'Do you fear heavy metal toxicity? If so, you have good reason to. Public awareness campaigns and even most doctors focus on mercury as the toxic nemesis of health.
Mercury sneaks into your body from amalgam dental fillings, fish, and in Thimerosal used as a preservative in vaccines, immunoglobulin preparations, skin test antigens, antivenins, eye and nose drops, multidose injection vials, and tattoo inks. It takes up residence in body tissues including the brain and bones. High levels are associated with chronic illness including autoimmune diseases, fatigue syndromes, and neurological diseases.
But is that all there is to heavy metal poisoning?
Certainly mercury toxicity is a serious problem and even moderately high levels in the body create an obstacle for restoring health. I’ve tested patients for more than twenty years, however, and I rarely find toxic mercury levels. The most common heavy metal I’ve found? Arsenic.'
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