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Learn about minimizing toxins and ailments, assess herbal remedies, and evaluate traditional vs. natural cures. Discover interactions between toxins and remedies, and methods to reduce harm. Research herbal remedies and their effectiveness.
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Objectives: Describe how toxins and ailments can be minimized. Determine effectiveness of herbal or “natural” cures. Catalyst: What “natural” cures have you heard of using to cure ailments?How effective do you think these cures are?How would you determine the effectiveness of traditional and non-traditional cures?Homework: Research herbal remedy. Summarize locations it is used, traditions surrounding its use, how long the remedy has been used, the purpose, potential side effects. Also, find and print 3 scholarly articles about the remedy.
Interactions between toxins • Antagonistic • Interfere with effects or enhance breakdown • Examples? • Methyl and Ethyl Alcohol • Vitamins A and E and carcinogens • Charcoal and alcohol • Synergistic • One substance increases affects of another • Examples? • Asbestos and smoking • Tylenol and Alcohol • Most persistent toxins with one another
Minimizing Toxins • Enzymes process and reduce harm (usually) • Excreted • How? • Breathing, sweating, urine • Problems? • Replacing injured cells • Problems?