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Heavy Metal Toxicity

Heavy metal toxicity is very common and is very serious. Even small amounts of these metals over time can cause many ill- effects. Look below at the most common metals and their sources to start reduce your exposure as much as possible.

ALUMINUM

Most common sources:  Aluminum cookware, utensils, foil, cans; Antiperspirants/ deodorants; Paints; Table salt&baking powder; Antacids; Bleached flour; Food additives; Dental Composite; Main water treatment (aluminum sulfate); Acid rain leaches aluminum out of the soil and into the ground water.

Health implications: Contact Dermatitis; Skeletal Demineralization; Slow Learning; Interference With Calcium And Phosphorus Metabolism.

ARSENIC

Most common sources:Tobacco smoke; Laundry detergent; Bone meal; Sea food; Drugs; Rat poison; Beer; Water.

Health implications: Headaches; Confusion; Drowsiness; Vomiting: Diarrhea: Dermatitis; Neuropathy; Coma; Kidney Failure; Hypertension; Rapid hearbeat.

CADMIUM

Most common sources:Cigarette Fumes; Shellfish; Galvanized Pipes; Plastics; Evaporated Milk; Sewage Sludge; Pesticides; Fertilizers; Tires; Plating; Component in Alloys and Solders; PVC Stabilizer, Pigments, Paints, Pottery.

Health implications:Anemia; Kidney Damage; Probably Carcinogenic; High Blood Pressure; Lung Damage; Alzheimer’s; Atherosclerosis; Rat studies show it mimics effect of estrogen; Leg Pain; Arthritis.

LEAD

Most common sources: Car Exhaust Fumes; Old Water Pipes; Leaded Paint; Lead Plumbing; Canned Food Solder; Hair Dye; Newsprint; Tap Water; Improperly Glazed Pottery; Cigarette Ash; Pewter; Lead Crystal Ware.

Health implications:Loss Of Appetite; Constipation; Headaches; Weakness; Blue Or Black Line On Gums; Anemia; Irritability; Vomiting; Poor Co-Ordination; Unsteady Gait; Visual Disturbances; Delirium; Paralysis; Kidney Failure; Leg Pain In Children; Arthritis; Tinnitus; Seizures; Schizophrenia; Autism; Cancer.

MERCURY

Most common sources: Dental Amalgam; Pesticides; Fungicides; Emissions From Coal-Burning Power Stations; Contaminated Seafood; Vaccines; Mercury Vapor Lamps, Polluted Water, Skin Lightening Creams, Sewage Sludge.

Health implications:Tremors; Muscle Instability; Sensory Disturbances; Gastrointestinal Symptoms; Dermatitis; Liver and Kidney Damage; Anemia; Mental Deterioration; Blue Line on Gums; Arthritis; MS; Alzheimer’s; Cancer.

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