If you don't have amalgams in your mouth and never had, check out whether your Mom had them - the mercury is passed down.

If you have a problem with toxic metals, it is wise to go on a detox program - unless you do, Lyme, etc. treatment will not succeed.

I have also learned a long time ago that if you suffer from food allergies - allergies in general - look for toxic metals.

Also note - Antibiotics PLUS metals creates a synergistic SUPER TOXIN

And please, don't ever drink anything out of an aluminum can. The Pepsicola Bottling Co. fellow I ran into, who always had a pop can sitting next to him at his desk, was semi-dead at the ripe old age of 40! semi-dead because of aluminum in his brain.

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SOURCES OF TOXIC METALS

ALUMINUM:
Baking powder. Emulsifier in some processed cheese. Table salt (anticaking compound). Bleaching agent used to whiten nour. Antacids - aluminum hydroxide gel. Buffered aspirin. Some toothpastes. Cooking utensils. Porcelain dental fillings and crowns. Cigarette filters. Food wrappers. Cosmetics. Drinking water (tap water). Deodorants that contain aluminum
chlorhydrate. Aluminum containers (soda pop, iced tea, beer).

ARSENIC:

Atmospheric pollution from the. burning of coal and petroleum. Some seafood. . Tap water. Pesticide, residue on tobacco.
Arsenic fungicides on vegetables. Smelters.

CADMIUM:

Refined foods which may have low zinc to cadmium ratios (white nour). Acid drinks left in galvanized paDs or ice trays. Superphosphate fertilizers. Gluten Dour. Some cola drinks.
Tap water. Atmospher,ic pollution fromthe burning of coal and petroleum.. Margarine. Canned fruits and beverages. Sugar and molasses. Alcohollc drinks. Cigarette smoke from the white paper. Zinc smelters. Yellow dye in cheese. Cadmium plating used in soft drink dispensing machines.

COPPER:

Dental amalgam fillings (30% copper). Soybeans. Tap water (copper pipes). Drinks made from tap water. Organ meats and processed meats. Soft drink dispensers. Plated containers. Oral contraceptives and smoking increase serum copper. Algaecide in city water supplies. Multivitamins or minerals.

LEAD:

Atmospheric pollution from automobile exhaust. Lead based paints or their dust. Tin cans (used to seal). Pesticide residues on tobacco. Vegetables grown beside busy highways and the meat from animals that eat the vegetables. Burning coal or lead battery casings. Lead plumbing systems (tap water). Artist's pigments (oil paints). Pottery glazes. Processed organ meats. Canned dog food. Organ meats. Some wines. Kitchen utensils. Exhaust fumes from dense traffic. Hair dyes. Comic books.

MERCURY:

Dental amalgam fillings (52% mercury). Pink coloring agent in dentures
(cinnabar)/ All fish (organic complexing). Pesticide residue on
vegetables. Pesticides used on tobacco plants. Mercurial fungicides
on seed grains. Coal burning (atmospheric). Calomel (mercurous chlorides).
Exterior and some interior paints. Plastic frames on eye glasses.
Plastic trim in new cars. Pharmaceuticals. All U.S. manufactured vaccines
and other lnjectables (nu shots, etc.) are preserved with mercury.
Cosmetics (mascara). Preparation "H". Contraceptives (vaginal spermacide
jels and creams). Some contact lense cleaners (thimerisol). Over 4000 commercial uses.

NICKEL:

Atmospheric pollution from the burning of coal and petroleum.
Cigarette smoking. Nickel coins. Eye glass frames. Costume
jewelry. Kitchen appliances. Pins. Scissors. Hair clips.
Hydrogenated oils and margarine. Nickel dental fillings and crowns.
Metal orthodontic braces.

TIN:
Dental amalgam fillings. Preserved food in tin cans. Processing and packing of: gelatin, smoked fish, dried legumes, macaroni,
dried milk, milk in large cans, tea. Tap water (solder on pipes). Air.

Take care.

My mom has mercury fillings and I have one, but mercury did not show on my heavy metals testing. Aluminum did, however.

My mom has mercury fillings and I have one, but mercury did not show on my heavy metals testing. Aluminum did, however.

we obvisouly can't avoid it all as it's in the air we breathe, our water sources, pretty much everywhere I guess. But even the smallest changes we make in how we live can make a BIG difference.

Take care.

Skimpbiz, you might want to read some of my posts, including some of my comments of today under Flossie's post looking for a dentist. My best to you.

Thanks, GiGi for this list. Very thought provoking....haven't actually seen them all on one list.

This is my post from a year ago. People doing the foot pads are wondering where the toxins are coming from --- the list is far from complete. But if you learn to avoid some of these, you are ahead of the game.
Amalgam fillings, by the way, are releasing mercury into your body throughout the life of the filling. I posted how this works a few days ago - check it out --