Gas fumes, paint, second-hand smoke, plastics, pharmaceutical drugs, pesticides, food additives, hair dyes, household cleansers, lawn chemicals–these are just some of the toxins our bodies are exposed to on a daily basis. In fact, our bodies process 14 pounds a year of food preservatives and additives, pesticides, and herbicides alone. Added to that, stress, fear, and anxiety produce more toxins. Researchers at New York’s Mount Sinai School of Medicine found an average of 91 toxins in each person, including PCBs (which cause cancer and nervous system problems); dioxins (which disrupt hormones); lead, mercury, and arsenic (which decrease IQ and delay children’s development); and DDT and chlordane (which cause reproductive difficulties and cancer.)Our bodies have the ability to detoxify themselves, through our liver, bowels, kidneys, lymphatic system, and skin, but they can’t always keep up. When that happens, our bodies store these toxins, mostly in joints and fat cells. The release of these toxins from fat cells is one of the reasons why dieters often feel jittery and get headaches.These toxins stored in our bodies form “free radicals.” Free radicals are unbalanced molecules with an extra electron. These molecules try to balance