Your body can be filled with high levels of toxins, but you may not know about it because heavy metal levels are not routinely checked. Moreover, it takes a lot of time to get the toxicology profile, because without it we do not know what to look for. Obviously, it is not the routine part of your routine checkup. But there is another method to help you find out what can be causing your illness, so that you might be able to grab the bull by the horns and get rid of the illness, instead of taming the symptoms for short periods of time.
Heavy metal toxins can be causing some to many of our illnesses. They can be linked to memory loss, increased allergic reactions, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue, mood swings, and aggressive behavior, just to name a few. And even though they occur naturally in our environment, we are also overexposed to them because government regulations are lax. Visit the site for the United States National Library of Medicine at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/ to find out more about toxins and their effects on us.
But, while your primary care doctor may not be checking for these toxins, there is a method that can. First, blood levels for heavy metals should be checked. Second, if blood levels are negative then you can get checked using chelating agents like DMSA or DMPS and get your urine checked to discover toxins hidden in your body not discovered by a regular blood test. Blood tests can find that your blood is are clear but toxins can be found elsewhere. Take lead for example. Lead can accumulate in the bones and when a woman becomes menopausal it all begins to come up. The solution here is to get checked for possible high levels of heavy metals and start a program to get them out of your body.
Tips how to detoxify yourself:
Find a doctor, who is specializing in detoxification and get your body checked.
Drink enough water, preferably distilled with addition of micro elements.
Avoid mercury laden fish, paints, plastic bottles for water or other drinks.
Stick with Paleolithic diet: meat, preferably grass fed, fish ( use safe food selector to find the right one ), poultry ( organic ), fresh fruits and vegetables ( organic ).
Avoid coffee, alcohol, smoking, processed foods, diary products, wheat, refined carbs.
Cilantro may be beneficial for heavy metal toxicity.
What about you?
Are you experiencing unexplained fatigue? high blood pressure? palpitations? insomnia?
Are you eating a lot of fish?
Were you exposed to paints in the past?