Remove Toxins

Question: Plants remove toxins , but how can I test the amount of microbes the plan cleans per an hour ? I want to make an experiment about plants removing toxins....basically some different plants remove different chemicals from the air and "cleans it". I want something to test the amount of microbes the plant cleans per an hour . How can I calculate that ? is there a machine or something ? how ? ??? what do i do ? do i put the machine on the leaf ? on the wooden part etc?

Answer: I think you are confusing two things. The toxins in the air are not microbes, but chemical pollutants. So, you need to find a way to measure the reduction in these, not the 'amount of microbes that plants 'clean' which doesn't make sense (you can't clean microbes!). So, you could, for example, measure the level of toxins without the presence of plants, then add several plants and seal the room, measure the total leaf surface area and the level of toxins in the air after one week. Then work out the difference in the level of toxins before and after, and calculate the amount of toxins that an average single plant removed or the amount removed per unit of leaf surface area. Most microbes are benign or beneficial and we wouldn't want plants to reduce their numbers (eg. the rising incidence of allergies and food sensitivites has been linked to excessively clean modern houses, which give too little exposure to microbes; a good level of microbes in our guts is also essential for healthy digestive systems etc.). Plants promote microbe numbers as their root exudates and organic wastes (dead leaves etc.) provide food for microbes.

Question: Can that foot pad really remove toxins from your body? The commercial says you put the pad on your feet and it turns black the next day due to toxins being removed. How is this even possible? Is this just hocus pocus bogus stuff like Head On?

Answer: I don't know about the foot pad but toxins can be released from your body via the skin. If you feel a need to detox a cheap way is a foot bath with a teaspoon of salt added in. Toxic wastes and where they come from can be determined by the colour of the water. Black residues are often indicative of liver detox. Yellow green colours; kidney, urinary tract and prostate/female organs.Orange; joints.Well that's what my mother told me. Looking up my anatomy textbook. The skin has three main types of glands; Sebaceous(secrete oil like substance(sebum) found in around your hair and face and lots more places), Sudoriferous (sweat) and Ceruminous(secrete cerumen(earwax)). There are two main types of sweat glands Eccrine(aka merocrine) and Apocrine. Eccrine glands are distrubuted thoughout the skin in most regions of the body espically the forehead, palms and soles. The 600ml (or so) of sweat released by the eccrine sweat glands contains water,ions, urea, uric acid, ammonia, amino acids, glucose and lactic acid. In short I think these kind of treatments work on speading up the secreation rate by increasing ion and molecule movements through the bilipid layer. The skin has a higher concentration of ions than the water around it so the ions move to be in the low concentration area. Thus dispelling toxins and small molecules at the same time. If thats too complex. The sole of the foot is made of thick skin.Toxins build up in the skin and the ions(salt) in the surrounding water attract the toxins drawing them out of the body. If that does not make sense ask me.

Question: name of equatic plant that helps remove toxins? i kno of a moss i think it is that helps to remove the toxins or something along that line outta the water. can anyone tell me the name of it?? thanks

Answer: If you are refering to nitrate as toixns which it is in high amounts, then you may be refering to fairy moss. FAIRY MOSS is a floating fern that has leaves above the water and roots trailing down. This is not a moss but I think this is the plant you are refering to. I use this plant to take up extra nutrients and also provide dim light, shady environment for my tetras. Out of all the mosses, JAVA MOSS would probably be the easiest and fastest to grow. You can attach it to wood or let it float on the surface. If you want plants that help remove nitrate or other pollutants, why not chose fast growing plants that use up alot of them such as; Floating plants: DUCKWEED, SALVINIA, WATER LETTUCE, RICCIA, WATER SPRITE Submerged plants: ANACHARIS, HYGROPHILIA

Question: "What is the best way to remove toxins from your body?" Serious answers only........Please........! I posted a question lastnight on drinking Pepsi, and now that I know the the reasons why it is toxic to our bodies, I would like to know what is the safest way to remove toxins from your system... I know there are many benefits to it and it also help kick start weight loss, any helpful advice please......... J looser... **** **** ****!

Answer: There are many ways to do this. First of all you want to make sure that you adopt a healthy lifestyle before going through a cleanse. Drinking clean water, eating all natural foods, getting 6-10 servings of fresh fruits and vegetables a day and staying physically active will maximize and sustain the benefits of your cleanse. During your "purification" you may get sick because of the flushing out process of removing toxins from the body. If you are not underweight, pregnant or nursing then including a 24 hour fast once a month to once a week can be very useful in detoxing. You may want to include a deep sweat with your fast. Be sure that you are drinking plenty of liquids during your short fast. Fasting and sweating has been used by many cultures to cleanses the body and initiate a change in ones life. Do some research and be cautious when beginning.

Question: Do chinese foot patches that remove toxins from the body really work? Foot Patches. Removing toxin from the body.

Answer: it's a scam

Question: Are there any plants those can remove toxins from the soil? If yes; how? If they store it within their bodies? Or throw them out? Can we use these "loaded with toxins" plants for composting?

Answer: The idea that poplars, which absorb lots of water and tolerate pollutants, could help toxic cleanup was tried along a stream. In 1991, Trees were planted along a field bordered by a stream with high toxic levels of nitrates. The brook's nitrate levels subsequently dropped more than 90 percent and the trees have thrived, serving as a prime example of a promising new pollution cleanup method known as phytoremediation. This method uses plants-many of them common species such as poplar, mustard and mulberry-that have an appetite for lead, uranium and other pollutants. These plants have genetic makeups that allow them to absorb and store, degrade or transform substances that kill or harm other plants and animals. http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/112299/new_1122990001.shtml http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1169/is_2000_June-July/ai_62805533

Question: Is there anything natural to drink to remove toxins and xtra water weight from your body? I'm getting married next month and thought it might be a good idea to cleanse out my body from toxins and extra water in the next month. Is there anything like this that's natural like a tea or something?

Answer: Green tea

Question: Which product should I use to remove toxins/clean the colon? There seem to be a variety of products to choose from for "removing toxins" and/or cleaning the colon. Which product is the best? (Something that can be easily found, at a GNC or drugstore)

Answer: Psyllium Husk i attached the site that describes what it is and how it works. it is made specifically for that reason. check it out.. :-) ive used it and it really really really works. and you know what else helps-activia...it does actually do whatis says its gona do.

Question: Has anyone used Toxin Wash to remove alcohol toxins from hair? I am on probation and one term is NO alcohol. I haven't drank in a while, so I know I would pass a urine test. I am more concerned about a hair test. A product called Toxin Wash is supposed to totally remove all toxins from your hair, not just cover it up. I wanted to know if anyone has used it and does it work?

Answer: toxin is in the hair, not on the hair so no kind of wash is going to hide anything. there is nothing that can be hidden from a hair sample ...nothing. unles the hair is grown and cut after several months

Question: Colon cleanse instructions? And ways to remove toxins? I am wanting to do a natural (no bought product) colon cleanse. What do I need to do? ie, ingredients, how long, etc. Also, ways to remove toxins? Various tips are appreciated!

Answer: You could go and have colonic irrigation at a natural health care clinic, Or health shops do sell good safe colon cleanse products. Fresh juiced vegetable/fruit fast for just 1 or 2 days will help remove toxins,Lots of advice given about drinking at least 8 glasses of water every day- Naturapathic doctors say different also Macrobiotic practitioners do not encourage drinking large amounts of water! Better to drink half a glass of water every hour,this keeps you hydrated, doesn't leech vital nutrients from your system and is less strain on the kidneys. Jean H.

Question: How do plants plants remove toxins air? and where do they store them ? what do they do with them ? can I calculate the amount of toxin in air the plant takes by some way ? Or maybe put a tube that takes the toxin inside the plant and puts them in a closed container....or or please answer those questions first if you know. CHECK MY OTHER SCIENCE FAIR QUESTION FOR MORE

Answer: Think of it like this,humans breath oxygen as a fuel source and exhale co2 as a by product,plants absorbe(breath) co2 and release(exhale) oxygen as a by product.Plants use the Sun and co2 as there fuel source.

Question: How long does it take to remove toxins from a source of water? Doesn't have to be exact. Please provide a source.

Answer: The time varies depending upon what impurity your trying to remove and what method you're using to do it. Distillation will remove dissolved solids and is quick, but deionized water (very pure) uses several more steps including reverse osmosis.

Question: Do detox foot patches really help remove toxins from the body and improve health? I saw the commercial and would like to try them but am wondering if anyone else out there has any experience with them, negative or positve?

Answer: They are so expensive...why not try Epsom salts in the bath instead...you should get the same or more benefit at a fraction of the cost. Eating healthily, drinking filtered water and lots of fruit smoothies and preferably organic produce can all help....and of course staying away from toxins...especially cigarette smoke. NO toxin remover would give much benefit if this was not accompanied by a healthy eating plan and also exercise. Best wishes.

Question: Do those foot pads really work that are supposed to remove toxins from your body while you sleep at night? I have never tried them. I've just seen them advertised and wondered if it does work or if it is just a gimmick.

Answer: If they worked, reputable doctors everywhere would be ordering them for their patients, & that is NOT happening...PT Barnum is right, there's a sucker born every minute---& 2 ready to take him to the cleaners...

Question: What kind of plants remove toxins form the air?

Answer: Live ones.

Question: Does anyone know what those Asian foot pads that supposedly remove toxins from your body are called? I saw them on a commercial. Anyone know?

Answer: I believe they are called: Takara Detox Foot Patches you can find them here: http://www.amazon.com/Takara-Detox-Foot-Patches-Detoxification/dp/B000EHL1RA Hope I helped!! *~*~hailey~*~*