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Liver detox is a concept not even recognized by mainstream medical establishment.  Yet, it is widely agreed that most people in the world today live in very toxic environments.  Some of the major pollutants or toxins which impact human health include hormones (estrogen) fed to livestock and chickens in the last few weeks before slaughter and xenoestrogens (pronounced “zeno-estrogens”) or substances which possess an estrogen-like chemical structure which are believed to be highly toxic to the body.

Xenoestrogens are found in soot produced by burning coal, in plastics, especially when they are heated in microwave ovens or released into cloudy plastic bottles and the residue of wood pulp released into streams and rivers by paper mills, to name a few.

These xenoestrogens combined with the hormones in meat, poutry, and dairy products are believed to be responsible for some major human illnesses, including:

• breast cancer
• uterine cancer
• prostate cancer
• prostate enlargement
• fibroid tumors
• ovarian cysts
• cystic breasts

These xeno-estrogens and hormones in food tend to produce inflammation in the organs, cell proliferation, leading to benign cysts and cancers.

Of course, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” so it is best to avoid whenever possible exposure to these hormonal toxins. Eat organic meat, poultry and dairy products if possible and cut down on the amount of these foods which you eat.  Try to avoid breathing polluted air. If you use a microwave oven to heat frozen dinners, remove the clear plastic wrap from the food before heating.  For those who cannot manage to avoid most environmental estrogenic toxins and where much damage has already been done, Whole World Botanicals offers certified organic and wildcrafted herbs which can assist with the hormonal detoxification of our  organs which are most affected which are the liver, the reproductive organs, the colon and the lungs.