Do You Know Your Toxic Load?

Did You Know?

•  The average adult uses nine personal products daily, exposing them to 126 chemicals every day.
•  89% of 10,500 ingredients used in personal care products have not been evaluated for safety.
• Over the last 30 years only 9 of the 10,500 used in personal care products have been banned or restricted.
• One-third of all personal care products contain one or more ingredients classified as possible human carcinogens.
•  Heavy metals such as mercury have a half life in the human body of 15 – 20 years

What's Your Toxic Load?

1. Do you live in a city? Yes +5 / No +2
2. Do you use conventional cleaners? Yes +5 / No +0
3. Do you wear gloves with these cleaners? Yes +0 / No +5
4. Do you use gardening chemicals (herbicides/fertilizer/pesticides)? Yes +5 / No +0
5. Do you have silver amalgams? Yes +5 / No +0
6. How long have you had amalgams? 5 Years +2 / 10 Years +4 / 15+ Years +5
7. Do you smoke? Yes +5 / No +0
8. Are you ever exposed to second hand smoke? Yes +3 / No +0
9. Do you drink alcohol? Yes +3 / No +0
10. Do you drink tap water? Yes +4 / No +0
11. Do you drink from plastic bottles? Yes +3 / No +0
12. Are you taking any medications (including birth control)? Yes +4 / No +0
13. Do you eat commercial meats? Yes +2 / No +0
14. Do you eat processed or fast foods? Yes +3 / No +0
15. Do you eat certified organic produce? Yes +0 / No +5
16. Do you use conventional body care products? Yes +5 / No +0
17. Do you burn paraffin candles? Yes +3 / No +0
18. Do you live in a home built within the past 10 years? Yes +4 / No +1
19. Do you drive a car made within the past 5 years? Yes +4 / No +1
20. Do you have an occupation at exposes you to any type of chemical? Yes +3 / No +0

Score under 10 – Your toxic load is minimal. Good Job! Keep doing what you are doing!

Score under 25 – Mild toxicity.