It's important to test your heavy metal levels at every age each year to see where you stand with your Total Body Burden. You are not getting older and wiser; you are getting more toxic.
Because I am an environmental Detoxification expert, I see patients who want to test for heavy metals. Their bodies are on fire with inflammation because of elevated heavy metals.
During their environmental consult we review possible exposures including: lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium poisoning from the use of Ayurvedic medications purchased on the internet. Elevated lead interferes with the production of red blood cells that carry hemoglobin and oxygen to the cells. This causes debilitating anemia, fatigue and shortness of breath. Anemia affects cognitive functions so you can have memory loss, word retrieval issues and executive order function impairments. Mercury is associated with personality disorders, brain cell death and cardiovascular events. Arsenic is linked to OCD, other mood disorders, several cancers (lung, skin and gastrointestinal) and skin disorders.
The internet is rife with counterfeit medications, contaminated natural remedies and downright dangerous substances that may be discounted, but come with a high health price.
It is important to purchase supplements from a reputable source and be medically supervised during chelation for heavy metals. Environmental detoxification requires detailed medical knowledge and consistent labwork.
Elevated cadmium is associated with hormone driven breast and prostate cancers. I am wondering if organic cigarettes contain cadmium. I have seen cancer patients who smoked "organic cigarettes" and had elevated cadmium in their blood and tissue storage.
Natural Tobacco companies are landing in hot water with the FDA because of false advertising to consumers. Three brands are described as "additive free or natural" that received letters from the FDA because the marketing claims are not scientifically supported.
I can tell you that these claims are false. One of my patients who smoked natural cigarettes had high cadmium levels in blood and tissue storage. She developed breast cancer.
This is the first time that the FDA has enforced The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act of 2009.
Here is the list of companies and brands that did not go through an approval process with the FDA to support their claims.
ITG Brand of Winston cigarettes - claims it is additive free
Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Brand of Natural American Spirit cigarettes - claims it is natural and additive-free (This is the brand that my patient used to smoke who had breast cancer)
Nat Sherman brand cigarettes - claims it is natural
Consumers are pushing the FDA to check out R.J. Reynolds American's Natural American Spirit cigarette brand because they are calling their brand organic and additive-free.
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