Mercury Toxicity
... The fillings referred to as "silver" are actually a mixture of silver, tin, copper, and mercury, and are more properly called amalgam fillings. The silver, tin, and copper are provided in a powder for...

Food for Thought: Nutrition and the Brain
... We have artificially separated our brains from our bodies. We talk about psychosomatic illness, and the body-mind connection as if our mental and physical selves are two separate entities. In reality ...

Aluminum
... Aluminum has only recently been considered a problem mineral. Though it is not very toxic in normal levels, neither has it been found to be essential. Aluminum is very abundant in the earth and in th...

Arsenic
... Despite arsenic''s reputation as a poison, it actually has fairly low toxicity in comparison with some other metals, although with chronic exposure there is some concern about arsenic''s effect on ch...

General Detoxification and Cleansing
... Who Is Best Suited for Detoxification? What Is Detoxification? When Is the Best Time to Cleanse/Detoxify? Where Can We Detoxify? Why Detoxify? How Do We Detoxify/Cleanse? General Detoxification Nutri...

Nutritional Programs for Detoxification
... So many problems in our Western society come from excessive use of foods and drugs. Abuses and addictions touch almost every person''s life. This chapter deals with may of the dietary and substance ab...

Thallium
... Thallium has again become a toxicity concern. Discovered in the 1800s by Sir William Crookes, it was used in medical treatments, for venereal diseases, gout, and tuberculosis. Its toxicity, however, ...

Toxic Minerals and Heavy Metals
... This is not a discussion of loud, electronic rock ''n'' roll music, but one of impact to all people living in this day and age who are being exposed to heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium....