Heavy metals

The heavy metals naturally occurring in the environment can penetrate the body through the food chain, smoke or amalgam dental fillings. Once they have accumulated in organs like the kidneys, liver and pancreas, as well as in bones and the nervous system, these metals can cause serious damage.

Some of them – like lead, nickel and arsenic – are carcinogenic, which means they can potentially cause cancer. Others – like cadmium, cobalt, mercury, thallium, aluminium and uranium – intoxicate the tissues, causing vitamin deficiencies and non-specific symptoms that include headache, joint pain, decreased physical and mental performance and increased susceptibility to infections.

The presence of heavy metals in the body can also be the underlying cause of some autoimmune diseases like chronic hypothyroidism.