Sources of Heavy
Metals
There are a few
key sources of heavy metals in the body. Mercury has come through
vaccines (via thimerisol which is used as a preservative), amalgam
fillings (which leech significant amounts into the body for many
years) and through the air (coal-burning power plants produce high
levels of mercury).
As mercury is pumped into the oceans as industrial waste, fish are
contaminated, and that is another significant source. A naturopathic
doctor recently revealed that after eating quite a bit of seafood
for one year, her mercury levels jumped up from 0.9 in to a scary 37
. The so called “normal” level is less than 4. Mercury is a poison
at any level!
Lead is the
other heavy metal that is often elevated. In the past there was lead
in gas (petrol) paints, pipes and so on. Even though many of those
sources have been eradicated today, high lead levels still persist
in the environment.
The drinking water in San Diego, California, was once sent off for
evaluation and was reported to be high in lead, so tap water might
be one possible source. Older homes might still have lead-based
paint and pipes, another potential source. Our food, water and air
are not quite what they used to be.
Testing methods
Fortunately, there are good testing methods that can be used to
assess the damage, and good protocols to remedy it. One test is a
challenge or provoked urine test. We know that metals don’t stay in
the blood stream for very long, so a regular blood test won’t give
useful information unless there has been a very recent exposure.
Hair tests are
another method but can be difficult to interpret. If your result is
low it could simply mean that are not a good excretor of mercury. On
the other hand high mercury could mean either you have high levels
or that you were excreting it. So hair is not really a very good
indicator.
The provoked
urine test involves taking sample of urine before and after taking a
set dose of a heavy metal chelator (an agent that helps to bind and
excrete metals from the body). Urine is collected for a defined
period of time afterwards. Some doctors say take a sample exactly 2
hours afterwards but others prefer you to collect the urine for 6 –
24 hours and send a small sample to the laboratory.
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