Obesity and Toxins - The Link Between Toxins and Weight Loss

It may not be your fault if you are overweight or obese. With the development of science, we have more knowledge today to live longer and healthier lives and many people are making an effort to eat and live in a healthier manner. People are starting to realize that excessive eating and a lifestyle that consists of mostly sitting around in front of some sort of electronic screen is the fast track to becoming overweight or obese.

Many people, though, may not realize that high levels of bodily obesity and toxins are closely linked, especially in children whose underdeveloped digestive systems make them prime targets for obesity. Environmental toxins, that are floating around in the air you breathe and the water you drink, may be linked to the obesity we are all trying to stave off. Incidentally, did you know that some experts say that even hair loss is related to toxicity?

Did you know that your efforts to be clean and sanitary may be the culprits when it comes to obesity and toxins? Environmental toxins can be found in almost every chemical based household cleaner, sanitizer and air freshener. We have been tricked into thinking that our bodies can't handle germs and bacteria on their own, so we rush out to buy chemicals so that we can live in completely sterile environments. The truth is that a complete absence of any germs or bacteria weakens our immune systems, and then obesity and toxins are free to join forces against us.

Environmental (exogenous) toxins are not only found in household cleaners, however. Processed foods are another huge key to the link between obesity and toxins. Fast food, which contains high amounts of trans-fatty acids, chemical additives and preservatives designed to keep food "fresh", pesticide and insecticide residues on produce, and the chlorinated water that flows out of our home faucets all contain substances that are toxic to the body. When we ingest these things on a regular basis, we overload our liver, kidneys, and lungs with toxins. If our system is overloaded with toxins, or if we are aged or stressed, our body cannot complete its natural detoxification process. Then we become susceptible to disease and fat gain.

The link between obesity and toxins can be better observed when we understand the way our body stores toxins in our fat. For example, if you eat meat at fast food restaurants, or if you eat low price meat from the supermarket, you are ingesting all of the hormones and pesticides that were fed to the animal. These toxins are then stored in your fat cells where they tell your body to slow its metabolic processes, making you fatter.

Dr. Suzanne Gudakunst in her book "Top Secret Fat Loss Secret" discusses how this silent epidemic due to toxins and parasites is affecting 8 out 10 Americans. Dr. Gudakunst offers as a solution a healthy diet that helps us get rid of the toxins and parasites that sabotage our health and all our efforts to be thin. Now that the link of obesity and toxins is understood, we are able to know what needs to be done to be thin and live a healthier life.

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