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testing can tell you what harmful environmental toxins are
in your water supply. Then you can install the appropriate
water filter system to remove them.
Did you catch the recent findings coming out of Washington
State University and published in Science magazine? It showed
how exposure to environmental toxins such as thru air, drinking
water, and food affects your health more than anyone ever
imagined. Researchers found exposure to toxins in the environment
by your parents or grandparents may have caused you to inherit
some of your ailments.
And, if you are exposed to environmental contaminants found
in air, drinking water, and food, you could pass on your exposure
to generation after generation of your offspring.
For 60 years, scientists have known parents pass on genes
to their children and grandchildren. Science has known, if
parents passed on bad genes, their children and grandchildren
would be more likely to suffer from diseases like cancer,
diabetes and heart disease.
Now, scientists have found that disease may be caused not
only because of your parents or grandparents passing on bad
genes, but also because they were exposed to toxins 70 years
earlier, whether they were exposed to those toxins in the
air, water or food they came into contact with. And even though
their cells weren't affected by that exposure, yours are.
In fact, Dr. Michael Skinner, one of the researchers involved
with the study at Washington State University, said toxins
may even chemically modify the person's DNA!
The Experiment
The experiment started four years ago by accident when one
scientist was studying testes development in rats when they
come into contact with environmental toxins. Hence, he exposed
them to a common fungicide and a common pesticide. Another
researcher accidentally allowed two of the exposed rats to
breed. But instead of restarting the experiment, the scientists
decided to let some time pass to see what happened.
They found the male developed genetic disorders, because of
his exposure to the pesticide and fungicide, which was no
big surprise. What did shock them: The next three generations
of male rats also had the same ailment as the very first one
who was exposed to these toxins. The study proved the toxins
the rats were exposed to in the first generation were still
detected four generations later.
Just as shocking was that the impact was not reduced in each
of the four following generations, even though only the first
generation was exposed to the contaminants.
The scientists didn't tell anyone about their findings and
continued their study for the next two years to confirm their
findings. They eventually came to the conclusion that the
evidence was irrefutable. And, Dr. Skinner also believed the
study implies cancer and other diseases can be passed on in
the same way -- from generation-to-generation.
What Does This Mean For You?
It means that it is more important than ever to guard against
exposure to environmental toxins.
There are 6 million to 7 million chemical substances known
in industry and scientific research, and close to 70,000 of
them are regularly used in the industrial, agriculture and
service sectors. The EPA also reports that 4.3 billion pounds
of toxic substances are legally dumped annually into our nation's
environment.
Recent studies have shown that even low doses of toxins have
a much greater impact than was once thought.
This study also suggests that even those studies underestimated
the impact. Why? Because the way in which damage caused by
exposure to toxins has been measured may be wrong. As Dr.
Skinner said, they didn't find "a change in the DNA sequence,"
but a "chemical modification of the DNA."
That's why it is so important to find out if your water supply
contains even low levels of toxins that you are exposed to
when doing things you'd typically take for granted, like showering,
bathing and cleaning dishes. If it does, you can install the
right treatment system to remove those contaminants. And you
can also get help from your health practitioner to treat the
damage done to your body.
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