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health, wellness& lifestyle
Detoxification for
Health, Vitality, and
Longevity: Food
by Dr. Lisa Intriligator, D.C.

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n the last column, we started talking
about detoxification and how it is the
fifth and last major pillar of preventative health. Detoxification is a huge
topic that will take us through several
more columns. The world is fast becoming
ever more toxic, an anathema to organic
life forms, especially human beings and
animals. If we want a long healthy longevity, not only do we need to choose carefully
what we expose ourselves to and what we
put into our bodies, but we need to take
steps to detoxify regularly. Detoxifying
regularly helps to minimize the damage
of the toxic sources over which we do not
exert direct control. In this column, I will
focus on ways we can avoid toxic exposure
in our food and air.
The word toxin gets bantered about, but
just what is a toxin? According to The
Nemours Foundation, “A toxin is a chemical or poison that is known to have harmful
effects on the body.”

Dr. Lisa Intriligator focuses on bringing
a holistic and corrective approach to her
patients. She seeks to help people attain
longevity and resilience through corrective
Chiropractic Biophysics and wellness and
longevity education. Dr. Intriligator has
resided in Dubuque since 2011 with her
husband William and their four children.

In the case of food toxins, according to
the Stockholm Convention on Persistent
Organic Pollutants, nine of the 12 most
dangerous and persistent pollutants are
commonly used pesticides applied to conventionally grown food.
There is an established and accepted body
of research linking pesticide exposure,
through residential and agricultural application, with a variety of cancers including
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, leukemia, brain,
breast, kidney, pancreatic, liver, skin, and

lung cancer. According to a 2006 study
published in the Journal of Obstetrics and
Gynecology, “This increased risk occurs
with both residential and occupational
exposures. Increased rates of cancer have
been found among farm workers who apply
these chemicals. A mother’s occupational
exposure to pesticides during pregnancy
is associated with an increase in her child’s
risk of leukemia, Wilms’ tumor, and brain
cancer.
Even more unsettling, a 2006 Annals of Neurology study found that a person exposed
to pesticides has a 70% greater chance
of developing Parkinson’s disease than
those who were not. This study also found
that 61% of those living with Parkinson’s

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CITY OF DUBUQUE BUDGET

Dubuque residents and stakeholders

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share your “ingredients” (input) to
help create a “meal” (budget) that
serves our community!

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a dialogue session

Wednesday, Nov. 18
6-7 p.m.

Multicultural Family Center
1157 Central Ave.

Unable to attend the input meeting? Submit your ideas at www.cityofdubuque.org/budget or call 563.589.4110
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