Toxic Heavy Metals + Household Swaps
There is so much literature now supporting how toxic heavy metals are linked to health problems. We get toxic heavy metals everywhere today, from the air we breathe, the water drink, and the food we eat.
Some of the toxic heavy metals that can make us sick include:
Aluminum
Arsenic
Barium
Cadmium
Copper
Lead
Mercury
Nickel
Toxic calcium
Toxic heavy metals alone or toxic heavy metals in combination with a virus cause chronic illnesses, symptoms, and conditions, including:
Anxiety
Cancer
Depression
Eczema
Psoriasis
Vitiligo
Migraines
Bipolar disorder
ADHD
Autism
Schizophrenia
Addictions
Alzheimer’s
Memory loss
OCD
Crohn’s
ALS
Cancers
Burnout
Brain fog
Insomnia
MS
Parkinson’s
Scleroderma
Rosacea
Tremors
Focus and concentration issues
Tics
Spasms
And more.
It’s critical to know the truth about toxic heavy metals and how to eliminate them from the body in order to recover from chronic symptoms and suffering. This is the work I teach, so please book in a health coach session to learn how to heal and detox heavy metals.
Detoxifying the Toxic Heavy Metals
You, like most people in the world today, likely have heavy metals in your body that need to come out to feel their best or heal something more severe like a chronic illness. Two critical supplements to consume daily to pull heavy metals out are Spirulina and Barley Grass Juice Powder. You can blend these up in your morning smoothie, which the best recipe can be found here: Heavy Metal Detox Smoothie.
NON-TOXIC TIPS TO ELIMINATE HEAVY METALS IN YOUR LIFE
Buy organic produce! Avoid consuming pesticides which are a source of heavy metals. Try to buy from local farmers markets and buy certified organic. You can also look at the list of the dirty dozen, and avoid the foods that are listed each year that have the highest amount of pesticides. This list consistently has strawberries, celery and apples listed so it is best to buy these organic.
Use aluminium free baking powder for baking.
Filter your water! This is a quick and simple way to reduce heavy metals. Using a Brita water filter is an easy, affordable solution.
Use natural skincare products, like our simple face oil, to lower your toxin load.
When cleaning, use natural disinfectants like tea tree oil diluted in water, baking soda, or vinegar and lemon.
Use the right cookware! Cookware is an easy swap to avoid heavy metals. The wrong cookware can leach heavy metals into food.
Aluminum
Aluminium is a cookware used so often, especially for single-use cookware. Aluminium, such as foil, trays used for barbeques, as well as canned food, increase the risk of aluminium exposure. Studies show that cooking with aluminium leaches this toxic heavy metal into our food and can affect children and people with certain conditions more. Any amount of toxic heavy metal is bad for our health, which science is supporting, so it is best to avoid it and make different choices with our cookware.
Teflon / also known as non-stick pans
Avoid at all costs. When heated these pans produce toxic vapours that can kill pet birds. Non-stick pans are convenient however they are dangerous for our health. The non-stick coating is made with Perfluorooctanoic acid (also known as PFOA, or C8). PFOA is a synthetic 8-carbon compound that is used in manufacturing fluoropolymers. Studies show that these chemicals are linked to:
Thyroid cancer
Obesity
Hypothyroidism
Diabetes
Killing pets
Birth defects
Cancer
Safer Cookware Options:
Ceramic and Glass
When shopping for ceramic cookware, check the label or website to ensure it has been tested and does not contain metals or chemical coatings. The best is 100% ceramic, and not just a coating which could get chipped and then start releasing heavy metals into your food.
That was a lot to unpack! The key message is that there are ways to change our exposure and take our health into our hands!
As always, wishing you health and healing.
xx Tiffany
References:
https://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/troublemakers-that-make-us-sick-toxic-heavy-metals
https://www.medicalmedium.com/blog/heavy-metal-detox
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