Deadly Poisons

How did this toxic poison end up in our food?

Environmental levels have increased, thanks to heavy use of pesticides and poultry fertilizers that contain arsenic. In fact, the U.S. is the world's leading user of arsenic, accumulating an unbelievable 1.5 million tons of the poison according to Consumer Reports.  All that stuff just goes right into the soil.

Unfortunately, rice plants soak up arsenic like a sponge. In fact, while all plants absorb some arsenic from the soil, rice plants absorb 20 TIMES more arsenic than other grains.3 And because organic rice soaks up arsenic from the soil just as greedily as conventional rice, heading to Whole Foods isn't going to save you!

Not only that, but "healthier" brown rice actually contains higher levels of arsenic. In fact, tests show brown rice can contain up to 80% MORE arsenic on average than white because arsenic builds up in the bran.4 And brown rice is all about the bran.

The sad fact is that eating rice and rice-based products can create a slow buildup of arsenic in your body.  And according to shocking new research from Dartmouth, women who eat as little as half a cup of rice a day have 53% more arsenic in their bodies than women who don't eat rice.5

Repeated exposure to even very low doses of arsenic in your food and water can cause breathing problems, increase your risk for heart and blood sugar problems, and interfere with the function of your immune cells. It also damages lung cells and causes inflammation in heart cells.

And at high levels it can be deadly.

So what are you supposed to do?  Well, you can try rinsing rice before you cook it.  Or you cook it like pasta in a big pot of water.  But these precautions only eliminate around 40% of the arsenic.

You could try not to eat rice. But as I said, it's in virtually everything. And do you really want to spend the rest of your life running from rice, never eating in a Chinese restaurant, and refusing any dish you're served that contains rice?

The good news is there's a simple solution that can safely and gently remove arsenic from your body.  Not only that, but this same solution enables you to flush out additional heavy metals and dangerous toxins that new studies show are contaminating in your body.  I'll tell you all about this simple solution in just a moment. 

But first, let me show you why arsenic isn't the only dangerous toxin that's ending up in your food.  Additional studies have found DDT, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, and dioxins in many popular foods. And every day more and more of these chemicals slowly seep into our bodies.

Now, you may already know about the dangers of toxins. And you may already do everything you can to avoid them — like eating organic food, drinking filtered water, or using natural products in your home.  But, as I just mentioned, your body may still be contaminated even if you take all these precautions.

In another recent study, scientists tested a group of families for 107 different man-made toxins.6 They tested blood and urine samples from each family member. Every family member was tested including grandparents, parents and children.

Here's what they found… Every single person from the youngest to the oldest was contaminated with toxins. And the family members with the most toxins in their bodies were between the ages of 58 and 92.

In fact, scientists discovered over 63 different chemicals in the bodies of the oldest generation! They found PCBs, organochlorine pesticides, brominated flame retardants, perfluorinated chemicals, and more.7

And these aren't the only toxins that may be lurking in your body…

• A comprehensive survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control found 148 different chemicals in the blood and urine samples of 2,400 Americans.8 More than a quarter of all the samples contained benzo(a)pryene, a toxin found in automobile exhaust fumes. And nine out of ten samples contained a mixture of toxic pesticides.

• National Geographic Magazine paid nearly $15,000 to test one of their reporters for the presence of 320 different chemicals as part of an undercover investigation into environmental toxins. They discovered that the reporter's level of one flame retardant chemical was so high it would have been considered alarming, even if the reporter had worked in a plant that manufactured the chemical!9

•  A Mount Sinai School of Medicine study found a total of 167 different chemicals in the blood and urine samples of volunteers. That's an average of 91 toxins each.10 They found lead, dioxins, PCBs, phthalate DEHP, as well as compounds that have been banned for more than a quarter century.11 Bottom line: every single person in every study was contaminated.

• 3 Surprising Sources Of Toxins

  Surprising Source #1:

  Canned Food

  85% of all food cans sold in the U.S. — even those containing organic food — are lined with a plastic coating containing the chemical bisphenol A (BPA). BPA leaches out of the lining of the can and into your food. In fact, scientists analyzed 20 different brands of canned food and found BPA contamination in half of all the cans they examined!

  According to researchers at the Yale School of Medicine, even low doses of BPA can lead to memory problems and brain aging.

  Surprising Source #2:

  Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs

  Over 55 commonly used medications — including antibiotics and antihistamines — can cause disorientation and weaken memory and impair brain function in older Americans. Not only that, but if you take 3 or more medications, you have an increased likelihood of suffering an overdose from these drugs. That's because the "cocktail effect" makes these drugs more potent when used in combination and because your liver function declines with age, making it harder for your body to process this toxic combination.

  Surprising Source #3:

  Personal-Care Products

  The FDA estimates that over 65% of cosmetics contain toxic ingredients.28,29But that's not all. Shampoos, aftershaves, deodorants, and antibacterial soaps contain over two hundred different synthetic chemicals. These chemicals include endocrine disrupters that can affect hormone levels. The good news is you can safely and easily eliminate these dangerous toxins from your body before they can destroy your health.