Knock the toxins out of your life to avoid infertility
Fertility problems are very common in Australia, with one in six couples suffering from some kind of birth related difficulty, such as infertility, prematurity and the delivery of underweight babies.
Zac Bobrov, the technical and research director for InterClinical Laboratories, says that many of these problems are down to nutritional mineral deficiencies and excessive levels of toxic metals in the body.
He talked at the Natural Health Conference this month about how people can rid themselves of these toxins to provide them with more chance of producing healthier babies.
“We have toxicity problems from everywhere,” says Bobrov. “Some of the metals in water cause problems because they have copper in them. It is an essential mineral, but when there is too much copper in the body, it becomes almost as toxic as mercury, or other heavy metals.
“Water in the city usually has copper contamination because it flows through copper pipes, plus a lot of plumbing material is still made from copper.”
He adds that in the countryside, people mainly rely on rain water, which is toxic too because it is totally demineralised.
“It has very low pH, making it acidic. When it falls on the roof made out of metal, plastic or concrete, it strips some of the metals from the surfaces and can end up contaminated. Over the last 14 years we have found proof that rain water can be harmful to consume.
“We should drink water that has calcium, magnesium and alkaline minerals. Rain water is good for washing your hair, not drinking.”
On top of that, environmental pollution can also be damaging, such as emissions from cars. “In order to make our lives more comfortable, we keep digging up metals and minerals from the ground to make things, but really they should be left alone.
“The latest threat is Uranium. Australia has 30-40% of all the world’s minable uranium, which will be dug up soon. The nuclear power stations that will go up will also require this uranium. So we also have to put that into the mix.”
Hair Analysis
Bobrov does his best to try to help people discover the level of toxicity in their body through hair tissue and mineral analysis.
“We do testing for up to 37 different minerals through the analysis of people’s hair. We check if there is a depletion of minerals in the body. Some families, especially children, find severe toxicity in their body when do the hair analysis tests.
“Unfortunately, it’s going to get worse in Australian because of the drought and with the water situation deteriorating every year, especially in rural areas, where more people are being encouraged to use rain water.”
He recommends that people should drink filtered water, but some are not that effective, even though he believes it is better than drinking pure tap water.
“The other alternative is underground water – Boar or Well water. But a lot of the time this water can also be contaminated. Even natural water can become toxic if it runs into the vicinity of lead deposits. At least tap water in the city is regularly tested by Local Governments and water boards because they are afraid of being sued.
“But other than that, it is dangerous to drink water that is not tested. I personally drink bottled water. I think people should drink water from a reputable company, which means knowing there are no heavy metals in there and it’s not demineralised excessively.”
Dietary advice
Some women are very malnourished before they try to conceive, so Bobrov tries to help them in respect of dietary suggestions.
“There is a whole range of minerals, vitamins and other therapeutic products that can be used to help restore balance in the body. This could be through hormonal nutrition.
“When women are pregnant, they suffer the danger of losing calcium and phosphorous excessively from their bones, simply due to the fact that the developing foetus in the womb takes those minerals very actively.”
He adds that the baby in the womb picks up most of the heavy metals and toxins from the mother’s body.
“So we find examples of transplacental toxicity, where the baby is contaminated with heavy metals even before it is born. Sometimes it can be up to 10 times higher than the mother’s toxicity because the small body of the baby concentrates on them.
“It’s therefore very important that the expecting mother should be tested before trying to conceive. The baby should also be tested after it is successfully born, to make sure the toxicity is not too high.”
As well as providing the test, Bobrov’s team can recommend what the mother can take, or not take in terms of minerals and vitamins.
“But she has to be very careful during pregnancy, especially through the first three months, until the foetus stabilises. After the baby is born and as soon as it can eat, you can add minerals and vitamins to its formula bottles to gently detoxify the body.
“We recommend products to the patient’s practitioner or doctor, and then we leave it up to them to decide how to administer the products to each individual.
Bobrov believes strongly that infertility is the scourge of the 21st century and we need to do our best to prevent this problem from increasing in the future.
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