Earth Day –Spread Seeds of Good Health
Although a healthy earth has a lot to do with a healthy body, we continuously pour chemicals into the atmosphere and earth as well into our bodies. Earth Day is here to save us and our planet.
Chemicals in Our Environment
• 1976: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA)
• 62,000 chemicals were grandfathered in as being safe
3 chemicals have been banned: 1978 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB) , 1989 Asbestos, 1972 DDT
“The amount of chemicals produced or imported by the US in one day would fill up 623,000 tanker trucks with a capacity of 8,000 gallons each.” The Body Toxic How the Hazardous Chemistry of Everyday Things Threatens Our Health and Well-being. By Nena Baker 2008)
American Prescription Drug Use
The total number of annual prescriptions in the United States now stands at over4 billion “How Prescription Drugs Are Altering American Lives, Minds, and Bodies” Greg Critser 2005)
In Our Drinking Water
A vast array of pharmaceutical including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans. The AP discovered that drugs have been detected in the drinking water supplies of 24 major metropolitan areas.
Our Babies Swim Now In A Soup Of Chemicals.
The samples, supplied by the American Red Cross, registered 180 chemicals known to cause cancer in adults, 217 that are linked to brain and nervous system damage, and 208 that have been shown to affect fetal or child development in animal tests. For 209 of the contaminants, this was the first time researchers had identified the chemicals in newborn blood. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-03-10-drugs-tap-water_N.htm
Earth Day is Health Day
Learn more. Read books. Eat natural and organic food. Get regular spinal adjusts to support your spine and nervous system. Educate others. You can help your family and friends find relief and better health without the use of toxins by encouraging them to come in for an initial consultation with the doctor to see if chiropractic can help. Chiropractic is 100% organic and always has been. No drugs or toxins. The chiropractic lifestyle supports a healthy spine, nervous system and body. Join in on Earth Day festivities this year!
Iris Rosenfeld, DC 25255 Cabot Rd Ste 110 Laguna Hills, Ca 92653
