To effectively and efficiently remove these toxins is critical to our health and longevity. Every system in our bodies has its own method of detoxification. Over time, the onslaught and accumulation of these toxins, coupled with our body’s inability to deal with the clean-up adequately, takes its toll on our health and quality of living.
Toxic heavy metals have been shown to increase free radical activity in the body, a major cause of degeneration. Many enzymes critical to good health require vitamin and mineral co-factors for proper activation. Toxic heavy metals can take the place of the proper mineral co-factors, interfering with the proper functioning of these enzymes. In this way, accumulation of heavy metals can contribute to premature aging and degenerative disease conditions. Heavy metal toxicity can also lead to abnormal immune function, learning disorders, and degenerative disorders associated with the brain.
In the late 1980s an interesting experiment was conducted by Dr. Gary Price Todd, MD, author of the book, “Nutrition, Health and Disease”. The study involved individuals with heavy metal poisoning, specifically lead, mercury, cadmium and aluminum. Patients were placed on a program of full spectrum bio-available organic, micro trace minerals.
After 16 months the study demonstrated levels of toxic metals in the patients were much reduced. It was concluded that organic, ionic minerals naturally chelate or remove the inorganic heavy metal form of mineral from the body. There have been other studies done with similar results. I believe Body Balance works like this in the body.
I know two doctors who did a number of hair analysis studies on their patients who were on Body Balance and the results definitely showed a removal of heavy metals from the body. Studies done at McGill University reveal algin, a component of sea vegetation, binds to heavy metals and other chemical pollutants, allowing them to be safely eliminated from the body, including radioactive substances. Body Balance is also very high in natural carotinoids which are potent anti-oxidants that destroy free radicals and protect the cells from damage due to lead or other heavy metal poisoning. The aloe vera softens bowel movements and aids in removing heavy metals from the digestive tract. So there are many reasons to be on Body Balance!!
The sulfur-containing amino acids in Amino Charge also act as detoxifiers and remove heavy metals from the body, and the other aminos are powerful anti-oxidants that protect the liver, kidneys, heart, and central nervous system. (There are also amino acids in Body Balance, although in a much smaller amount.) Flexeoplus contains MSM as one of its main ingredients. This also helps the body detoxify heavy metals.
Calcium that is bio-available prevents lead from being deposited in the body tissues, and OsteOmegaCare is THE most bio-available form I know of.
True Greens has many wonderful ingredients as well. Foods high in chlorophyll such as alfalfa, algaes, chlorella, etc. also help absorb toxic metals, as well as being rich in valuable nutrients.
The last thing I would recommend is the colon cleanse program. The Activated Charcoal and the Intestinal Tone are both wonderful for absorbing and eliminating toxic heavy metals from the digestive tract. There are some specifics for different heavy metals, e.g., selenium neutralizes the toxic effects of mercury (it also helps with other heavy metals as well); zinc can displace lead and lower the burden on the body (low levels of zinc have been found consistently in people with high levels of lead), etc., etc. All of these minerals are found in abundance in these products.
A little bit about why these substances are so toxic and hard to get rid of. I’ll use lead as an example. First of all, it is a cumulative poison that is retained in the body. Even at low levels, lead that is not excreted through the digestive system accumulates in the body and is absorbed directly from the blood into other tissues. When the lead leaves the bloodstream, it is stored in the bones, along with other minerals, where it continues to build up over a lifetime.
Detoxifying from the bones is virtually impossible unless you use something that can be absorbed similarly, like other minerals. Lead from the bones may then re-enter the bloodstream at any time as a result of severe biological stress, such as pregnancy, menopause, illness or prolonged immobilization. When it is in the body, it inhibits some basic enzyme functions.
In toxic amounts it damages the heart, kidneys, liver and nervous system. The body cannot seem to distinguish between calcium and lead. Once it enters the body, it is assimilated in the same manner as calcium. So people with deficiencies of calcium are more susceptible to lead toxicity as well, which is pretty scary when we consider how starved our population is for calcium.
Other heavy metals follow the same process, except they are retained in different areas of the body. With mercury, it is in the pain center of the brain and in the central nervous system. Aluminum is also deposited in the brain. Again, calcium deficiency really aggravates the situation.
Heavy metals sometimes enter tap water from lead and copper pipes and from solder used to join the pipes. Lifestyle Center
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