Posted by janejane on February 2, 2009, at 16:23:18
In reply to Re: Mercury and Lead » JadeKelly, posted by Garnet71 on February 2, 2009, at 15:20:18
I'm glad you like cilantro. Seems to be one of those foods that people either love or hate. I can't stand it myself, but I'm pretty sure I've seen capsules for sale, so folks like me who don't like the taste can go that route instead. :)
As it turns out, I started looking into heavy metal poisoning recently too. I ordered a bottle of vitamin c since it's supposed to be good at removing lead from the blood, but then I got shy about using it after I read an article (can't remember where it was, sorry) that said that most lead ends up being stored in the bones, and it's best not to try to remove it. I guess the idea is that if the bone starts to break down through osteoporosis or whatever, the lead will be released into the blood and start circulating again, possibly causing more problems than if it just stayed there. They actually went so far as to suggest calcium supplementation to keep this from happening. Interesting, huh?
The reason I started looking into it is because I suspect that I was unintentionally exposed to lead twice many years ago (through oyster shell calcium supplements and lead paint dust), but I'm not sure. Do you know whether blood or hair analysis would be able to reveal anything at that this point? It's been so long.
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