How Toxic Are You Quiz?
Questions Answers Points
1. Do you currently smoke? Yes/no 5
2. Have you been a smoker for more than 3 years? Yes/no 3
3. Do you have silver mercury fillings? Yes/no 4
4. Do you regularly use household chemicals
For cleaning, disinfecting, deodorizing, carpet
Cleaning, oven cleaning, stain removal? Yes/no 2
5. Have you had a root canal? Yes/no 3
6. Do you drink unfiltered water? Yes/no 2
7. Do you live in an urban environment? Yes/no 3
8. Do you consume alcohol? Yes/no 3
9. Do you use antiperspirants, nonorganic
Cosmetics, skin care products, hair dye? Yes/no 2 (each)
HAVE YOU EVER LIVED?:
10. Within ten miles of a nuclear power plant? Yes/no 4
11. Within five miles of a toxic waste dump? Yes/no 5
12. Near a farm where aerial pesticides are used? Yes/no 5
13. On a farm where pesticides are sprayed? Yes/no 5
14. Do you have asbestos in your house, workplace,
Or school? Yes/no 3
15. Do you consume fast foods? Yes/no 2
16. Have you ever worked professionally with
Pesticides or chemicals? Yes/no 5
17. Do you use pesticide on your residential
Lawn or garden? Yes/no 3
18. Do you have your clothes cleaned with
Professional dry cleaning? Yes/no 1
19. Has your home been treated for termites
In the past ten years? Yes/no 1
20. Do you consume non-orgnically grown fruits
And vegetables? Yes/no 2
21. Do you live in an area where the ground is
Known to contain radon gas? Yes/no 3
22. Do you eat in restaurants more than twice
a week? Yes/no 2
23. Do you have wall-to-wall carpeting (unless
Nontoxic)? Yes/no 2
24. Do you cook food in a microwave oven or in
Nonstick pans? Yes/no 2 (each)
25. Do you spend less than 15 mins outdoors each day? Yes/no 2
26. Do you have an energy-efficient house and rarely
Gets fresh air within? Yes/no 2
27. Do you travel by air at least once a month? Yes/no 2
DO YOU EXHIBIT THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS?:
28. Feel fatigued for no apparent reason? Yes/no 2
29. Feel lifeless, depressed? Yes/no 2
30. Feel light-headed from time to time? Yes/no 1
31. Have difficulty thinking clearly? Yes/no 1
32. Suffer from aches and pains for no apparent reason? Yes/no 3
33. Occasionally feel irritable for no reason? Yes/no 2
34. Sometimes feel anxious for no reason? Yes/no 2
35. Sometimes experience shortness of breath for
No apparent reason? Yes/no 2
HAVE YOU TAKEN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING DRUGS?
(1 POINT FOR LOW USAGE; 3 POINTS FOR HIGH USAGE):
36. Prescription drugs Yes/no 1-3
37. Painkillers/tranquilizers Yes/no 1-3
38. Psychiatric drugs Yes/no 1-3
39. Ritalin Yes/no 1-3
40. Over-the-counter drugs (aspirin, etc) Yes/no 1-3
41. LSD Yes/no 1-3
42. Heroin Yes/no 1-3
43. Cocaine Yes/no 1-3
44. Marijuana Yes/no 1-3
45. PCP Yes/no 1-3
46. Methadone Yes/no 1-3
47. Steroids Yes/no 1-3
Score:
Sum up the points for the questions that you answered with “YES”. (Note: points are accumulated
ONLY for yes answers.)
1 to 15 points: You may have a low level of toxicity in your body.
16 to 25 points: You may have levels of toxicity in your body that could reduce your
ability to stay healthy and think clearly.
26 to 40 points: You may have a level of toxicity in your body that often causes you to
feel fatigued, lethargic, or mentally foggy or to be susceptible to colds
and flu.
41 to 50 points: You may have a high level of toxicity in your body that often causes you
to get sick, to feel mentally foggy, lethargic, and fatigued, to experience
aches and pains, and to be susceptible to disease.
50+ points: You could be experiencing extreme body toxicity, which could include
all the symptoms listed above, make you susceptible to serious
disease such as cancer, and reduce the length and quality of your life.
Even scoring a few points on this quiz is an indicator that your body will greatly benefit from a detox.