Posts Tagged ‘heavy metals’
Heavy Metal Toxicity: Signs and Symptoms
Commonly found in our everyday environment, we are exposed to heavy metals on a daily basis. Typically we are only exposed to small quantities, and in small amounts, many of the heavy metals are essential for a healthy body. However, when heavy metal toxicity happens, severe damage can occur to the body. While certain metals…
Read MoreHow to Make Your Own Natural Face Paint this Halloween
Painting your face is fun, but using chemical-laden face paint can cause some serious adverse effects to occur, especially on children. Unfortunately, with Halloween around the corner, the desire to transform into another character is hard to resist, as many costumes utilize face paint to tie the look together. While others paint their face simply…
Read MoreDolphins with Alzheimer’s and Lou Gehrig’s: Mercury BMAA, and a Human Connection?
The recent findings of dolphins who mysteriously lost their way and beached themselves in Florida and Massachusetts have been found to have amyloid plaque and tangles in their brains consistent with Alzheimer’s. Researchers examined the content of their brains and found high levels of mercury and a toxin produced by blue green algae called BMAA.…
Read MoreThe Spicy Tuna Roll is Not Your Friend
Sushi, introduced to the United States in the early 1900’s by Asian cultures has become a popular meal in the American Diet. Many choose sushi as the “healthier” fast food. Contrary to the burger and fries, sushi boasts vegetables, seaweed and fish. Consumers get high doses of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, flavonoids, and omega-3s. In addition…
Read MoreThe Connection Between Heavy Metal Pollution and Autism
Autism is a disorder characterized by delays or challenges with social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors. Though the causes of autism have been generally inconclusive, environmental exposures during the pregnancy have long been under scrutiny as a potential cause. In recent years, multiple studies have confirmed a link between heavy metal pollution and autism. Studies…
Read MoreSix Essential Daily Supplements to Take Every Day
Research shows that no matter how healthy we eat it’s still challenging to get the right proportion of all the essential nutrients that we need. Our body is healing, repairing and rebuilding itself every single day and we need to support it. One of the most significant misconceptions is that we don’t need to take…
Read MoreLead Toxicity & The Las Vegas Shooting
The benefits of using lead in various industries were discovered long before it became known as an urgent public health crisis in later years. It was found that a lead additive to gasoline could increase an engine’s performance, raising the fuel economy of vehicles in contrast to gas without lead additives. It was used in…
Read MoreIs Aluminum Contributing to Alzheimer’s Disease?
We have known for many years that heavy metal toxicity can contribute to a long list of chronic health problems, including some neurological diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. A heavy metal’s ability to enter the body depends on the availability of it in the environment. One heavy metal of particular concern and speculation is aluminum.…
Read MoreHeavy Metals & Chelation Therapy
What are heavy metals? By now, most of us have heard of heavy metals, however, the problem is that most of us are not fully aware of all the dangers and long term side effects they actually have. Heavy metal toxicity has been linked to plethora of diseases and disorders such as neurological disorders, Parkinson’s,…
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