Because aluminum is so prevalent from cookware to deodorant, it is the first of the heavy metal toxicants we recommend eliminating. The problem with aluminum is that it is a neurotoxin, meaning it is poisonous to our nervous system and creates neurovascular inflammation, which in turn causes inflammation in our brains. 

However aluminum gets into our bodies, through water, food, or a variety of daily products, it can do serious damage. Aluminum can accumulate in our guts, kidney, brain, and thyroid, to name a few of the  hotspots. While it is a neurotoxin in the brain, creating a leaky blood-brain barrier and impacting the nervous system, it can also move readily through our bodies by taking advantage of the damage done by other toxins. An example of this is glyphosate, which is a herbicide widely used on food crops.

Glyphosate increases gut permeability and makes the aluminum we ingest more highly absorbed and able to travel throughout the body. Removing heavy metal toxicity from our bodies by detoxifying our homes and lives is a vital step on the path to removing blocks to healing chronic illness. 

The average American adult consumes 7–9 mg of aluminum per day in their food. 

Hidden sources of aluminum in your home can include: 

• Drinking Water 
• Flour and Baking Powder 
• Ceramics 
• Antacids 
• Buffered Aspirin 
• Cosmetics and Moisturizers 
• Toothpaste 

Hidden factor #2 WATER
Turning on the tap has the potential to turn our bodies into pathways for chronic disease. Water can be a source of heavy metals, fluoride, chlorine, and pesticides. Most city water is purposely fluorinated to decrease tooth decay and aluminum sulfate is used in the water coagulation process to remove bacteria from the water supply. Aluminum-fluoride compounds may form in  water where both aluminum and fluoride are present, which creates highly reactive neurotoxic compounds that can be linked to brain inflammation. 

According to the CDC, two out of three Americans are supplied with fluoridated tap water.

Chlorine is also introduced to the water system to manage bacterial growth. The danger to our health occurs when we shower in chlorinated water. Our skin, the largest body organ, softens and soaks in the chlorine as we shower and bathe. When combined with other compounds in the water, it creates chemical byproducts that can be harmful to our organs as they are dispersed throughout the body in the bloodstream. 

Along with things purposely put into the water in the process of making it “healthier”, there are many  naturally occurring chemicals and minerals that work their way into the water supply. These heavy metals and  other elements go into the water through the soil, air and plumbing systems, including: 

• Arsenic 
• Lead 
• Cadmium 
• Mercury 

These contaminants lead to neurological, immunity and gastrointestinal damage. The damage is rarely immediate or acute; instead, these toxins build up in our bodies over time. Heavy metals, like aluminum, lead and mercury, can also be stored in our bones. They can build up in our central nervous system and settle in our fatty tissues. These toxicants can create oxidative  stress and inflammation and actually damage our cells and cell membranes.

Hidden factor #3 ENERGY HYGIENE 

We are built to self regulate and to heal, but we can’t do that if we don’t have the energy our body needs. And unfortunately, our modern world is increasingly becoming energy depleting. We are constantly being bombarded by vibrations and frequencies that are harming our bodies. Everyday seemingly benign and harmless technology is affecting our health. You couple that phenomena with the mounting daily stress and tension of the average individual, and the body itself cannot maintain the energy it needs to heal and stay healthy.

Ways to improve energy hygiene include:

• Turn off your wifi when not in use, such as while you are sleeping
• Limit cell phone use
• Minimize exposure to LED lights, screens and technology that emit blue light
• Check for and eliminate dirty electricity-- spikes and surges of electromagnetic energy from wiring/power lines where only standard 50/60 Hertz AC electricity should be
• Ground yourself by daily connecting with nature; go outside to take in sun or fresh air, remove your shoes and stand on a patch of dirt or grass, better yet lie down and soak up the earth’s energy until you are recharged and rejuvenated

Hidden factor #4 SLEEP 

It may feel like we do nothing while we sleep, but our bodies are working in overdrive to heal and maintain function. Your glymphatic system is one of the most  important waste clearance systems for your body. The brain uses this system to drain the toxins away while we sleep. Each night, during deep sleep, the brain shrinks 60 percent and is washed with cerebrospinal fluid, and this waste is then carried through the glymphatic system and moved into the peripheral lymph. 

While this is happening the system is also bringing nutrients into the brain. This system is how our body keeps neurological degeneration and disease at bay, and is one of the most underappreciated but vital systems in our bodies. 

Creating a safe sleeping environment is one of the most powerful habits you can create to support health and healing. Part of a safe and healthy sleeping environment involves what is called your “sleep posture”. 

In recent years, general awareness of the negative health impacts of sitting for extended periods of time has increased. Researchers have gone as far as to say that “sitting is the new smoking”. NASA scientist Dr. Joan Vernikos has shown that excessive sitting causes many of the same problems that astronauts experience in space due to the reduced force of gravity on the human body. 

The deficiency in gravity from sitting can cause physical degeneration of the spine, muscles, and connective tissue, as well as obesity and early death. Most people, however, are not aware that sleeping on a flat surface has the same negative impacts as sitting or weightlessness in outer space. Research has shown that sleeping on a flat surface can cause reduced sleep quality, migraines, Alzheimer’s disease, glaucoma, sleep apnea, and strokes, among other diseases. 

Deep cleaning your environment sets you up to start navigating toward better health. The following is a short introduction into the most common items you can start or stop to help eradicate your own personal blockages to healing

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