CRITICAL POINTS FOR DETOXIFICATION AT PURE SWEAT
The amount of toxins we are now exposed to daily through our air, food, water, and products is no joke.
While some chemicals are harmless, others can be endocrine disruptors, carcinogens, or neurotoxins.
It’s a different playing field these days! Detoxification is now a necessity to vitality and longevity.
Here are some stats to give you a snapshot (and also a gasp):
The world produces 250 billion tons of up to 150,000 different man-made chemical substances yearly.
Right now, you most likely have at least 700 chemicals in your body that are not supposed to be there.
There are over 14,000 synthetic chemicals used as preservatives in food
In the US, average city tap water contains over 500 different chemicals
24,000 different chemicals can leach into your body from bottled water.
Tests of air quality in new cars found 275 chemicals linked to birth defects, cancer, learning impairment, and liver damage
Over 10,000 personal care product ingredients are defined as reproductive toxins, carcinogens, or hormone disruptors.
8,000 chemicals are used in the transformation of raw materials into fabric
The average woman in the US applies 168 chemical ingredients daily from her cosmetics. The FDA doesn’t pre-approve cosmetics or ingredients unless it’s a color additive.
In cosmetics alone, the EU has banned or restricted more than 1,300 chemicals while the US has outlawed or curbed just 11.
Now let’s look at heavy metals:
Heavy metals are well-known environmental pollutants owing to their toxicity, longevity in the atmosphere, and ability to accumulate in the human body via bioaccumulation. They are found in our water, air, soil, and food.
According to the National Institutes of Health, the most common metals that cause toxicity include arsenic, cadmium, chromium, lead and mercury, which are classified as carcinogens.
Heavy metal toxicity can lower energy levels and damage the functioning of the brain, lungs, kidney, liver, blood composition, nervous system and other important organs. Long-term exposure can lead to gradually progressing physical, muscular, and neurological degenerative processes that imitate diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and muscular dystrophy. Repeated long-term exposure of some metals and their compounds may even cause cancer.
There are 23 heavy metals that are a concern due to exposure in the workplace or at home. Here’s more on two of the big ones:
Lead
A harmful pollutant that can cause neurological, respiratory, urinary, and cardiovascular disorders. The main sources of lead exposure are lead based paints, gasoline, cosmetics, toys, household dust, contaminated soil, and industrial emissions. Pipes that carry water may be made of lead, thereby contaminating the water we drink, use and bathe in - absorbing in our largest organ, our skin! This has become a big topic of concern in cities throughout the U.S. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), lead is considered a carcinogen.
Mercury
Mercury is considered the most toxic heavy metal in the environment, found in air, water, soil, and notably - fish. Mercury is released into the environment by the activities of industries such as pharmaceuticals, paper and pulp preservatives, agriculture industry, and fossil fuels, which then travel to our waters and marine life within them. Even marine collagen induced products are coming under close scrutiny, as the fish farmed for the collagen have heavy levels of mercury, poisoning our bodies.
Benefits of Detoxification through Infrared Sauna:
AT PURE SWEAT studios, Our full spectrum infrared saunas by Sunlighten are one of the most effective ways to detoxify. Detoxification removes toxins, which can weaken the immune system, cause inflammation, and contribute to chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
Sweating is the body's natural and safe way to eliminate toxins. Far infrared (FIR) wavelengths amplify this process by reaching deepest into the body, where toxins are stored, breaking them apart so they can be released through sweat. By heating the body directly on a cellular level, FIR raises core body temperature and stimulates the sweat glands, resulting in a deep, detoxifying sweat 7 to 10 times greater than traditional sweating.
Benefits of detoxification include immune health, mental clarity, boosted energy, reduced inflammation and disease prevention. It can also help with weight loss, sleep cycles, digestion, and hormone balance.
Ready to live longer, better? Get detoxing with Pure Sweat.