Anti-Minerals, toxins, and endocrine disruptors to avoid. These inhibit the absorption & function of minerals.
Avoid as much as possible. Look at them as toxic. Aim to stop taking them and remove them from your life.
- Iron supplements, iron-fortified foods, anything with ‘added iron’
- Vitamin D3 supplements or ANY foods fortified with vitamin D (learn why here.)
- Calcium supplements
- One-a-day multivitamins, prenatals, etc
- Synthetic vitamins & supplements
- High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) & artificial sweeteners. Cut back and minimize processed
sugars. Fruit in moderation is ok - Drinking Alcohol
- Smoking cigarettes and cannabis/CBD
- Eating processed, refined foods
- Any processed or hydrogenated oils (e.g. soybean oil, corn oil, canola oil, etc.)
- Fluoride (e.g. in toothpaste, water, etc.), bromide, all halogens aside from iodine
- Colloidal silver
- Minimize eating high-oxalate foods
- Limit smoothies and green drinks to detoxing as binders
- Limit exposure to environmental toxins
- Limit exposure to blue light exposure
- Limit exposure to EMFs from electronic devices
- Limit usage of plastic bottles and canned foods
Environmental Toxins and Endocrine Disruptors to Avoid:
- Formaldehyde, a known carcinogen
- Paraformaldehyde, a type of formaldehyde
- Methylene glycol, a type of formaldehyde
- Quaternium 15, which releases formaldehyde
- Mercury, which can damage the kidneys and nervous system
- Dibutyl and diethylhexyl phthalates, which disrupt hormones and damage the reproductive system
- The long-chain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances known as PFAS, which have been linked to cancer
- M- and o-phenylenediamine, used in hair dyes, which irritate and sensitize the skin, damage DNA and can cause cancer
- Phthalates like DBP, DEHP, and DEP are a class of plasticizing chemicals. They make the fragrances in your skin care products stick to your skin or make the product itself more pliable
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Parabens (including methylparabens, isobutylparabens, proplyparabens, and others) are a family of preservatives that manufacturers use in skin care products to help prevent the growth of bacteria and mold – which disrupt hormones and harm the reproductive system.
- SLS (Sodium lauryl sulfates)SLES (Sodium laureth sulfate)
- Triclosan & Triclocarban
- BHA & BHT
- EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid)
- MEA/DEA/TEA (Ethanolamines)
- Hydroquinone
- Methlylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone
- Toluene
- Octinoxate
- Oxybenzone and avobenzone
- Benzalkonium chloride