04/28/2022
“What do you mean I have lead toxicity? Where did that come from??”
Heavy metal toxicity, including lead, mercury, aluminum, and more, is wreaking havoc on millions of Americans and virtually untested in conventional medicine. These metals cause extreme amounts of inflammation, endocrine disruption, neurologic degeneration, and more. Unfortunately, we are continuously exposed to them whether we want it or not.
Functional medicine is always on the lookout for potential toxicity as a root cause of your problems, and it’s amazing how much better you can feel without it!
I personally suffered from the second worst aluminum toxicity I’ve ever seen and it was really doing a number on my brain; I was dealing with brain fog, slow speech, and poor recall early in my 30s. Within a few days of a protocol to remove the aluminum from my system I was already feeling much better.
One thing I will mention is that its extremely important to do the right test, the right way, to get a good read on heavy metal toxicity. When I first suspected the problem I tested but didn’t see anything because I hadn’t done the test properly. I spent months looking for answers until I learned that functional medicine is more than just a bunch of testing; it’s knowing how to do the right test, the right way.
