I am toxic because

I don't "believe" that I'm toxic, I know that I am. I live less than 6 miles from a nuclear power plant, I work in a ceramic studio, I produce and instruct in my own ceramic/fine arts studio. I am exposed to cadmium, cobalt, manganese, lithium, barium, tons of iron, titanium dioxide, copper carbonate, and a host of other elements and compounds that are used in painting and ceramic arts.

Given the trends in agriculture and landscaping, the chemicals that are being used to produce genetically manufactured organisms (GMO's) for our food supplies and the ones used to produce and farm the newest agricultural craze, SOD, the groundwater that is funneled into our drinking supplies (filtered, or NOT) contain some of the most toxic compounds known to man - in our County, it is illegal to transport lawn clippings from one County to the next for disposal due to the HazMat guidelines for proper disposal. (edited) I live in an "agricultural" area that farms sod for landscaping the new McMansions that are being built using composite building products. I've observed the 5000 gallon containers of liquid fertilizer that is used to "water" some of these sod fields and other nursery plants. The components used in most synthetic fertilizers (even some of the organic-based solutions) cannot be diffused or diluted - the compounds and elements do not just disappear. They are routinely found in well-water and livestock drinking supplies, as well as water supplies that are used for vegetable and fruit irrigation.

The reality of just how toxic our culture is cannot be disputed - there are thousands of reports that describe, in droning detail, what we are ingesting, breathing, and exposing our skin (our largest organ, by the way) to on a daily basis. I don't believe that "detoxers" are on some sort of bandwagon, whatsoever. They have recognized the perils of our current exposures and have made the choice to take action to preserve their own health. Using the word, "cult," as a definition for people who are interested in preserving what health that they have makes no sense to me. A "cult" does not have the best interests of groups of people in mind. Then, again, some individuals have chosen to take their detoxification to a dangerous level - for that, there is a better term: addiction.

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