Human beings are bombarded with a wide variety of toxic chemicals on a daily basis. Not too many years ago, in the 1930s, only a million tons of toxic chemicals were produced each year. There are now over 200 million tons produced today. Everyone on earth is exposed to chemicals and studies show that 100% of us carry toxins in our fat and fatty tissues every day (brain, breasts, prostate).
It is not a question of whether our bodies contain these toxic compounds, there is simply no question that they do. The real question is to what level and how is it affecting our health?
Many illnesses, including depression and other mental health problems, have now been linked to exposure to these harmful chemicals. Could this be the cause of your battle with depression or sadness? And could detoxing from these harmful toxins be the life-saving depression cure you so desperately need?
Toxic Chemicals and Depression
The involvement of toxins and chemicals in psychiatric disorders has recently been highlighted in the scientific journal neurotoxicology by Dr. Genuis in an article titled “Toxic Causes of Mental Illness Overlooked.”
This is not a new concept, more than twenty years ago a psychiatrist noted in the scientific literature that “patients are being poisoned and psychiatrically disabled as a result of a lack of attention to occupational and environmental health.”
For particular individuals, this knowledge about toxic overload and its relationship to depression may provide the key to curing depression. It’s not the right depression cure for everyone, but it is a powerful approach for people with toxin overload.
4 Toxic Chemicals Commonly Associated With Mental Health Disorders
- Heavy metals: such as mercury, lead, manganese and copper.
- Solvents (or volatile organic compounds): such as benzene, toluene, and styrene.
- Pesticides and other persistent organic pollutants: such as PCBs, dioxins and pesticides.
- Carbon disulfide
Is there any scientific evidence for this or is it just quackery?
It has been known for more than 300 years that mercury can cause psychiatric disorders. In fact, the term “mad hatter” is what people with mercury toxicity are called. There are many studies showing the relationship between toxins and mental health disorders. Let’s see just a few now.
Studies show that some industrial workers are still affected by mercury today. A recent study investigating workers at a fluorescent lamp factory showed that those exposed to high levels of mercury vapor suffered from depression, anxiety, and certain memory deficits, even six years after leaving the factory.
A recent study investigating mood disorders and manganese exposure through welding showed alarming results. Those with the highest previous exposure to manganese were seven and a half times more likely to be hostile, 2.6 times more likely to suffer from depression, and three times more likely to have anxiety. These symptoms were experienced even fourteen years after the workers’ last exposure to manganese.
Chronic pesticide exposure can also lead to ongoing depression. A recent study showed that those farmers who had previously had pesticide poisoning were three times more likely to suffer from depression.
Detoxification as a cure for depression
If you have been exposed to toxic chemicals that cause depression and anxiety, avoiding further exposure is usually not enough to cure your depression. You will most likely need to undergo a detox regimen that will reduce the level of these toxins in your body.
The type of detoxification program will depend on the type of chemical you have been exposed to. For example, to get rid of heavy metals like lead or mercury, you may need chelation therapy. On the other hand, if you’ve been exposed to large amounts of pesticides, you may need an intensive infrared sauna detox. The sauna helps your body sweat out pesticides that are stored in fat and fatty tissue.
Toxic chemicals are an overlooked cause of depression, and detoxification is a cure for depression that has been ignored for far too long.