13/01/2026
A Landscaper of over 20years came to me with a chronic ‘autoimmune’ skin condition that nobody had been able to help him with. Even steroids didnt keep the lesions under control- and no wonder, check out that level of Arsenic we found in his hair tissue!
His work involves a lot of removal of very old structures (think paints, treated timbers etc. Ill be honest i was actually looking for Lead). Arsenic is one of those heavy metals that used to be used as a fungicide in agriculture, and it DOES hang around in those soils for decades after the banning of those sprays (and even well after the end of the orchard era- it is common for me to find arsenic in the hair samples of children who play in the parks and dirt where old orchards used to stand).
For the levels in hair to be this high, this is suggestive of chronic, long term exposure. A food based approach is the best option for chelating and detoxifying this guy- because anything more aggressive would likely cause a huge flair, and worsening of symptoms. Not ideal.
