Archive for February, 2009
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A toxin is an agent that is capable of harming any body system. The different classes of toxins are exogenous, endogenous or autogenous.
Exogenous toxins come from external sources like drugs, tobacco, exhaust fumes, lead, carbon monoxide, stimulants, nitrogen dioxide, amalgam fillings and sulphur dioxide. Included in t exogenous class are emotional factors such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief.
Endogenous toxins result from viral or bacterial infections, and the by-products of the metabolism of certain bacteria and yeasts that inhabit the bowel.
Autogenous toxins are generated be the body itself as a result of its metabolism like the acid in the stomach.
