Detoxing Persistent Organic Pollutant with Plants
POPs are toxic chemicals that are indeed persistent and insidious. They do not breakdown easily and are found everywhere in the world. They circulate and make it hard to discover where it was originally deposited.
POPs are also lipophilic, they accumulate in the fatty tissue of our body. Mammals that are higher in the 'food chain' - have the greatest concentrations of these toxic chemicals. Fish, predatory birds, animals and humans have the highest levels of POPs.
How insidious are POPs? They cause damage to every system in the body, corrupt DNA, and cause diseases from immune disorders to cancers (Elias, 2024).
The evidence of mammals, fish, and fowl having high concentration of POPs. And unfortunately, eating organic does not lessen the amount of these chemical toxins or their effect (Hernández et al., 2017).
Environmental scientists have known for many years that vegetarian mothers have 50 to 100 times less pollutants than meat eating mothers (Noren, 1983). It is important here to note that according to European toxicologists children should only eat up to five servings of meat, poultry, and fish per month to minimize the load of toxins in their body (Fromberg et al., 2011).
Detox has been receiving much attention in the scientific community, with interest deepening as chronic illnesses are spreading into our young population. We will explore detox and what science and doctors are learning and doing in the coming weeks.
How do we avoid POPs? Greger (2024) findings are simple: eat more plants. And exercise. We'll go over this protocol more in depth next time.
Yours as always,
Dohrea
References
- Chanal, D., Steiner, N. Y., Petrone, R., Chamagne, D., & Péra, M. C. (2021). Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Encyclopedia of Energy Storage, 2, 35.
- Elias, S. (2024). Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences. Encyclopedia of Energy Storage, 2, 35.
- Fromberg, A., Granby, K., Højgård, A., Fagt, S., & Larsen, J. C. (2011). Estimation of dietary intake of PCB and organochlorine pesticides for children and adults. Food chemistry, 125(4), 1179-1187.
- Greger, M. (2024). Best Dietary Detox. Article
- Hernández, Á. R., Boada, L. D., Mendoza, Z., Ruiz-Suárez, N., Valerón, P. F., Camacho, M., ... & Luzardo, O. P. (2017). Consumption of organic meat does not diminish the carcinogenic potential associated with the intake of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 24, 4261-4273.
- Liu, Y., Wang, J., Huang, Z., Liang, J., Xia, Q., Xia, Q., & Liu, X. (2021). Environmental pollutants exposure: A potential contributor for aging and age-related diseases. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 83, 103575.
- Noren, K. (1983). Levels of organochlorine contaminants in human milk in relation to the dietary habits of the mothers. Acta Pædiatrica, 72(6), 811-816.
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