Toxins are a part of everyday life and we cannot escape them. They are found all around us, in the air, water, food, but also in our body. We bring you four major sources of toxins in our lives that we should avoid or regulate because otherwise they cause health problems.
Lack of sleep
We need quality sleep so that the body can smoothly carry out its internal detoxification processes. Experts recommend eight hours of sleep every night. If you have problems sleeping, try to stabilize your rhythm a little - go to bed at the same time every day. Lack of sleep will have a bad effect on your health.
Prepared food
When we return from work tired, sometimes it is easiest to go to the store and buy already cooked food. However, the intake of ready-made food into the body should be minimal and we should avoid frequent consumption of such meals, because they do not contain the necessary nutrients and are often full of unhealthy fats, sugar and toxins.
A 'messy' past
If you have been smoking, consuming fast food or drinking large amounts of alcohol for a long time, this has long-term consequences for your health. Even when we get rid of those 'vices', the body remembers them. When our body is overloaded with toxins, it has to find a place to 'store' them, and it mostly stores them in fat tissue. Therefore, doctors recommend that at least once a year you do a small detoxification program in which you will eliminate "hidden" toxins.
Cleaning products
We want a clean home without bacteria, so we often reach for various cleaning products that contain chemicals and although they fulfill their purpose well, they are actually not good for our health if we use them incorrectly. When cleaning, protect your hands with rubber gloves, and if the product says to protect the respiratory tract, be sure to do so.
Stress takes the lead
One of the immediate effects of stress when we find ourselves in an alarming situation is that our whole body has an alarming reaction. The heart begins to beat rapidly, the lungs expand, the muscles spasm. This is a reaction produced by our body to allow us to have greater strength and speed than normal. The same physical reaction occurs when you are under chronic stress - worried about your job, traffic jams, when you are dealing with problems with children.
The difference between these two conditions is that the emergency will be resolved quickly, while the other will most likely not be the case.
Dental diseases are not harmless
Rotten teeth and periodontal disease are not to be neglected, they are real small hotspots and, as it were, time bombs, which usually start much bigger health problems.
Neglecting oral hygiene, such as brushing your teeth in the morning and evening, irregular use of dental floss or mouthwash, will not only cause unpleasant breath, but can lead us to an awkward situation over time, and even cause cardiovascular problems. Again, on the other hand, daily care, proper nutrition and regular dental check-ups can prevent not only the most common dental diseases - such as dental caries, gingivitis and periodontitis - but indirectly also very serious diseases, such as cardiovascular, respiratory, eye, renal.The stress hormone kills the nervous and immune systems
One of the main effects of stress on the body is the production of the hormone cortisol, which is secreted by the adrenal glands. In the case of chronic stress, the body is exposed to high levels of cortisol for a long period of time, which can damage the entire nervous system and suppress the immune system.
These effects can cause heart damage, increase blood pressure and increase stomach problems. Also, these effects lead to premature aging of brain cells. The impact is also reflected on the state of your tissue, bones, muscles, nerves, which causes overall toxicity ("poisoning") of your body. Continuous tension in the muscles can accelerate the deposition of calcium from the blood in the joints, which can lead to rheumatism and lumbago.
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