How Do Toxins Make You Fat?

By: Sharyl Calhoun
An estimated 81% of Americans are overweight. Of that number, 31% are considered obese. We eat too much, we eat the wrong kinds of food, we don't exercise enough, and we get stressed out with daily life. You knew that.
But did you know this? Studies have found that toxins (a synonym for poisons) are making us fat...keeping us fat...and setting us up for life-threatening diseases?

MEET YOUR ENEMY: TOXINS IN YOUR LIFE

I enjoy cheeseburgers on the grill, milkshakes, queso and chips, brats smothered in sauerkraut--I really hadn't given any thought to the fact that whatever the farmers feed their livestock must come directly into my digestive system. So when the farmers fatten the cows and pigs with hormones to get them to market quicker, they are passing along the same fat hormones to me. When the livestock are given huge amounts of steroids and antibiotics to keep them "healthy", I am ingesting those steroids and antibiotics. What does that do to my body?

I could simply become a vegetarian. We are told to eat more fruits and vegetables because they have so many vitamins, nutrients, and fiber which our bodies need. Toxins, in the form of 70+ pesticides, insecticides, and herbicides, are used to grow these beautiful, flawless fruits and vegetables. They appear healthful and inviting in the grocery aisle. You wash that apple, of course, before taking a bite. But research shows that toxins have usually penetrated right through to the very heart of the fruit. Your safest bet is to eat organic foods. They are more expensive and harder to find.

We are told to drink bottled water--reversed osmosis, filtered, but definitely not water straight from the tap. Tap water is full of harmful chemicals and heavy metals, parasites and bacteria. But now we are being informed that even bathing and swimming invites those same toxins into our bodies---right through our skin. I read one book that named chlorine as a toxin, then turned around and suggested we add chlorine to our bath water to cleanse the toxins from our skin. There's a better way. Just keep reading.

There are toxins in the air we breathe...from cigarette smoke, BBQ grills, automobile exhaust, fireplaces. One in eight women will develop breast cancer--these poisons are likely the culprit, as they have been linked to the breakdown of a gene that protects women against breast cancer.

In my clean little rural town, I go for a walk and breathe fresh air--so I think. But there's often a whiff of ammonia as farmers treat their fields, and I realize that the same breeze will be blowing samples of their pesticides, herbicides, insecticides my way. I also smell hot plastic in the air from a small factory across town. Sometimes the "clean, country air" is so full of the toxins that I get a major headache and my allergies act up. Yet, our air somehow passes emissions tests. So do we stay inside our tightly closed, air conditioned homes and never breathe the air beyond? That's no answer! I have grandkids to visit...a job...church...life beyond the walls of my home.

Cosmetics, deodorant, and everyday household cleaning supplies contain toxins in the form of chemicals and harmful metals. Wearing certain earrings, bracelets, and necklaces can add to your body's toxicity. Those are probably easier problems to contend with.

Have I mentioned drinking alcohol, smoking, and prescription medicines? The list of toxins goes on and on.

SO...HOW DO TOXINS MAKE US FAT?

Chemicals and toxins are making us fat. Toxins are keeping us from losing weight. How is that possible? Our liver's job is to break down toxins and get rid of them before they can cause problems. But in this day and age, that amazing organ cannot keep up with the excess of toxins entering our body.

Doctors are now telling us that our body's natural response is to create more fat cells to wrap around each toxin molecule, effectively hiding it. So within each "love handle" of fat, my body is harboring numerous enemies. As long as I choose not to recognize their presence, these toxic enemies will continue to build up an army, settle in for the long haul, and I will pay a high price in the form of diabetes, heart disease, cancer, or any number of other degenerative diseases.

BATTLING TOXINS: GIVE YOUR BODY A FIGHTING CHANCE

Weight loss will help the majority of Americans to become healthier. With more nutritional eating habits and adequate exercise, your body has a chance to win the battle against toxins. By cleansing your internal body, you can help to unclog your organs, eliminate the toxins, and give your system a chance to function better than it has for years.

Cleansing can be accomplished many ways. Personally, I can't stand the thought of drinking beet juice or vinegar all day, like some people suggest. Isagenix Cleanse for Life puts all the good nutrients and cleansing enzymes into a supplement drink that simply tastes like juice--the Tropical Paradise cleanse combines the natural flavors of orange, mango and passion fruit. Or you can choose Natural Berry flavor.

You can do an amazingly fast 9-Day Cleanse Program or a slower 30-Day Cleanse Program, if you are wanting to lose weight. Otherwise, check out the Maintenance Health & Wellness Program and consider cleansing your body of harmful toxins at least four times per year.

Take care of your internal body--your quality of life depends on it!

Source: Ezinearticles.com

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