Toxins are inherited from both our childhood and our parents. This is especially true if an individual’s parents happened to be heavy smokers, drinkers, drug users, exposed to a toxic environment such as leaded paints, pesticides, second-hand smoke or air pollution. Toxins are also accumulated through personal lifestyle habits like smoking, alcohol, drug use and stress. Furthermore, food quality greatly impacts a person’s toxicity. Processed foods, fast food, fried foods and soft drinks are all major contributors to the toxic level of the body. Although they are not always taken into consideration, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, metal fumes, solvents, home heating ventilation, household and industrial cleaning chemicals, teeth amalgams, and chronic bone infections are also a chronic source of toxic build-up in our bodies.