Random fat sampling by the EPA shows that all Americans store fat-soluble toxins from common chemical exposures in their fat. This is a testament to the amount of pollution we face. Some of these, like PCBs, which are proven to elevate in your blood as they are released from fat when you lose weight, can be quite toxic. You must be able to get toxins out of your system completely as you lose weight, otherwise your fat will simply not release them easily and you will struggle to lose weight past a certain point.

Oftentimes, a reason for rapid weight gain (25 to 50 pounds in a year) is that the person is toxic. This is a self defense mechanism wherein toxins are stuffed into fat to rid the circulation of them so as to protect vital organs from damage. Of course, with our understanding of leptin we realize that fat itself is a vital organ, so toxic storage in fat is not a good thing.

In general, detox systems must all work well or weight management will be more difficult. If you know you have trouble
with this then make sure you have adequate support while you attempt to lose weight. Otherwise, you will feel toxic, irritable, and grumpy as you struggle to lose weight. Worse, you'll feel better when you eat too much, as your body will package up the toxins you aren't getting rid of and send them back to storage. You can't lose weight that way. We generally recommend extra fiber for any person on a weight management program. Typically fiber from other carbohydrate sources is reduced during a weight reduction dieting effort. You can get extra high quality fiber from Fiber Helper^™.*

You may do quite well on a diet for a while and then run into a toxic layer of fat. Weight management stops and you start feeling irritable, even though you haven't changed what you are doing. This is typically the plateau after you have lost 10-20 from where you first started your diet, and 5-15 pounds or more from your goal weight. This is when Daily Detoxify^™, Chlorella, extra Pantethine, or Activator Plus^™ can really help. It's important to find solutions that keep your detox systems on track and you can break through these difficult times and reach your goal weight.*