How to tell if you have heavy metals in your body--and what to do about them if you do.(Health Detective)

From: Women's Health Letter | Date: June 1, 2006| Author: Fuchs, Nan Kathryn | Copyright information

All of us have been exposed to heavy metals--toxic substances like mercury, cadmium, and lead. They're in our food, our water, and in the air we breathe. There's no way we can escape them, and it's difficult to get rid of them once they've accumulated in our tissues. This is unfortunate because they have been strongly implicated in a great number of health problems including poor memory, low thyroid, a suppressed immune system, fatigue, vision problems, and much more.

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