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Edward Campbell wrote:
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> Karl,
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> Just a few ways are world is toxic compared to our paleo-ancesters:
> Polluted Water, especially chemicals like chlorine and florine
> Polluted Air
> Soil Depletion, lack of trace minerals selenium, zinc, vanadium,etc.
> Pesticides in fruits and vegetables
> Antibiotics and Hormones in Meat
> Stress
> Preservatives and cooking methods
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> All of the above, can lead to free radical damage. Even exercise can add to
> our free radical load. An interesting experiment was conducted with a
> running club in NYC. Trained endurance athletes had their blood levels of
> T-cells and other immune markers tested prior to and after a marathon.
> Following the marathon, the T-cell level was greatly reduced indicating free
> radical damage. In fact, their readings were as low as most AIDS patients.
> Of course, their levels returned to normal shortly afterwards, but this
> shows what even a beneficial activity like exercise can do to our bodies.
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> Because of our toxic world, which increases our load of free radical damage,
> we need to "compensate" by taking supplements.
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> Ed Campbell, DC,CSCS
A marathon is not exercise. It puts very high stress on the body. This
does not show that exercise adds to our free radical load.
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