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Getting the Lead Out (and the Mercury, and…)

by Dr. Marcus Laux

Published 02/04/09

The mother of all toxic states is heavy metal poisoning. Heavy metals enter your body through food, water, dental fillings, pesticides, vaccines, and the air you breathe, and can gradually give you escalating symptoms like headaches, an upset stomach, insomnia, mood changes, learning difficulties, high blood pressure, memory loss, liver disease, and cancer—and nobody will even think to look for heavy metals as the cause.

But you can do it yourself. Getting tested is easy, reliable, and affordable, with a home test kit that requires only a small sample of your urine or saliva. For example, you can test for eight common metals, including lead, mercury, and cadmium, with the Osumex Heavy Metal Test Kit—General from Watershed Wellness Center (www.watershed.net or 888-826-4448). A simple color change lets you know the level of contamination present.

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