What's Out There Making Us Sick?

Table 1

Categories comprising the total body burden of potential toxicants.

(1) Chemical toxicants—for example, heavy metals, mycotoxins, and so forth
(2) Biological toxicants—for example, viral agents, fungal exposures, and so forth
(3) Physical toxicants—for example, radiation, trauma, and so forth
(4) Metabolic toxicants—for example, hyperinsulinemia, elevated uric acid, and so forth
(5) Psychological toxicants—for example, inordinate chronic stress, abuse, and so forth
(6) Hypersensitivity toxicants—for example, intolerances such as peanut allergy, and so forth