02/22/2024
Is your chocolate making you toxic?
A consumer report was shared a while back that highlighted some of the top brands of chocolate on the market. It shows the amount of heavy metals, mainly lead, that they contained!
The results were shocking as some of these brands are the more “crunchy” ones!
🙌ETX Integrative Wellness is here to walk you through ordering the proper lab tests to check for heavy metals in your body.
Per the cdc here are some of the signs of exposure: https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/leadtoxicity/signs_and_symptoms.html
⚠️Lowest Exposure Dose Signs and Symptoms: Impaired Cognitive Abilities/Subclinical Neuro/Psychoneuro/Neurobehavioral Findings (patient may appear asymptomatic)
Decreased learning and memory
Decreased verbal ability
Early signs of hyperactivity or ADHD
Impaired speech and hearing functions
Lowered IQ
⚠️Low Exposure Dose Signs and Symptoms:
Irritability
Lethargy
Mild fatigue
Myalgia or paresthesia
Occasional abdominal discomfort
⚠️Moderate Exposure Dose Signs and Symptoms:
Arthralgia
Constipation
Difficulty concentrating/Muscular exhaustibility
Diffuse abdominal pain
General fatigue
Headache
Tremor
Vomiting
Weight loss
⚠️High Exposure Dose Signs and Symptoms:
Colic (intermittent, severe abdominal cramps)
Encephalopathy-may abruptly lead to seizure, change in consciousness, coma, and death
Paresis or paralysis
I love dark chocolate, but I love being lead free more ☺️
https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-safety/lead-and-cadmium-in-dark-chocolate-a8480295550/
Consumer Reports tested 28 dark chocolate bars and found cadmium and lead in all of them. Here's how to limit your heavy metal exposure.
