Heavy Metal Poisoning

Things that are poison do their damage mostly in two ways: 1)by interfering with normal physiology or the action steps that the body performs necessary to life and 2)changing the anatomy or structure of cells causing them to die or changing their ability to perform the physiology or action steps required for life. Either way, the result is the same.

All action or physiology happens at the cellular level. The anatomy or structure or the way a cell is built is directly related to how it must perform. Each cell in the body is surrounded by a two layer wall or fence that the cell uses to protect itself from and communicate with the world outside. The cell wall is made of 50-60% fat and 40-50% protein. The two form a dynamic fluid matrix possessing all the characteristics necessary to perform all the necessary functions of cell life.

Metals and other poisons like chemicals, mold toxins and the toxic waste from bacteria and other parasites are fat soluble. They dissolve in and move through fat. If they gain entrance to the body they end up in the cell walls. Residing in the fat, they cause some of the fat to change shape. The new fats are too long, have the wrong connections between elements or have a funny shape or all of the above. They are square pegs trying to fit into round holes. The new shapes change the ability of the fats to fit into the anatomy of the cell or function in the action steps or physiology necessary to sustain cell life. So the action or physiology of the body is slowed down and illness results or the action stops and death results.

Death can occur from metal poisoning but is dependent upon the dose. Usually people inhale or ingest small amounts of metals which build up in the body slowly interfering with function and slowly causing illness which may ultimately end in death.

How do we prevent this?

Avoiding exposure to metals is paramount, but since humans have so polluted the air, food and water, it is well nigh impossible to accomplish.

Minimizing exposure is the best we can do and takes diligence by educating ourselves to sources and then avoiding them.

What most people don’t realize is that nutritional status is extremely important in protecting us from metal poisoning. If we are deficient in minerals and trace elements, the body will absorb heavy metals in their place. Every cell membrane breaks down and rebuilds every two weeks but does not release the heavy metals if essential fats are not ingested or if bad fats are ingested. The liver, which performs detoxification 100% of the time, cannot perform this important task without all the essential nutrients.

In order to detoxify when the diagnosis is certain, requires giving the body all the essential nutrients to allow the process to occur.

All vitamins, minerals, trace elements, proteins and fats must be supplied.

The gentle and noninvasive Applied Kinesiology Techniques of Contact Reflex Analysis and Body Restoration Technique are extraordinary tools that allow us to determine nutritional and toxic status and take corrective steps. Applied Kinesiology tests muscle strength against oriental medicine points on the body as a method of biofeedback. The strength or weakness of a muscle in relationship to a particular acupuncture point gives the practitioner information from which to determine the status of nutrition,, toxicity or strength or weakness of body systems. It is painless and causes the patient no discomfort.

Dr. Robert Jackson - 4/3/2006

Heavy metal toxicity is frequently the result of long term low level exposure to pollutants common in our environment: air water food and numerous consumer products. Exposure to toxic metals is associated with many chronic diseases. Recent research has found that even low levels of lead mercury cadmium aluminum and arsenic (Read about Acton Plant Case) can cause a wide variety of health problems.

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	Arsenic Common sources of exposure to higher-than-average levels of arsenic include near or in hazardous waste sites and areas with high levels naturally occurring in soil, rocks, and water. Exposure to high levels of arsenic can cause death.
	Beryllium Elemental beryllium has a wide variety of applications. Occupational exposure most often occurs in mining, extraction, and in the processing of alloy metals containing beryllium. Beryllium causes lung and skin disease in 2 to 10 percent of exposed workers.
	Cadmium Cadmium is an extremely toxic metal commonly found in industrial workplaces, particularly where any ore is being processed or smelted. Several deaths from acute exposure have occurred among welders who have unsuspectingly welded on cadmium-containing alloys or working with silver solders.
	Hexavalent Chromium Calcium chromate, chromium trioxide, lead chromate, strontium chromate, and zinc chromate are known human carcinogens. An increase in the incidence of lung cancer has been observed among workers in industries that produce chromate and manufacture pigments containing chromate.
	Lead (click here to read the article) Also read this research article Lead Contamination in Cocoa and Cocoa Products: Isotopic Evidence of Global Contamination (PDF) and Lead in Garden Soils (Link) Dangerous element that can be harmful even in small amounts. Lead enters the human body in many ways. It can be inhaled in dust from Lead paints, or waste gases from leaded gasoline. It is found in trace amounts in various foods, notably fish, which are heavily subjected to industrial pollution. Some old homes may have Lead water pipes, which can easily contaminate drinking water. Most of the Lead we take in is removed from our bodies in urine; however, there is still risk of buildup, particularly in children. If Lead buildup occurs, health problems including damage to the nervous system, mental retardation, and even death, can ensue. Signs and Symptoms Lead poisoning may be hard to detect at first because children who appear healthy can have high levels of lead in their bodies. The accumulation of lead in the body usually is gradual, building up unnoticed until levels are dangerous. The signs and symptoms of lead poisoning in children are nonspecific and may include: irritability, loss of appetite, weight loss, sluggishness, abdominal pain, vomiting, constipation, and anemia. Although children are primarily at risk, lead poisoning is also dangerous to adults. The signs and symptoms of lead poisoning in adults may include: pain, numbness or tingling of the extremities, muscular weakness, headache, abdominal pain, memory loss, reproductive impairment in men, constipation, and anemia
	Mercury (click here to read the article) Mercury is considered by many to be even more toxic than lead. Although mercury is poorly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, mercury vapor is easily taken in through the lungs and readily passes into the brain. Once in the body, mercury also concentrates in the nerves, liver, and especially the kidneys. Mercury is a potent cellular toxin and is known to decrease neurotransmitter production, disrupt important processes within the nerve cells, and decrease important hormones such as thyroid and testosterone. Signs and Symptoms The primary symptoms of mercury-poisoning are short term memory deteriorates. You may find it difficult to concentrate on tasks which require attention and thinking. It is easier to execute tasks that are well known rather than to learn something new. You avoid social contacts which demand that you get out of your introvert behavior. You loose your temper easily and switch between different moods for no particular reason. Gradually a more physical kind of exhaustion is added to the condition. More effort is required to initiate activities and sometimes break things due to inability to co-ordinate your movements with your visual impressions (ataxia). Occasional headaches, minor involuntary muscle spasms or ticks within groups of muscles can also appear. Hands and feet become easily cold, attacks of dizziness or vertigo can occur, and periodically you may find it difficult to focus your eyes and to see clearly. Joint and muscle pains, stiffness, lumbago and similar symptoms often appear at an early stage. They can be caused or increased by low availability of the trace element selenium. Nervous heart, sometimes accompanied by a week pulse, sometimes by a hard pulse, creates a feeling of anxiety. You don't sleep well, you wake up stiff and never feel thoroughly rested. As a whole you need more sleep than before, and you are constantly tired. Some individuals develop pronounced intestinal and stomach disturbances. Bloating is common and diarrhea can alternate with constipation. From 50 to 200 micrograms mercury from amalgam daily passes the gastrointestinal tract. There is usually irritation where mercury first interacts with tissues. The upper respiratory tract easily becomes chronically inflamed and symptoms in mouth appear. The gums bleed when you brush your teeth, red and white irritations (lichen, leukoplakia) araise, blisters and sensitivity to certain nutritives develop, ypur teeth ache, the whole jaw can become more or less inflamed, and some persons develop sinusitis. Metal taste in your mouth is a direct sign of metal-poisoning (mercury, copper). The more poisoned you are, the more serious and chronic your problems become. The piruitary gland will be affected which often leads to frequent urination. When the thyroid gland is affected secondary effects on metabolism can appear. Both glands accumulate mercury. neurological symptoms such as numbness, hypersensitivity and paralysis exacerbate. It is often hard to determine if the cause is in the nervous or circulatory systems

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Behavioral Structural Functional Abnormalities associated with various Heavy Metal Toxins

Psychiatric Disturbances
Social Deficits, Social withdrawal	Mercury
Repetitive perseverative stereotyped behaviors, OCD-typical behaviors	Mercury
Depression mood swings flat affect impaired facial recognition	Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Mercury
Schizoid tendencies, hallucinations, delirium	Mercury
Irritability aggressive behaviors temper tantrums	Lead, Mercury
Suicidal Behaviors	Copper, Mercury
Sleep difficulties/ disturbances	Lead, Mercury, Thallium
Chronic fatigue (CFS), weakness, malaise	Aluminum, Arsenic, Cadmium, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Thallium
Anorexia, symptoms reflecting eating disorders loss of appetite/weight	Arsenic, Lead, Mercury
Anxiety, nervous tendencies	Thallium
Attention problems (ADHD) lacks eye contact impaired visual fixation	Lead, Mercury
Speech and Language Deficits
Speech disorders	Aluminum, Mercury
Loss of speech developmental problems with language	Mercury
Speech comprehension deficits	Mercury
Dysarthria, articulation problems slurred speech, unintelligible speech	Mercury
Cognitive Impairments
Mental retardation borderline intelligence	Arsenic, Lead, Mercury
Uneven performance on IQ scores low IQ scores	Copper, Lead
Poor concentration attention deficits (ADHD) response inhibition	Aluminum, Lead
Poor memory (short term verbal and auditory)	Aluminum, Lead
Dementia pre-senile and senile dementia	Aluminum
Stupor	Aluminum, Arsenic
Impaired reaction time lower performance on timed tests	Lead
Sensory Abnormalities
Abnormal Sensations in the mouth and extremities	Arsenic
Hearing loss difficulty hearing	Arsenic, Lead, Mercury
Abnormal touch sensations, diminished touch sensations aversion to touch	Arsenic
Blurred vision, sensitivity to light	Arsenic, Mercury
Motor Disorders
Choreiform movements myoclonal jerks unusual postures	Copper, Mercury
Difficulty walking swallowing talking	Copper, Mercury
Flapping circling rocking toe walking	Mercury
Problems with intentional movements or imitation	Mercury
Abnormal gait/posture, uncoordination loss of balance, problems sitting lying crawling and walking	Mercury
Decreased locomotor activity	Aluminum, Arsenic
Convulsions, seizure	Aluminum, Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Thallium

Structural and Functional Abnormalities associated with various heavy metal toxins

Physiological Impairment
Brain and Central Nervous System
Neurofibrillary tangles	Aluminum
Neuritis retrobulbar neuritis neuropathy	Aluminum, Arsenic, Thallium
Encephalopathy	Aluminum, Arsenic, Lead, Thallium
Alterations in nerve conduction velocity	Lead
Alterations in the spinal chord	Thallium
Accumulates in CNS structures	Aluminum, Mercury
Abnormal EEGs	Arsenic, Lead
Autonomic disturbances	Copper, Lead, Mercury, Thallium
Peripheral Nervous System
Peripheral neuropathy	Arsenic, Mercury
Alterations in peripheral nerves	Arsenic
Loss of feeling/ numbness in the extremities, parasthesia	Arsenic, Mercury, Thallium
Gastrointestinal Tract
Nausea vomiting diarrhea loss of appetite	Arsenic, Copper, Mercury, Thallium
Abdominal pain stomach cramps burning of the throat and mouth	Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Mercury, Thallium
Esophagitis, gastroenteritis, colitis	Arsenic, Mercury, Thallium
Cancers (colon pancreatic stomach or rectal)	Arsenic
Renal and Hepatic Impairment
Hepatotoxicity Liver dysfunction damage	Arsenic, Copper, Thallium
Cirrhosis of the liver, hepatitis	Copper
Kidney disease, kidney failure	Arsenic, Lead, Mercury
Renal toxicity, tubular proteinosis	Arsenic, Copper, Lead
Kidney Damage histological alterations	Arsenic, Lead
Cardiovascular System
Blood vessel damage	Arsenic
Anemia, decreased red blood cell count	Arsenic, Copper, Lead
Hypertension, increased heart rate (tachycardia)	Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Thallium
Electrocardiac disorders
Peripheral vascular disease, cardiovascular disease, vascular collapse	Arsenic, Lead
Respiratory System
Pulmonary Fibrosis	Aluminum, Arsenic
Pneumonia laryngitis pharyngitis bronchitis	Aluminum, Arsenic, Mercury
Restrictive airway disorders asthmatic conditions pneumoconisis	Arsenic, Aluminum
Respiratory tract cancers	Arsenic
Immune System
Immunosuppression	Lead
Decreased white blood cell count	Arsenic, Thallium
Reproductive System
Genital abnormalities	Aluminum, Thallium
Disturbances in menstrual cycle menstrual pains	Copper, Mercury
Birth defects, premature births, spontaneous abortion	Arsenic, Lead, Mercury
Reproductive dysfunction	Arsenic, Aluminum, Cadmium, Lead
Other Physical Disturbances
Rashes contact dermatitis eczema itchy/irritating skin	Aluminum, Arsenic, Copper, Mercury
Muscle pain, headache, acrodynia, colic	Arsenic, Copper, Lead, Thallium
Alopecia (hair loss)	Thallium

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