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Counteracting Toxins with Wheatgrass According to a new study released from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 97% of Americans are contaminated with a widely-used sunscreen ingredient called oxybenzone that has been linked to allergies, hormone disruption, and cell damage. This study strengthens the importance of adding wheatgrass to your diet. Wheatgrass is a natural source of chlorophyll which counteracts toxins that enter our bodies through the consumption of fast foods, foods with pesticides, and now the recently discovered - toxins we absorb from sunscreen. Source: Centers for Disease Control. "Americans Carry Body Burden of Toxic Sunscreen Chemical." March 25, 2008. Environmental Working Group. April 3, 2008. view source. back to news articles |