Reducing the Toxic Load

The key to chemical sensitivity relief is to reduce the toxic overload. As I mentioned in the "WHY ME?" post on causation theories, most of us are unable to detox the garbage we accumulate in our bodies out of our bodies fast enough. Normally this is done through perspiration, urination, and digestive elimination, but we are overloaded so it's not happening fast enough nor efficiently enough.  How to reduce this toxic overload falls into two main categories:  avoidance and detoxification.

Poisoning the Moon

Avoiding chemicals is, to put it mildly,  nearly impossible. They have infiltrated every aspect of our lives and are carried to the nether regions on air and water. Even Antarctica has levels of toxins in the ice! The mission is to do as much avoiding as possible. This will involve a whole lot of change in dietary practices, personal habits, and environmental exposures. Some of these steps will be easy, and others will involve a lifestyle overhaul. Detoxification involves doing some strange things to assist your various body systems in their own cleansing mechanisms.  In summary,  avoid putting more chemicals in and detox the chemicals out.

These are some ideas that have helped me:

Eating organic, whole foods instead of the Standard American Diet of chemically-enhanced junk food, fast food and processed food.


Stop using all chemical household cleaners replacing them with less toxic alternatives.

Stop using poisonous beauty products - go natural.


Questioning every product purchase and opting for less toxic alternatives.

Quitting a toxic job and replacing it with a less toxic alternative.


Moving from the city to the country.


Replacing ignorant, smelly people with smart, respectful, fragrance-free friends.


Replacing smelly entertainment with less toxic alternatives.


Regularly detoxing with special diets and body cleansing methods.


Buy a more environmentally-friendly car. (I haven't done this yet, but it's on my  dream list!)

You are thinking, "I can't do this." Yes, you can.  Don't look at the whole picture. Do the easy stuff first and tackle it step by step - one piece at a time.