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Dr. Tasneem Bhatia is an Integrative/Holistic medicine expert, Contributing Editor for Prevention Magazine and Founder/Medical Director of the Atlanta Center for Holistic and Integrative medicine. She is a physician and fellow of the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine lead by Dr.Andrew Weil and Diplomate Fellow in AntiAging and Regenerative Medicine. She grew up in Atlanta where she attended The Westminster Schools. Dr. Bhatia completed her residency in pediatrics at the Medical College of Virginia in 2000, where she received the Emily Gardner award for best pediatric resident. She graduated from medical school at the Medical College of Georgia in 1997. Over time, she became frustrated with modern medicine. Having practiced emergency medicine since 2000, she became seemingly disheartened by the amount of patients who shared her same frustration. This lead to Dr.Bhatia’s exploration into the field of Holistic and Integrative Medicine.

Saturday, February 4, 2012

What is Your Toxic Load?

Do you ever get overwhelmed with all the information about chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals, etc. that may be affecting your health?  Parabens, pthalates, mercury, lead, organophosphates..Is it really important for us to know the difference?

Research continues to suggest that the toxins and chemicals that we are exposed to do impact our health.  Some chemicals are endocrine disruptors, others impact neurotransmitters, while certain chemicals can affect our immune systems and digestive function.

I am attaching a survey I developed that may help us all determine where to manage our collective toxic exposure.  I have included a scoring guide so that you can determine whether you have high, moderate or low toxicity scores.  Enjoy!


(Tools we can use)
Family Toxicity
What is  Your Toxic Load?


Scoring
(1)
Never
(3)
Sometimes
(5)
Always
I/we eat out more than 2 times weekly?



I/We buy Organic Produce?



I/We buy Organic Meat/Dairy?



I/We use household cleaners weekly?



I/We use standard dry cleaning weekly?



I/We use standard insecticides in our home/work?



I/We use plastic products to pack lunch or leftovers?



I/We grill more than 1 time weekly?



I/We cook with Non-Stick Cookware ?



I/We use standard Bath/Beauty products?



I/We eat cured Meat/Cheese, Alcohol more than 3 times weekly?



I have Mercury Amalagams?



I use Plasma TV, Cell Phone or Cordless phone daily?





High Toxicity score 41-65
Medium Toxicity score 21-40
Low Toxicity score 11-20


Posted by at 11:23 PM 0 comments

Welcome

Welcome to my first, official blog.  I hope to use this blog as a platform for sharing my ideas and thoughts about integrative medicine and its role in promoting women and children's health.  I find that there is so much information for patients and consumers to digest resulting in an overdose of random facts that often do not lead to optimized health.

Some of the questions I hear frequently include:

1.  What supplements should I take?
2.  Are hormones safe?
3.  How do I improve my child's health?
4.  Is there a way to get off my medications?
5.  Are vaccines safe?
6.  What chemicals are really concerning?
7.  Should I buy organic?

And the list continues....
As we move forward, I will gradually try to address these and many other issues that are debated or seem mired in contradictory information.  Feel free to comment, share and enjoy!

Dr. Tasneem Bhatia
www.atlantaholisticmedicine.com
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