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HeavyMetalToxicity.org: Your online guide to a healthier
life!
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What is
Heavy Metal
Toxicity? |
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Heavy Metal Toxicity is the level of toxic metals
that has been
absorbed by the body in numerous ways (usually depending on the type of
metal). The four main toxic metals are aluminum, lead, cadmium,
and mercury. These metals can cause various complications to your
everyday life.
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Aluminum
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Aluminum is the most common toxic metal. It is found
in almost
everyone's body. Whether it is under your arms, in your teeth, or
even on your baby's skin, aluminum is found more than any other
metal. Why? Aluminum is an ingrediant in everyday products
such as anti-perspirants,
toothpaste, dental amalgams, baby powder, cosmetics, and cigarette
filters. Even our water supply contains a hint of aluminum!
Physical symptoms of aluminum toxicity may be brittle bones or
osteoporosis, as aluminum is stored in the bones. Kidney
malfunction may also result, as the kidneys filter aluminum. It
is sometimes found excreted in the hair of children diagnosed with
ADHD, ADD, and those with seizures. Hyperactivity, memory
disturbances, and learning disabilities may result from even mildly
elevated levels of aluminum. Science has been linking elevation
of aluminum in the body with Alzheimer's disease for years.
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Lead
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Lead is usually absorbed by the body
through contaminated water or by breathing polluted air. Fumes
from lead-based paints, automobile exhaust, polluted air from
industrial plants, and cigarette smoke may all contain lead. Even
some cosmetics contain small amounts. Physical symptoms of
elevated lead in both children and adults can be abdominal pain,
irritability, constipation, and lack of hunger. In more exposed
lead poisoning, a person may experience bone pain, gout, arthritis,
anemia, memory loss, and numbness or tingling in the extremities.
Lead toxicity in children can delay growth, impair motor skill
development, and affect neurotransmission by altering the output and
utilization of the brain chemicals such as dopamine, serotonin, and
GABA that control behavior and emotions. Toxicity of this metal can
also cause attention deficit disorder, behavioral disorders, lowered
I.Q., poor hand-eye coordination, and low vocabulary and reading skills.
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Cadmium |
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The
highest contributor to cadmium toxicity is cigarette smoke; it is found
in cured tobacco. This is toxic for both the smoker and the
non-smoker. First hand and second hand smoke are high sources of
cadmium. Symptoms of cadmium toxicity are sore joints, decreased
appetite, slow growth, zinc deficiency, and kidney stones.
Cadmium can weaken the immune system and allow bacteria, viruses,
yeast, and parasites to proliferate. |
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Mercury |
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Mercury
is a toxic heavy metal, often found in the tissues of those people with
dental amalgams. Other contributors of mercury are contaminated
fish, such as tuna, latex wall paint, and polluted water. Mercury
toxicity may cause decreased attention span, irritability, and lack of
calmness. Learning disorders may result. Memory loss and fatigue
are symptoms often reported by those with mercury toxicity. This
metal can also cross the placenta of a pregnant woman and the fetus may
emerge contaminated. Common symptoms of mercury poisoning are
arthritis and inflammation, cardiovascular disease, digestive problems,
dementia, and allergies. Psychosomatic, unknown, or mysterious
conditions, often related to allergies may clear up after the mercury
amalgams are removed from the mouth. Though mainstream
dentistry does not agree that the mercury amalgams are causing so many
problems, there are some dentists who believe that the best thing to do
is to remove the amalgams. This must be done very precisely by
someone who knows and understands this process, because mercury can
slip into the body when the amalgams are being removed. Most
dentists who do this procedure recommend nutritional programs
containing antioxidant supplements, immune builders, liver detoxifiers,
and bowel cleansers to enhance detoxification of this harmful metal. |
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How Can I
Get Tested? |
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There are a few easy ways to get tested! The first being a
hair-follical test. The minerals contained in your skin will show
in your hair. Secondly, a live-cell count can expose Heavy Metal
Toxicity. To read more about this test, please click here. |
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How Can I
Get Rid of the
Metals? |
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Through the use of supplements and herbs to detoxify your body, you can
go from a victim of Heavy Metal Toxicity and become a survivor.
For a list of featured suppliments and herbs, click
here. |
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Want to learn more? Contact Helen
Haywood by e-mailing her at
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helendon3@sbcglobal.net
or by using other methods listed in the Contact
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