EVERYDAY SOURCE OF TOXINS (Part 4)
Hidden sources of toxins in your home, include those that you expose yourself and your family intentionally.
10. Bug Sprays and moth balls
By nature, bug sprays are highly toxic. They are neurotoxic (they attack the nervous system of insects, and anyone inhaling them). Diethyltoluamide (DEET) is the most popular bug spray ingredient for protecting from tick, mosquitos, other annoying bugs, and toxicity appears to be dose dependant. The more you use bug sprays the more the effect on your health. Side-effects from DEET include skin allergies, seizures and brain malfunction, fatigue, respiratory conditions, and possibly even cancer.24,25
The issue with bug spray and moth balls is their tenacity, with droplets and particles lodging themselves in soft furnishings, fabric and clothes, which you release (with warmth of your body) and breathe in all day long.
Use pharmaceutical-grade essential oils like lemon, eucalyptus and cedar wood.
11. Mould and mycotoxins
The problem cannot be stressed enough. Mycotoxins are one of the most prominent problem, worldwide as they can affect every single aspects of your life and make your life a misery.
If you live in a damp home or infected with mould, move as soon as possible. Sanitise everything with dry fog. a process known to kill mould and mycotoxins instantly and can last for a year, making sure your new home is protected, and safe.26
12. Negativity
Negative, highly-criticising and confrontational people are as toxic as bleached tap water, emotionally draining you and making you question yourself, and your integrity, and so, are a huge source of stress. Stress, anxiety and depression (by letting people putting you down constantly, or by trying to please others all the time, and doing nothing to protect your own emotional and mental well-being) can make your life a misery and affect your body at the deepest level. Furthermore, when under chronic stress, you are less likely to follow a healthy lifestyle and eat a healthy diet (would it be chocolate and crips, or broccoli?). (unresolved) Traumatic event as a child can make the effect of stress that much more difficult to handle as an adult.27
Be aware of how you let people — and yourself — put you down.
Negative self-inner talks are toxic, because not only negative thoughts are linked to emotions, and emotions to behaviour, you may be the greatest sabotager of your own health. When putting yourself down, you open the door to eating disorders (eating for comfort, or considering food as a source of guilt, purging, and weight problems), emotional imbalances and mental disorders.
Cultivate mindfullness, gratefullness and start journalling to address the thoughts behind the way you feel and operate. By living in the moment and being honest is the true path towards peace of mind and emotional freedom.
Therapy can be important to identify and resolve childhood trauma.28 Many other modalities are at your disposal, including meditation,27 breathing techniques, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), somatic experiencing (SE), and tapping (EFT).29,30
Community and local support groups can offer tremendous support to help you live a more authentic, happy and healthy life.
To better understand stress and how it can impact your body, read more by clicking on the following link:
https://www.nutrunity.com/apps/search?q=stress&filter=blog_post
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24 Tisch, M. et al. (2002). Genotoxicity studies on permethrin, DEET and diazinon in primary human nasal mucosal cells. European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology – Head and Neck Surgery. 259(3), pp. 150-153., doi:10.1007/s004050100406
25 Chaney, LA. et al. (1999). Anticonvulsant-resistant seizures following pyridostigmine bromide (PB) and N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET). Toxicological sciences : An official journal of the Society of Toxicology. 49(2), pp. 306-311., doi:10.1093/toxsci/49.2.306
26 Google Scholar search engine: https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar?q=mycotoxins+and+health&hl=en&as_sdt=0&as_vis=1&oi=scholart
27 Browne, C. Winkelman, C. (2007). The Effect of Childhood Trauma on Later Psychological Adjustment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. 22(6), pp. 684–697., doi:10.1177/0886260507300207.
28 Nutrunity (2021). Available at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfYgtISLziTwJh4PB7kjylg
29 Oren, E. Solomon, R. (2012). EMDR therapy: An overview of its development and mechanisms of action. European Review of Applied Psychology. 62(4), pp. 197–203., doi:10.1016/j.erap.2012.08.005.
30 Payne, P. et al. (2015). Somatic experiencing: Using interoception and proprioception as core elements of trauma therapy. Frontiers in Psychology. 6, 2015., doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00093