We are under constant chemical bombardment from our poisoned air, water, food, and pharmaceutical supply, putting more stress on the nutritionally depleted human organism ​than ever before. 

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Here are a handful of the toxic culprits that strain and drain health:

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BROMINE AND BROMIDES
Bromine is the 35th element on the periodic table. In reacts with all metals to form bromide. Because they are both halogens, bromine competes with iodine receptor cells in the thyroid gland. Ingesting bromide lowers your body's ability to absorb and utilize iodine. 

​Bromide is found in the pesticide methyl bromide. Under the Montreal Protocol, 160 countries recognized methyl bromide as an ozone-depleting substance, with many countries agreeing to ban it. The EPA passed regulation to end production and importation by 2001, yet 375 metric tons are still legally used each year on US crops (mostly strawberries in northern California).

Potassium bromate is added to flour to add color and strengthen to dough, allowing it to rise higher. It's present in virtually all commercial bakery products.

​Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is added to sports drinks and sodas to suspend the flavoring in liquid. The emulsifier is in about 10% of the soda supply.  

CHLORINE
Small amounts of chlorine and chloride are required by the body, but these are toxic in large amounts. It has been linked to birth defects, cancer, reproductive disorders, stillbirth, and immune system breakdown. It also displaces iodine in the thyroid gland. Chlorinated pools and hot tubs are a source of exposure as well. Perchlorate is an environmental toxin originally developed for rocket fuels that now pollutes ground water and food supplies.

Diets high in table salt--sodium chloride--reduce the body's ability to absorb iodine. The iodine added to table salt is not the form easily assimilated by the body. Unlike table salt, unprocessed sea salts, including Celtic and Himalayan salts are not denatured by heating nor are they bleached using toxic chemicals, plus they contain a full spectrum of natural minerals. 
Nascent Iodine is a readily assimilable, safe form of iodine that is vastly superior to the iodine found in common iodized table salt. It also provides much higher levels of iodine than natural, unprocessed sea salts.

FLUORIDE
​Fluoride is a mutagen--a substance that causes genetic damage. It collects in the pineal gland, which is responsible for melatonin production, regulating puberty, and protecting the body from free radicals.

​ Fluoride is added to municipal water supplies and is widely utilized in dental products. When fluoride is added to the water supply, it winds up in processed beverages and food.