extract, chamomile infusion, or green tea. As of today, none of these ingredients has ever been linked
to the elevated risk of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, allergies, or asthma. Plant extracts, juices, and
essential oils have been a part of human lifestyles for ages, and their safety has been vetted by
millions of users down through the centuries.
We have all ingested our share of carcinogenic substances, such as parabens, formaldehyde,
resorcinol, and paraffin, during our lifetimes. Chronic diseases develop over decades of toxic living.
Cancer researcher and avid promoter of holistic approach to woman’s health, Dr. Tamara
Vishnievskaya, Ph.D., told me in an interview for Fashion Monitor in 2004 that most women have
minuscule lumps in their breasts since their teens, and nearly all women in their eighties and nineties
have cancerous formations in their breasts. However, these lumps may not become malignant for
many years until the toxic load in the body tips the scale toward illness.
Environment, consumer habits, lifestyle, and diet all matter when it comes to chronic diseases that
may or may not become acute. It’s plain stupid to start smoking, drinking, and gorging on junk food
just because there is a high chance for us to develop cancer, heart disease, or Alzheimer’s disease at
some point in our lives.
The human body is an amazing, complex system with incredible powers of self-regeneration. All it
needs is a little helping hand. Medical science has remarkable examples how lifestyle changes helped
reverse diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer. Many naturally derived powerful antioxidants can
prevent and reverse sun damage and even halt the progression of skin tumors. Organic eating habits
and diligent use of nontoxic cosmetic and household products will greatly diminish the toxic burden
that jeopardizes our health.
Instead of continuing the old, toxic ways of treating our skin and other vital body parts, let’s try to
do our best to reduce our chances of developing devastating diseases. It’s never too late, and every
little bit helps.