Toxins = Oxidative Stress = Inflammation

December 18, 2018

Every day toxic stressors bombard your body. These toxic stressors create what is called free radicals. Free radicals attack the cells of your body damaging them, which leads to a chronic inflammatory state. Toxins = oxidative stress = inflammation.

Environmental toxins·

Pollution, chemicals, radiation, molds
The water we drink, the air we breathe

Toxins in your body·

Yeasts, Bacteria, Heavy Metals, Drugs-

Emotional toxins·

Stress

Lifestyle choices·

Alcohol, Smoking, Sun stress, Dining out

Chemical Toxins·

Pesticides, Herbicides and Antibiotics

Nutritional choices·

Processed foods, Sugar Toxicity, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Gluten, Trans Fats, GMO’s, Chemically derived food additives, artificial colors, preservatives, “natural flavors”, Industrial meats that contain antibiotics, GMO’s and other feed additives to “boost” the animals.

Chronic inflammation has become known as ‘The Silent Epidemic’. It has a hand in many chronic diseases like Diabetes, Stroke, Heart Disease, Cancer, Alzheimer’s, Obesity, Arthritis, Kidney Disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Allergies and Respiratory Diseases. Chronic inflammation itself is not a disease it is a mechanistic process. It’s a lifestyle choice.

Risk factors for chronic inflammation:

Age. There is a positive correlation between age and pro-inflammatory molecules.

Obesity. Studies have shown BMI is proportional to some inflammatory molecules.

Diet. Diets rich in saturated fat, trans-fats and/or refined sugar is associated with pro-inflammatory molecules.

Smoking. Smoking lowers the production of anti-inflammatory molecules and inducing inflammation.

Low sex hormones. Testosterone and estrogen can suppress the production and secretion of several pro-inflammatory markers.

Stress. Both physical and emotional stresses are associated with pro-inflammatory molecule release.

Sleep. People with irregular sleep disorders are more likely to have chronic inflammation than consistent sleepers.

Get scanned today to learn if your body is suffering from toxic overload?

Call 703-723-6758 to book a scan and learn your number!

Author
Recent Posts

Andrew Dombek, PT, MSPT, CMTPT, CGFI

Owner and Founder at AID Performance Physical Therapy

Andrew Dombek is a nationally known Physical Therapist and founder of Northern Virginia's Leading Private Physical Therapy Specialist for athletes in their teens,30s, 40sand 50s, who want to keep healthy and active.

You might know Andrew from his early days working in downtown Washington D.C. where he was one of the former physical therapist for the finest athletes and performers in town performing at the Kennedy Center, in shows like Aida (The Timeless Love Story), The Producers, and the Washington Ballet.

Andrew (having been through many injuries throughout out his life), is a rare expert in understanding the psyche of returning to your sport after injury. Helping people stay active and giving back to his community are his passions. These characteristics have helped Andrew become an expert Physical Therapist and his Clinic to become the fastest growing PT clinic in Loudoun County.Over the last several yearshas become the premier physical therapy practice for runners in Northern, Virginia.Where the local running groups like the Ashburn Chapter of Mom's Run This Town as well as the high schools in his area like Broad Runand Briar Woods have retained AID Performance Physical Therapy for treating their runners and athletes.