil & gas stoves

Effects: lung& respiratory damage, pulmonary fluid, fatty acid oxidation, bronchitis, childhood

bronchitis; forms methemoglobin in blood

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Chemicals Nitrosamines

Sources: consumer rubbers (tires, baby nipples and pacifiers), soaps, cosmetics, tobacco smoke, food

& food containers and packaging, marihuana smoke, pesticides, herbicides, industrial uses

Effects: DNA damage, cancers, cell death

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Chemicals Ozone

Sources: incinerators, photochemical smog, diesel and auto exhaust, laser printers

Effects: lung immune system damage (B-cells), bronchial constriction, fatty acid oxidation, enzyme de-

activation

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Chemicals PBBs (polybrominated biphenyls)

Sources: flame retardants in rugs, plastics, and clothing; furniture, upholstery, electrical equipment,

electronic devices, textiles, and other household products

Effects: immune depression, endocrine system disruptor, neuro-developmental toxicity, toxicity to the

kidney, thyroid, and liver, dermal disorders

PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls)

Sources: leakage from transformers; disposal of copy papers, paints/plasticizers pesticide extenders,

flame retardants, adhesives, coolants, inks, hydraulic fluids; human, fish, and animal fat; groundwater

Effects: genetic damage causing developmental & cognitive retardation, vitamin A dysregulation,

chloracne, immune depression, peripheral nerve damage, liver damage, respiratory problems, thyroid

hormone dysregulation, decreases in reaction time, spatial learning, short-term memory; excess

pigmentation

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Chemicals Phenols

Sources: used as a general disinfectant and antiseptic in various products, including toilet and floor

disinfectants; used in medical preparations such as mouthwashes and throat lozenges; used in

insecticides, fungicides (especially citrus fruit), food additives, tobacco, marihuana, natural food

occurrences, incinerators, used in the production of phenolic resins and in the manufacture of nylon

and other synthetic fibers

Effects: irritant and corrosive substance by all routes of exposure (inhalation, oral, dermal), can

produce internal burns and necrosis, nausea, vomiting, paralysis, seizures, coma

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Chemicals Styrene

Sources: photocopiers, copy paper, laser printers; a high production chemical primarily used in the

production of polystyrene plastics and resins, copolymers such as styrene-acrylonitrile and

acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene, and styrene-butadiene rubber, or formulated with unsaturated

polyester resins for use as fiberglass reinforcement materials; consumer products containing styrene

include packaging materials, insulation, fiberglass, plastic pipes, automobile parts, shoes, drinking cups

and other food-use items, and carpet backing.

Effects: genetic mutations, chromosome aberrations; interference with liver enzymes, dermatitis; skin,

nasal & respiratory irritations, fatigue, irritability; decreases in manual dexterity, concentration, and

reaction times

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Chemicals Trichloroethylene

Sources: dry-cleaning, painting, spray painting, glue work, de-waxing and degreasing agents,

insecticides, drain cleaners, printing inks, solvents, varnishes; incinerators

Effects: disruptions in memory and understanding; heart problems, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac

abnormalities, heart attack, nausea and vomiting, serious liver injury, dizziness, headache,

neurological problems; eyes, nose and throat irritation; probable carcinogen

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Chemicals Vinyl Chloride

Sources: plastic wraps (‘Saran Wrap’), PVC plastics, pipes and connectors; packing materials, wire and

cable coatings, footwear, spray-propellant gas, hard flooring, vinyl records, groundwater

Effects: Headache, dizziness, drowsiness, loss of consciousness; altered blood flow in the hands; long-

term exposure resulted in alterations in the liver ranging from hypertrophy and hyperplasia to

hepatocellular degeneration; breathing vinyl chloride over many years have shown an increased

incidence of liver cancer; immune system damage, fatty acid oxidation, enzyme de-activation

The EPA considers vinyl chloride to be a known human carcinogen.

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Chemicals Xylene

Sources: industrial solvents, synthetic intermediates, and solvents in commercial products such as

paints, coatings, adhesive removers, and paint thinners; polystyrene cups, cleaners, paper, smog,

groundwater; they are also a component of gasoline; occurs naturally in petroleum and coal tar and is

formed during forest fires

Effects: primary effects of xylene exposure involve the nervous system by all routes of exposure, the

respiratory tract by inhalation exposure, and, at higher oral exposure levels, hepatic, renal, and body

weight effects; dermal exposure of humans to xylene causes skin irritation, dryness and scaling of the

skin, and vasodilation.

The nervous system effects include subjective symptoms of intoxication at higher concentrations

and impaired performance on tests of short-term memory, reaction time, and equilibrium at lower

concentrations.

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Heavy Metals “Heavy Metals": antimony, arsenic, bismuth, cadmium, cerium, chromium, cobalt, copper, gallium,

gold, iron, lead, manganese, mercury, nickel, platinum, silver, tellurium, thallium, tin, uranium,

vanadium, and zinc

Small amounts of these elements are common in our environment and diet and are actually

necessary for good health; large amounts of any of them may cause acute or chronic toxicity

(poisoning).

Heavy metal toxicity can result in damaged or reduced mental and central nervous function, lower

energy levels, and damage to blood composition, lungs, kidneys, liver, and other vital organs. Long-

term exposure may result in slowly progressing physical, muscular, and neurological degenerative

processes that mimic Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, muscular dystrophy, and multiple

sclerosis. Allergies are not uncommon, and repeated long-term contact with some metals (or their

compounds) may cause cancer

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Heavy Metals

Mercury

Lead

Cadmium

Arsenic

Copper

Aluminum

Chromium

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Heavy Metal: Mercury

Mercury is a powerful metal, more toxic than lead, cadmium, and arsenic.

Mercury is a naturally occurring element that is found in air, water and soil.

When mercury is released from industries into the air, it can travel long distances and be

deposited on soil and in lakes where small organisms change the mercury to a form of organic

mercury (methylmercury) that builds up in the bodies of fish.

Metallic mercury has been found at 714 hazardous waste sites nationwide.

Exposure Routes: inhalation, drinking and eating, touching

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Mercury in the Environment

Heavy Metal: Mercury 3 Forms of Mercury

Methylmercury:

Organic form of mercury and the form of mercury that is most easily bioaccumulated in organisms; leads to high

concentrations in predatory fish, which, when consumed by humans, can result in an increased risk of adverse

effects in highly exposed or sensitive populations

Elemental or Metallic Mercury

A major source of exposure for elemental mercury is through inhalation in occupational settings.

Another source of exposure to low levels of elemental mercury in the general population is elemental mercury

released in the mouth from dental amalgam fillings

Exposures can occur when elemental mercury is spilled or products that contain elemental mercury break and

expose mercury to the air, particularly in warm or poorly-ventilated indoor spaces.

Inorganic or Organic Mercury Compounds

Limited exposure could occur through the use of old cans of latex paint, which until 1990, could contain mercury

compounds to prevent bacterial and fungal growth

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Methylmercury Health Effects

For fetuses, infants, and children, the primary health effect of methylmercury is impaired neurological

development.

Impacts on cognitive thinking, memory, attention, language, and fine motor and visual spatial skills

have been seen in children exposed to methylmercury in the womb.

Exposure to high levels of mercury (Hg) can cause neurologic and kidney disorders

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Mercury Health Effects on the Fetus

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Elemental Mercury Health Effects

causes health effects when it is breathed as a vapor where it can be absorbed through the lungs

Symptoms include these: tremors; emotional changes (e.g., mood swings, irritability, nervousness,

excessive shyness); insomnia; neuromuscular changes (such as weakness, muscle atrophy, twitching);

headaches; disturbances in sensations; changes in nerve responses; performance deficits on tests of

cognitive function.

At higher exposures there may be kidney effects, respiratory failure and death.

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Heavy Metal: Mercury Elemental Mercury Vapor, “Smoking Teeth”

Elemental mercury is a heavy, shiny, silver-white, odorless liquid. It is nonflammable, but releases toxic

vapor, especially when heated. Odor does not provide any warning of hazardous concentrations.

Inhalation is the primary route of exposure to elemental mercury vapor or aerosols, which are readily

absorbed. Virtually no elemental mercury is absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract or by the skin.

Mercury crosses the placenta and can be transferred to infants via breast milk.

Inhalation of mercury vapor is the primary route of exposure to elemental mercury. Inhaled vapor is almost

completely absorbed by the lungs (75-80%). Neither liquid mercury nor mercury vapor has an odor

Mercury vapor is heavier than air and may therefore accumulate in poorly ventilated or low-lying areas

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Inorganic and Organic Compound Mercury Health Effects

High exposures to inorganic mercury may result in damage to the gastrointestinal tract, the nervous

system, and the kidneys.

Both inorganic and organic mercury compounds are absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and

affect other systems via this route.

Symptoms of high exposures to inorganic mercury include: skin rashes and dermatitis; mood swings;

memory loss; mental disturbances; and muscle weakness. People concerned about their exposure to

inorganic mercury should consult their physician.

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Additional Health Effects

The major route of exposure to elemental mercury is inhalation of mercury vapor. Symptoms of acute

toxicity following high-level exposure to mercury vapor occur within hours of the exposure.

Respiratory symptoms include corrosive bronchitis with fever chills and dyspnea, which can progress

to pulmonary edema or fibrosis. Abdominal cramps, diarrhea, renal dysfunction, visual disturbances,

and central nervous system damage leading to neuropsychiatric disturbances and intention tremors

may also occur.

Mercury can cross the blood-brain and placental barriers. It is also excreted in breast milk. Children

may be at increased risk for pulmonary toxicity and are more likely to develop respiratory failure.

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Mercury Health Effects

Heavy Metal: Lead

Lead occurs naturally, but much of its presence in the environment stems from its historic use

in paint and gasoline and from ongoing or historic mining and commercial operations.

The past use of lead in gasoline and paint can result in high lead levels in soil.

Lead is still used widely in commercial products and accumulates in the environment.

The body absorbs organic lead (as was used in leaded gasoline and is used in occupational

settings) faster than inorganic lead and reacts easily with acids, alkalis, and other chemicals.

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Heavy Metal: Lead

Sources

Inorganic Lead

Old paint, soil, pipes, packages or storage containers, production sources, mining, smelting, workplaces

Leaded gasoline exhaust contributed to ambient inorganic lead contamination.

Organic Lead.

Leaded gasoline contained organic lead before it was burned; however, since the elimination of lead from gasoline in

the U.S. starting in 1976, exposure to organic lead is generally limited to an occupational context.

Organic lead can be more toxic than inorganic lead because the body more readily absorbs it.

Potential exposures to organic lead should be taken very seriously.

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Heavy Metal: Lead

Sources

Homes and Buildings: paint, pipes

Water: pipes, faucets, solder, plumbing

Food and Beverages: production, processing, packaging, storage, uptake from soil, atmospheric lead

deposition into leafy vegetables, grinding or cutting equipment during processing, some pottery and

ceramics, certain ‘natural’ calcium supplements, certain imported candies

Commercial Products: automotive batteries, bridge paint, computers, jewelry, pewter, ceramic glaze

Natural Environment: mines, smelters, waste sites, small garages, dust and soils

Workplaces: battery manufacturing plants, construction in housing renovation and rehabilitation, rubber

products and plastics, soldering, steel welding and cutting, bridge maintenance and repairs, municipal

waste incinerator workers, radiator repair mechanics,

pottery and ceramics industry employees

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Heavy Metal: Lead

Lead Exposure

Most human exposure to lead occurs through ingestion or inhalation.

Lead exposure is a global issue. Lead mining and lead smelting are common in many countries, where

children and adults can receive substantial lead exposure

Lead paint is a primary source of environmental exposure to lead. Lead may be released from old

paint in home environments if the paint is disturbed (e.g., renovation), deteriorated (peeling,

chipping, and chalking), or subject to friction or impact (doors, windows, porches, etc…).

Workers in many industries (and secondary exposure to their families) may have occupational

exposure to lead.

Contaminated drinking water, food, alcohol, and home remedies are sources of environmental

exposure to lead.

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Lead Entering the Cell

Heavy Metal: Lead

Lead Health Effects

Absorbed lead that is not excreted is exchanged primarily among three compartments:

Blood

Mineralizing tissues (bones and teeth), which typically contain the vast majority of the

lead body burden

Soft tissue (liver, kidneys, lungs, brain, spleen, muscles, and heart)

Lead toxicity affects every organ system

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Heavy Metal: Lead

Lead in the Blood

Although the blood generally carries only a small fraction of total lead body burden, it does serve as

the initial receptacle of absorbed lead and distributes lead throughout the body, making it available to

other tissues (or for excretion).

The half-life of lead in adult human blood has been estimated to be from 28 days to 36 days.

Approximately 99% of the lead in blood is associated with red blood cells; the remaining 1% resides in

blood plasma.

In addition, the higher the lead concentration in the blood, the higher the percentage partitioned to

plasma. This relationship is curvilinear –as blood lead levels (BLLs) increase as the high-end plasma

level increases more.

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Lead in the Blood

Heavy Metal: Lead

Lead Mineralizing Tissues (Bones and Teeth)

Mineralizing tissues (bones and teeth), which typically contain the vast majority of the lead body

burden

The bones and teeth of adults contain about 94% of their total lead body burden; in children, the

figure is approximately 73%.

Lead in mineralizing tissues is not uniformly distributed. It tends to accumulate in bone regions

undergoing the most active calcification at the time of exposure

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Heavy Metal: Lead

Lead Neurological Effects

The nervous system is the most sensitive target of lead exposure.

There can be a difference in neurological effects between an adult exposed to lead as an adult, and an

adult exposed as a child when the brain was developing.

Childhood neurological effects, including ADHD, may persist into adulthood. Lead-exposed adults may

also experience many of the neurological symptoms experienced by children, although the thresholds

for adults tend to be higher.

Effects Include: decreased libido, depression/mood changes, headache, diminished cognitive performance,

diminished hand dexterity, diminished reaction time, diminished visual motor performance, dizziness,

impotence, increased nervousness, irritability, lethargy, malaise, paresthesia, weakness, fatigue,

forgetfulness

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Heavy Metal: Lead Poisoning Symptoms

Lowest Exposure:Decreased learning and memory Lowered IQ Decreased verbal ability Impaired speech and hearing functions Early signs of hyperactivity or ADHD

Low Exposure: Myalgia or paresthesia Mild fatigue Irritability Lethargy Occasional abdominal discomfort

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Moderate Exposure:Arthralgia General fatigue Difficulty concentrating/Muscular exhaustibility Tremor Headache Diffuse abdominal painVomitingWeight lossConstipation

High Exposure:Paresis or paralysisEncephalopathyLeadline on gingival tissue

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Heavy Metal: Cadmium Cadmium, a heavy metal, is produced by refining zinc ores.

Cadmium metal is practically insoluble in water but some cadmium salts are water soluble.

Powdered cadmium will burn and can release corrosive fumes

Cadmium, a rare but widely dispersed element, is found naturally in the environment. Most

cadmium ore (greenockite):

exists as cadmium sulfide,

is refined during zinc production, and

occurs in association with zinc

It is released into the environment through mining and smelting, its use in various industrial

processes, and enters the food chain from uptake by plants from contaminated soil or water.

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Heavy Metal: Cadmium Cadmium Sources

Cadmium has been widely dispersed into the environment through the air by its mining and smelting as

well as by other manmade routes:

Usage of phosphate fertilizers

Presence in sewage sludge

Various industrial uses such as NiCd batteries, plating, pigments and plastics

Industrial Processes

The most important sources of airborne cadmium are smelters. Other sources of airborne cadmium

include burning fossil fuels such as coal or oil and incineration of municipal waste such as plastics and

nickel-cadmium batteries. Cadmium also escapes into the air from iron and steel production facilities.

Cadmium is used mainly in metal plating, in producing pigments, in NiCad batteries, as stabilizers in

plastics, and as a neutron absorbent in nuclear reactors.

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Cadmium Sources

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Heavy Metal: Cadmium Cadmium Health Effects

The most sensitive targets of cadmium toxicity are the kidney and bone following oral exposure and

kidney and lung following inhalation exposure.

The effects observed in humans include renal tubular damage, glomerular damage, decreases in bone

mineralization, increased risk of bone fractures, decreased lung function, and emphysema. These effects

typically occur after long term exposure to cadmium.

Some studies have cadmium workers have found increases in the risk of lung cancer.

DHHS and IARC consider cadmium to be a human carcinogen. EPA considers cadmium to be a probable

human carcinogen by the inhalation route.

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Heavy Metal: Arsenic

Arsenic is a naturally occurring element widely distributed in the earth's crust.

In the environment, arsenic is combined with oxygen, chlorine, and sulfur to form inorganic

arsenic compounds.

Arsenic in animals and plants combines with carbon and hydrogen to form organic arsenic

compounds.

Inorganic arsenic compounds are mainly used to preserve wood.

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Heavy Metal: Arsenic

Sources:

Ground water, mineral ore, geothermal processes

Arsenic cannot be destroyed in the environment; it can only change its form or become attached to or

separated from particles.

Arsenic attached to very small particles may stay in the air for many days and travel long distances.

Arsenic in soil may be transported by wind or in runoff or may leach into the subsurface soil. Arsenic is

largely immobile in agricultural soils, therefore, it tends to concentrate and remain in upper soil layers

indefinitely.

Transport and partitioning of arsenic in water depends upon the chemical form. Soluble forms move

with the water and may be carried long distances. Arsenic may be adsorbed from water onto

sediments or soils.

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Heavy Metal: Arsenic Health Effects Inhalation of inorganic arsenic may cause respiratory irritation, nausea, skin effects, and increased risk of

lung cancer.

Acute high dose oral exposure to inorganic arsenic may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cardiovascular

effects and encephalopathy.

Long term oral exposure to low levels of inorganic arsenic may cause dermal effects (such as

hyperpigmentation and hyperkeratosis, corns and warts) and peripheral neuropathy characterized by a

numbness in the hands and feet that may progress to a painful “pins and needles” sensation. There may

also be an increased risk of skin cancer, bladder cancer, and lung cancer.

Oral exposure to MMA may result in gastrointestinal damage. Kidney effects may be observed following

chronic exposure.

Chronic oral exposure to DMA may result in urinary bladder and kidney effects.

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Heavy Metal: Copper

Copper is an essential element in plants and animals (including humans), which means it is

necessary for us to live.

Plants and animals must absorb some copper from eating, drinking, and breathing.

Copper compounds are commonly used in agriculture to treat plant diseases like mildew, for

water treatment and, as preservatives for wood, leather, and fabrics.

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Heavy Metal: Copper

Source

Copper is a metal that occurs naturally throughout the environment, in rocks, soil, water, and air.

Copper is used to make many different kinds of products like wire, plumbing pipes, and sheet metal.

Copper is also combined with other metals to make brass and bronze pipes and faucets.

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Health Effects

Everyone must absorb small amounts of copper every day because copper is essential for good health.

High levels of copper can be harmful.

Breathing high levels of copper can cause irritation of your nose and throat.

Copper toxic symptoms: nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, low blood pressure, anemia, and heart problems

Very-high doses of copper can cause damage to your liver and kidneys, and can even cause death.

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Heavy Metal: Aluminum

Aluminum is a silvery-white metal. In nature it is found in soil, rocks (particularly igneous rocks),

and clays as aluminosilicate minerals.

Aluminum is the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust.

Due to high reactivity, aluminum does not exist as the metal in the environment; it exists in a

combined state with other elements.

Aluminum cannot be destroyed in the environment. It can only change its form or become attached

to or separated from particles.

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Sources:

Aluminum metal is used to make a variety of products including beverage cans, pots and pans, automotive

components, siding and roofing, and foil.

Aluminum compounds are used in diverse industrial applications including water treatment, abrasives, and

furnace linings. Powdered aluminum metal is used in explosives and fireworks.

Aluminum compounds are also used in consumer products such as foil and antiperspirants, over the counter

and prescription drugs such as antacids, buffered aspirin and in food additives.

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Exposure

Consumption of food (mainly processed foods), water, and aluminum containing medicinals, such as

antacids, buffered analgesics, anti-diarrheal agents, or anti-ulcerative medication.

Refining of the primary metal and in secondary industries that fabricate aluminum products (such as aircraft,

automotive, and metal products) and aluminum welding.

Routes of Exposure

Oral – primary route of exposure for the general population. Aluminum is found in food, drinking water, and

medicinal products such as antacids and buffered aspirin.

Dermal (skin) contact – minor route of exposure; aluminum is found in some topically applied consumer

products such as antiperspirants, first aid antibiotics, and sunscreen and suntan products.

Inhalation – generally limited to occupational exposure

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Health Effects

The most sensitive target of aluminum toxicity is the nervous system. Impaired performance on

neurobehavioral tests of motor function, sensory function, and cognitive function have been observed in

animals. Neurobehavioral alterations have been observed following exposure of adult or weanling animals

and in animals exposed during gestation and/or lactation.

Respiratory effects, such as impaired lung function and fibrosis have been observed in aluminum workers.

Aluminum-containing over the counter medications such as antacids and buffered aspirin are assumed to be

safe in healthy people at recommended doses based on historical use. There is some indication that skeletal

effects (e.g., osteomalacia) can result from long-term use in some individuals.

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Heavy Metal: Chromium

Chromium exists in three common stable valence states: chromium (0), (III), and (VI).

Cr(III) is an essential dietary nutrient. Its deficiency in the body has been associated with diabetes,

infertility, and cardiovascular disease.

Hexavalent Chromium - Cr(VI) is carcinogenic.

Chromium is one of the most widely used industrial metals.

The metallurgical, chemical, and refractory industries are the fundamental users of chromium.

It is one of the major contaminants in various hazardous waste sites worldwide, including the

Superfund sites in the United States

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Sources:

Naturally occurring chromium is usually present as trivalent Cr(III).

Hexavalent Cr(VI) in the environment is almost totally derived from human activities

AIR: According to the Toxics Release Inventory, in 1997, the estimated releases of chromium were 706,204 pounds

to the air from 3,391 large processing facilities which accounted for about 2.2% of total environmental releases.

WATER: According to the Toxics Release Inventory, in 1997, the estimated releases of chromium was 111,384

pounds to water from 3,391 large processing facilities which accounted for about 0.3% of total environmental

releases.

SOIL: According to the Toxics Release Inventory, in 1997 the estimated releases of chromium was 30,862,235

pounds to soil from 3,391 large processing facilities accounted for about 94.1% of total environmental releases

Total chromium has been identified in 939 soil and 472 sediment samples collected from 1,036 National Priority

Lists.

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Hexavalent Chromium Found in 31 U.S. Cities

In 2010, the Environmental Working Group did a study of U.S. tap water and found hexavalent chromium in 31 of 35 cities tested. The levels in all 31 cities exceeded the public health goal for hexavalent chromium.

California EPA has determined that hexavalent chromium is a likely carcinogen in drinking water.

This graph represents the amounts of chromium in each city by surface area.


Exposure

Chromium is one of the most widely used industrial metals. Several million workers worldwide are

estimated to be exposed to chromium compounds in an array of industries such as pigment production,

chrome plating, stainless steel welding, and leather tanning. Additionally, it is one of the major contaminants

in various hazardous waste sites worldwide, including the Superfund sites in the United States.

The general population is exposed to chromium by inhaling ambient air, ingesting food, and drinking water

containing chromium.

The presence of chromium compounds at hazardous waste sites can contribute to the exposure of

populations residing or working nearby such sites. These populations may be exposed through to air

containing particulates or mists of Cr(VI) compounds, through drinking water if soluble forms of Cr(VI) leach

into groundwater, or through skin contact with soil at hazardous waste sites.

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Health Effects:

In general, chromium(VI) compounds are more toxic than chromium(III) compounds.

The most sensitive targets of chromium(VI) are the respiratory (nasal and lung irritation and altered

pulmonary function following inhalation exposure), gastrointestinal (irritation, ulceration, and stomach and

small intestine lesions following oral exposure), hematological (microcytic, hypochromic anemia), and

reproductive (decreased sperm count and epididymal damage) systems.

The primary targets of chromium(III) compounds are the respiratory (following inhalation exposure) and

immunological systems. Chromium allergic dermatitis is typically elicited by dermal contact in sensitized

individuals.

DHHS, IARC, and EPA have classified hexavalent chromium(VI) as a human carcinogen.

IARC has classified chromium(III) and metallic chromium as not classifiable as to their carcinogenicity to

humans.

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Far Infrared Detoxification

Far Infrared Inside the electro-magnetic spectrum, Far Infrared heat is manufactured by the sun.

It is a portion of the sun’s invisible band. Even though the band of light is not detectable to the human eye, the

heat sensation is felt. In addition, infrared energy is also produced as body heat.

Far Infrared energy heats things by direct, molecular excitation, without heating the air between the spaces. Far

Infrared rays infiltrate the body’s tissue much deeper than near infrared rays do.

The body absorbs Far Infrared heat waves that encourage the transfer of water across cellular membranes.

Once this happens, and the cellular membranes are hydrated, the blood flow is enhanced and ultimately assists

with an assortment of biologically beneficial healing functions.

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Far Infrared The most notable characteristic of Far Infrared heat is its exceptional ability to penetrate far below superficial

skin layers.

When this occurs, it constructs a natural resonance, which has numerous advantageous properties.

Infrared energy is measured in wavelengths as microns, and the human body can best absorb infrared energy in

the 3- to 50-micron range—with the best absorption occurring at 9.4 microns (the same as the human body).

These rays penetrate deep into the body where they gently elevate the body’s surface temperature and assist in

expanding capillaries which stimulates blood circulation.

By elevating the sub-surface tissue temperature, a series of continual changes constructive to human health will

be instigated.

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FIR Resonant Absorption

"These rays are selectively absorbed by the tissues. The internal production of

infrared energy that normally occurs within our tissues is associated with a

variety of healing responses and may require a boost to a maximal level to

insure the fullest healing response possible in a tissue under repair. After

boosting a tissue's level to maximum, the remaining rays pass onward

harmlessly. This phenomenon is called Resonant Absorption."

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Far Infrared Detoxification

FIR mobilizes toxins from lipid cells and excrete via perspiration

Invisible waves of energy absorbed by the tissues, muscles, tendons, bones

Detoxification at the cellular level

Significant benefits throughout entire body

FIR therapy used with the ‘Brimhall Six Steps to Wellness Program’ will lead to healthier patients,

and better patient results.

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Far Infrared Detoxification Removes Toxins at the Cellular Level Improves Cellular Health and Function Supports a Healthy Nervous System Increases Circulation Improves Digestive Problems Normalizes Blood Pressure Enhances Immune System Influences Ideal Weight and Cellulite Control Reduces Swelling and Inflammation Speeds Up Healing Process Relieves Spinal Degeneration Improves Spinal Corrections Improves Stress Management Increases Energy Reduces Fatigue Increases Focus and Clear Thinking Encourages Positive Mindset

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Detoxification: (List of Toxins)• Pesticide & Insecticide Residues• Prescription & Recreational Drugs• Dioxins• Alcohol• Nicotine• Formaldehydes• Hair Dyes, Cosmetics, Deodorants• Petrochemicals: Xenobiotics & Xenoestrogens• Heavy Metals: Iron, Copper, Mercury, Lead, Aluminum, Cadmium• Nitrites• Radon• Gasoline• Chlorinated Water• Perchlorate• Industrial Chemicals• Phthalates

Musculoskeletal Improvements:• Muscle Spasms are reduced or eliminated• Traumatic Arthritis• Adhesions• Tight Shoulders• Bursitis• Joint Stiffness• Low Back Pain• Compression Fractures• Shoulder Pain• Muscle Tension• Arthritis, Gout, Rheumatoid Arthritis, DJD• Post Exercise Muscle Pain• Sciatica• Facial Paralysis

Collagen Tissue:• Increased pliability• Ligaments, joint capsules, tendons, fasciae, and synovium that have become scarred or thickened• Increased Blood Flow

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Ear, Nose & Throat:• Nettle Rash• Chronic middle-ear inflammation of infection• Sore Throats• Tinnitus (ringing of the ears)• Nose Bleeds

Skin Conditions:• Improved Skin Conditions• Infrared Therapy is utilized routinely in burn units throughout Asia• Nettle Rash Improved• Clogged Pores and Blackheads• Poor Skin Tone• Scars and pain from wounds and burns• Lacerations healed quicker• Acne improved• Body Odor improved• Eczema and Psoriasis respond well• Sunburn Antidote• Frostbite with inflammation• Neurodermatitis• Ketoids May Be Softened• Dandruff• Cellulite Removal

Other Ailments:• Menopause• Cold Hands and Feet• High Blood Pressure• Radiation Sickness• Cancer Pain (greatly relieved)• Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (reduced)• Duocenal Ulcers (eliminated)• Hemorrhoids (reduced)• Cystitis (eliminated)• Cirrhosis of the Liver• Gastritis (relieved)• Asthma (cleared up)• Crohn’s Disease / Ulcerative Colitis• Leg Ulcers (healed when previously static and resistant to other care)• Weight Loss

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