Heavy Metal

HEAVY METAL TOXICITY

Aluminum
Check the box for each symptom that applies to you. The more symptoms on the list that a person has – or the more intensely they are experienced – the more likely it is that these symptoms are caused by aluminum.

	Rough skin.
	Excessive perspiration.
	Loss of former taste or craving for meat.
	Nausea, inclination to vomit.
	Potatoes disagree.
	Belching accompanied by head colds.
	Constipation accompanied by throbbing headaches.
	Numbness, stiffness or loss of sensation in arms/legs.
	Poor or failing memory.
	Stitching or burning pain in head with dizziness, relieved by eating.

Aluminum does not belong in the human body, not in any amount. Avoid aluminum cooking vessels, foods or beverages in aluminum cans, aluminum foil, and aliminum (alum) containing substances, such as baking powder, buffered aspirin, antacids, antiperspirants, processed cheese. To remove aluminum from the tissues see Heavy Metal Detox Formulas.

Cadmium
Check the box for each symptom that applies to you. The more symptoms on the list that a person has – or the more intensely they are experienced – the more likely it is that these symptoms are caused by cadmium.

	High or low blood pressure.
	Anemia.
	Emphysema.
	Kidney disease.

Cadmium is an environmental poison. Avoid exposure to solder, automobile exhaust and cigarette smoke. To rid the body of cadmium see Heavy Metal Detox Formulas.

Lead
Check the box for each symptom that applies to you. The more symptoms on the list that a person has – or the more intensely they are experienced – the more likely it is that these symptoms are caused by lead.

	Constipation.
	Cramps or vague abdominal aches or discomfort.
	Dizziness.
	Anxiety or irritability
	Nervousness or restlessness.
	Lack of ambition, apathy or depression.
	Hand tremors.
	Poor co-ordination.
	Sallow complexion, grayish-greenish-yellow tint.
	Convulsions, seizures.
	Paralysis.
	Catch colds, infections easily.
	Vomiting.
	CHILDREN: Hyperactivity.

Lead does not belong in the body. Avoid exposure to exhaust fumes, cigarette smoke, solder and food in tins with solder seals. Supplementing with calcium and magnesium (if they are deficient) can help to displace lead in the bones. Lead can be reduced in the digestive tract by foods rich in pectin (e.g., apples, oranges, bananas, cherries, grapes, pineapple, tomatoes, peaches, raspberries, avocado, raisins, carob, sunflower seeds). Apples are the richest source of pectin, and from 3 to 6 daily are needed to have a significant lead-reducing effect. For more efficient ways of reducing lead in the body see Heavy Metal Detox Formulas.

Mercury
Check the box for each symptom that applies to you. The more symptoms on the list that a person has – or the more intensely they are experienced – the more likely it is that these symptoms are caused by mercury.

	Tremors or poor co-ordination.
	Inflamed gums.
	Loss of ability to speak.
	High blood pressure.
	Diabetic tendencies.
	Mental disturbances or personality changes.
	Poor memory.
	Depression or uncontrollable crying.
	Metallic taste in mouth.
	Allergic tendencies.
	Loss of self-confidence.
	Food cravings.
	Facial and back pain.
	Loss of appetite.
	Irritability.

Mercury is an environmental poison. Have old, leaky mercury-silver amalgam dental fillings replaced with composite or gold fillings – by a holistic dentists who specializes in this kind of reconstruction. To rid the body of mercury see Heavy Metal Detox Formulas.