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Volume 7 Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy Herbal Traditional 2018
December10-11, 2018
Page 40
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December10-11, 2018 Dubai, UAE
International Conference on
Herbal & Traditional Medicine
Plastic bioaccumulation, health implications and enhancing metabolism and excretion of plastic via
phase i and phase ii liver detoxification pathways
Carina Harkin
BHSc.Nat.BHSc.Hom.BHSc.Acu. TAE. MPH, Carahealth, Ireland
Plastic is ubiquitous. Recent studies have highlighted that plastic is in bottled and tap water and in food products including
honey, sugar and beer. 10 tonnes is estimated to fall on Paris per year! Global concern regarding the health implications is
mounting, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) announcing a risk assessment review of plastics. Meanwhile we remain
to eat, drink and inhale plastic without knowing what it is doing to us or indeed if we can eliminate it. Carina will discuss
the scale of global microplastic contamination, where it comes from, how plastic enters the body, the health implications
of inhaling and ingesting plastics and most importantly how plastic is detoxed and what are the most effective liver herbs
to maximise plastic detoxification. Learn how plastic is detoxed and affects Phase 1 cytochrome P450 enzyme group &
Phase II pathways including glutathione, glucuronidation and sulphation and the importance of supporting our endogenous
antioxidants, catalase, glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase
(GST) and Superoxide Dismutase (SOD). Carina will discuss specifically how ingested plastics, including phthalates & BPA,
and inhaled plastics, including dioxins and furans are detoxed by these processes and what herbal medicine and nutritional
supplementation can maximise plastic metabolism and excretion. The talk will also address the danger of inadequate plastic
detoxification and how this can damage RNA and DNA and lead to early ageing and cancer formation.
Biography
Carina Harkin is the world's first triple degree graduate in Complementary and Alternative (CAM) therapies having completed 3 x level 8, 4 year full-time degrees, in
naturopathy, acupuncture and homeopathy. Carina is a published author of 2 scientific trials in natural medicine a world first trial using acupuncture in an Accident
and Emergency, A Prospective, Randomised Control Trial of Acupuncture for Select Common Conditions within the Emergency Department, Journal of Chinese
Medicine, Number 85, pp 45-52., October 2007 and Effect of Homeopathic Calcium on Bone Density, Homoeopathic Links, Vol. 21: 1–6 6. Spring 2008. Carina
is currently completing a Masters in Public Health with UCC Ireland. Carina runs a successful online Naturopathic advisory service and supplies herbs globally
through Carahealth. Carina holds a teaching qualification, has years lecturing experience and 20 years clinical experience. Carina specialises in antiaging medicine
and life extension. Carina has worked in Public Health twice and her goal is to advise the WHO on the use of traditional medicine to keep populations healthy.
Carina Harkin, J Tradit Med Clin Natur 2018, Volume 7
DOI: 10.4172/2573-4555-C4-011