Foods: Shellfish, tap and well water, sea food such as whale, shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, and dolphin, Freshwater fish such as black bass, walleye, trout and pike Other Sources: Amalgams (silver colored fillings in teeth), skin lightening creams, fabric softeners, adhesives, floor waxes/polishes, cosmetics, tattoos, hair dyes, vaccines, barometers, fungicides, insecticides, laxatives, paints,…
Food: Shellfish and organ meats such as liver can be high in cadmium. Other foods such as potatoes, rice, sunflower seeds, spinach and other leafy greens. Other Sources: Cadmium can be found in soils because insecticides, fungicides, sludge, and commercial fertilizers that use cadmium are used in agriculture. Therefore, this is a source of…
Consumer Report purchased 15 protein powders and drinks and tested multiple samples of each for arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury. The results showed that all 15 protein drinks contain poisonous heavy metals in considerable amounts. The levels in three products were of particular concern because consuming three servings a day could result in daily exposure…
Overeating can be a response to the toxic world that we now live in. Every single day we are bombarded with toxins such as: mercury from dental fillings, seafood and factories arsenic from rice and quinoa aluminum from deodorant, green tea and aluminum foil nicotine from inhaled cigarette smoke preservatives and pesticides in food…
There isn’t much that we as individuals can do about the arsenic in rice at this point. Since it seems impossible to remove the arsenic from the rice once it is in there, the only completely safe thing to do is minimize the amount of rice you eat. Quinoa, eaten in moderation, is an excellent…
Arsenic is a semi-metal that is odorless and tasteless. It gets concentrated in our food and drinking water supplies from natural deposits in the earth or from agricultural and industrial practices involving pesticides and more. Arsenic has been linked to cancer of the bladder, lungs, skin, kidney, nasal passages, liver, and prostate. Non-cancer effects can…
