4 Skin Signs That Reveal Heavy Metal Toxicity

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Dr. Eric Berg

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🗓️ 27 September 2023

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Today we’re going to talk about how heavy metal toxicity can affect your skin. It’s the dose that determines the poison. We’re all exposed to various toxins and heavy metals, but in low amounts, they won’t affect our bodies. There are a lot of different signs of heavy metal toxicity, but I want to cover a few distinct symptoms of heavy metal toxicity to be aware of. One of the best remedies for heavy metal toxicity is distilled water. Try drinking distilled water and then consuming the minerals you need. Potential effects of heavy metals on the skin: 1. Arsenic Arsenic can be found in: • Pressurized wood • Water supply • Insecticides In high amounts, arsenic may lead to: • Hyperpigmentation or hypopigmentation • Keratosis Nutrients that help protect against arsenic toxicity: • Selenium • Zinc • Folate • Carotenoids A great natural remedy to help protect against arsenic poisoning: • Spirulina 2. Cadmium Cadmium can be found in: • Spray paint • Tobacco • Shellfish In high amounts, cadmium may lead to: • Yellowing or tanning of the skin • Skin cancer Nutrients that help protect against cadmium toxicity: • Zinc • Antioxidants A great natural remedy to help protect against cadmium poisoning: • NAC 3. Lead Lead can be found in: • Paint • Water supply • Soil In high amounts, lead may cause: • A blue line on the gums Nutrients that help protect against lead toxicity: • Calcium • Iron A great natural remedy to help protect against lead poisoning: • Calcium EDTA • Alpha-lipoic acid 4. Mercury Mercury can be found in: • Dental work • Fish • Thimerosal In high amounts, mercury may lead to: • Graying of the skin • A pink color on the palms of your hands and soles of your feet Fish and seafood that are low in mercury include: • Anchovies • Catfish • Clams • Crab • Crawfish • Flounder • Herring • Oysters • Sardines • Scallops A great way to help protect against mercury poisoning: • Consume at least one Brazil nut a day

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0:00.0	Today, we're going to talk about the relationship between heavy metal toxicity and changes in your
0:06.7	skin. I want to focus on four main heavy metals. Really, it's the dose that determines the poison.
0:14.9	We're all exposed to various toxins and definitely heavy metals in certain amounts. If they're
0:19.6	low enough, they won't affect our bodies. In fact, there's some really interesting information
0:25.6	that you might find quite shocking. Certain experiments with animals have indicated that even
0:32.6	a deficiency of some of these heavy metals can create problems in growth and reproduction.
0:40.3	So apparently, some of these heavy metals act as essential trace minerals. Interesting.
0:46.1	But let's just start with this thing called arsenic. Now, you're normally going to find arsenic
0:51.1	in pressurized wood, maybe in the water supply, maybe in an insecticide that ends up on your food.
0:58.0	But too much arsenic can create either a hyper or hypopagmentation. That means that your skin
1:05.5	can start to look a little bit darker or lighter. I'm talking about little dark spots or
1:11.3	little white spots. And primarily, you might see this on your torso, the mid part of your body.
1:17.8	You may also notice a hard surface on the palms of your hand and the soles of your feet.
1:23.6	This is called keratosis. And this is another indication that potentially it could be arsenic. Now,
1:30.5	just because you have these symptoms does not mean you have this problem. You have to look at the
1:34.3	whole picture. But I think it's important to understand the connection. So maybe you can evaluate
1:39.0	it deeper and see if there is a problem or not. The thing about arsenic is it depletes glutathione.
1:44.8	And so there are certain things that you can take or make sure you have in your body
1:52.0	insufficient amounts to protect you against arsenic. And that would be selenium. One Brazil
1:58.1	net will give you a good amount of selenium. Selenium is also naturally in seafood. But selenium is
2:04.3	one, zinc is number two, full late, which is one of the bivitamins, and carotenoids, which is in
2:10.9	antioxidant and a lot of vegetables. One remedy for arsenic is spirulina. That can be protective
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