Why perform chlorinated pesticide exposure testing?
Chlorinated pesticides have been identified in over 98% of all persons studied, have an affinity for lipid-rich tissues, and are stored in various organs and adipose tissues. These toxins also bioaccumulate in our bodies, increasing our toxic body burden over time, are powerful mitochondrial toxins, and may be the root cause of many chronic illnesses. Most chlorinated pesticides have been banned for use in the United States; however some of these pesticides and insecticides are still in use around the world. Our biggest routes of pesticide exposure are ingestion through our food from pesticide residue, and our drinking water as the chemicals leech through soil into drinking water reservoirs. These chemicals are also passed to infants through breastfeeding and trans-placental transfer. Direct skin contact with chlorinated pesticides can cause necrosis of skin and gums, itching, swelling, blistering, and epidermolysis. The primary toxic effect of this family of pesticides is at the site
