Every day, we’re exposed to a cocktail of invisible threats - environmental toxins lurking in our food, water, air, and even household products. While we might not see them, they have a profound impact on our health. Scientists now recognise that toxins are major contributors to chronic diseases, accelerating aging, weakening immunity, and increasing the risk of conditions like cancer, cardiovascular disease, and neurological disorders.

But how much of an impact do these toxins actually have? Research suggests that up to 70% of chronic diseases may be linked to environmental exposures. The question isn’t whether toxins affect your health, it’s how much damage they may already be doing.

As a Health Coach with additional qualifications in Environmental Medicine, one of the main focus areas of my programmes is to help you to reduce your toxin exposure and support your body’s detoxification systems.

“1 in 2 of us will get cancer in our lifetime” – a statistic we’ve all heard numerous times. This soundbite occurs in isolation, without context or explanation. Does this lead us to assume that there’s a 50% chance of each and every one of us getting cancer? That it’s a flip of the coin as to whether that dreaded fate is ours? How does it make us feel? I would expect that for the majority of people this elicits a degree of fear – a well-known tactic to manipulate people to take the action being suggested and “Donate Now”. But would people fear this statistic less if they were given more information? Instead of feeling powerless to the outcome of that dreaded coin flip, would they feel empowered to direct their fate towards one of health and vitality? My guess would be, probably.