I was creating one blog post about toxins in our environment and how we can stay healthy. Seriously, there are so many toxins you need to know about, that I had to create a second post with tips to avoid exposure and how to stay healthy!

This is part 1. It is not meant to scare you, only to enlighten as to what’s really going on so you know how to stay healthy. There lots of excellent references & websites at the end of this article if you want to learn more about how to protect your health and the environment without becoming an obnoxious green fundamentalist which is becoming popular by the day. And no, becoming vegan wont save the world.

More so than any other time in the history of the world, we are inundated with poisons & toxins that disrupt our hormones, damage the brain, nervous system, reproductive system, cause skin problems, birth defects, developmental delays, mutagenic changes on a cellular level and cause cancer.

Currently there are 84,000 man made chemicals in our food, water, personal care products and our environment.

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I’m in Florida right now visiting my family. My Cuban family lives in Miami where I grew up. Miami is a beautiful city and yes, really hot. It can be cheesy at times, but if you know where to go and what to do, it’s an absolutely amazing place!

My mother, on the other hand, is from New Zealand, where she was the first professional female race car driver. So naturally, I am a big fan of racing sports. This past weekend, I went to the Indy Car Championship Race in Miami and I want to share a cool analogy with you…

In Florida, much like southern California, many people spend more money on their cars than they do on their own health. Then, when they are older, they then spend most of their energy & life savings managing disease and dysfunction.

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