In today's world, the issue of heavy metal pollution is an ongoing topic. Heavy metals are absorbed into the body from the environment, predominantly through food, which nowadays contains heavy metals in increased concentrations, and must then be excreted again by the body.
Usually our excretory organs such as the liver and kidneys take care of this detoxification process.
In people who are exposed or exposed to elevated levels of heavy metals, there are deposits in the body and thus massive health problems.
Heavy metals are deposited intracellularly and in the surrounding connective tissue. This is where functional disorders occur. Unfortunately, the symptoms are very unspecific, so that one has to think of heavy metal poisoning in almost every clinical picture.
In order to give you a picture of the possible physical and psychological problems of heavy metal pollution, an abridged version is enclosed, the completeness of which is not possible here in this article due to the scope.
Lead:
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Autoimmune diseases
- Anaemia
- High blood pressure
- Depression
- Joint pain
- Hyperactivity
- Immune system
- Stomach and intestinal problems
- Neurological symptoms
- Kidney pain
- Mood swings
Cadmium:
- Anaemia
- Joint pain
- Immune system
- Stomach and intestinal complaints
- Kidney pain
Aluminium:
- Anaemia
- Joint pain
Chromium:
- Allergies
- Autoimmune diseases
- Immune system
- Liver
- Kidney pain
Mercury:
- Allergies
- Anxiety
- Respiratory problems
- Autoimmune diseases
- Depression
- Hair loss
- Hyperactivity
- Immune system
- Stomach and intestinal problems
- Neurological symptoms
- Kidney pain
- Mood swings
Manganese:
- Anxiety
- Respiratory problems
- Depression
- Neurological symptoms
- Mood swings
Molybdenum:
- Joint pain
- Liver
- Neurological symptoms
Arsenic:
- Hair loss
- Stomach & intestinal complaints
Thallium:
- Hair loss
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Neurological symptoms
Copper
- Hyperactivity
- Liver