Newborns and body burden

Newborns and body burden...

We have talked about body burden many times, the total accumulation of toxins in your body. In the average person this adds up to over 200 different chemicals at any given point. But did you know that even newborn babies have body burden?

In 2004 a test spearheaded by the EWG revealed a staggering 287 chemicals and toxins were found in the cord blood of new born babies! This included pesticides, consumer product ingredients, and wastes from burning coal, gasoline, and garbage.

Of the chemicals found, 180 cause cancer in humans or animals, 217 are toxic to the brain and nervous system, and 208 cause birth defects or abnormal development in animal tests.

A developing child's chemical exposures are greater pound-for-pound than those of adults.

An immature, porous blood-brain barrier allows greater chemical exposures to the developing brain.

Children have lower levels of some chemical-binding proteins, allowing more of a chemical to reach "target organs."

A baby's organs and systems are rapidly developing, and thus are often more vulnerable to damage from chemical exposure.

Systems that detoxify and excrete industrial chemicals are not fully developed.

The longer future life span of a child compared to an adult allows more time for adverse effects to arise."

While it may seem harmless to use products daily with hundreds of unstudied chemicals, our body has to work hard to filter these out. If our immune system is working hard to filter out contaminants and toxins, it is decreasing the effectiveness of the immune system to fight off illness, and diseases.

Now is a fantastic time to start clearing your home of toxic products... It's truly never too late to start! Any step you can take is a good step. For your health, the health of your kids, and the health of your grandkids.

https://www.ewg.org/res.../body-burden-pollution-newborns...