In Destination Wellbeing we learn how to assess and rebalance what I call the primary pillars of wellbeing, the individual areas affect the whole-being’s ability to be happy, healthy and whole on a daily basis. We look at a wide array of possible negative causative affecters from mitochondrial dysfunction, poor self worth to physical and emotional toxins and how these issues occur and more importantly how to effectively address them and create a wellbeing journey that is a conscious, self-directed evolving process of achieving the client’s full potential.
I wanted to give you a little insight into one of the aspects of physical toxins that we go over in the detox mapping section, and that is toxic metals.
There are advantages and disadvantages to living in the modern world. Emergency medicine is a good advantage and toxic metals in our environment is a definite disadvantage.
Toxic metals, such as lead, mercury, and plutonium have no known benefit for living organisms and can cause serious illnesses. Other heavy metals, such as iron, copper, manganese and zinc, are needed in small amounts but cause damage at excessive levels.
Heavy metals are purposely added to products, for example, aluminium in antiperspirant deodorants or mercury in vaccinations, dental filling and processed foods. These are present in small amounts but, over time, can accumulate to excessive amounts and contribute to physical and ‘mental’ symptoms.
Pollution of air, food and water, has increased the amount of certain metals that pose health risks for humans and animals.
Many doctors and scientists are recognising that several serious health problems are created by heavy metal toxicity.
Below is a list of heavy or toxic metals and their common sources. Take note and start to protect yourself from these harmful toxins by reducing your exposure to these sources.
Aluminium: Cookware, antiperspirants, antacids, aluminium cans, paints, kitchen utensils, dental composites
Arsenic: Wood preservatives, poisons, pigments, dyes, insecticide, wine, coal burning, seafood (shellfish), treated wood
Cadmium: Water from galvanized pipes, evaporated milk, shellfish, paints, cigarette smoke, air pollution
Chromium: Dyes, pigments, air pollution, dental crowns
Copper: Copper plumbing, copper cookware, beer, swimming pools, inorganic mineral supplements, dental crowns
Gold: Dental fillings, jewellery, injections for arthritis
Iron: Dyes, inks, paint, pigments, poor inorganic mineral supplements in food
Lead: Car exhaust paint, plumbing, canned food, hair dyes, newsprint, tap water
Manganese: Ceramics, antiseptics, dyes, medicines, steel products, air pollution, water
Mercury: Dental fillings, vaccinations, mercury vapour lamps, seafood, polluted water, skin lightening creams
Nickel: Cigarettes, dental crowns
Silver: Dental fillings, jewellery
Tin: Canned foods
Titanium: Preservatives in medications, pigments in paints, tap/well water, dental crowns and implants
What action can you take so toxic metals don’t affect your health?
Prevention involves avoiding further exposure to the sources listed above as much as possible. Suggestions for doing this include:
You get the idea. Just look at the list of common sources and eliminate them as much as possible. It’s a transition; you don’t have to change everything overnight. Be sure to tell your family and friends about the dangers of heavy metals so that can avoid them too.
Support and Removal, recommendations include:
I hope this served as an interesting and useful insight into what can be a frequent challenger to your destination of wellbeing.
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