Blood or urine
analysis is not very reliable for measuring toxic levels of most of
these heavy metals, especially with long-term exposure and tissue
buildup. Hair analysis, though controversial, offers the best
available evaluation for accumulation of heavy metals, and in many
studies, hair levels do correlate fairly well with tissue stores.
The heavier the element, the more reliable is the hair analysis.
Measuring these toxic minerals is probably the most useful aspect of
hair analysis. In the future, we may find even better ways to
measure, treat, and prevent this dangerous heavy mineral
contamination.
Most of the
available information concerns the main heavy metals, aluminum,
arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. For each of these, I provide a
general introduction to the history of the metal and how it is
handled by the body.
Then, insofar as
information is available, I discuss:
• Sources of contamination
• Methods of toxicity
• Symptoms of toxicity
• Amounts leading to toxicity
• Who is susceptible
• Treatment of toxicity
• Ways to prevent toxicity (exposure)
There are no
known nutritional deficiencies or bodily uses of these metals, with
the possible exception of arsenic, which may be both essential and
toxic, so is it necessary to discuss requirements. The remaining
heavy metals-antimony, beryllium, bismuth, bromine, thallium, and a
few even more minor ones-less commonly produce toxicity problems,
and they are described only generally.
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