Weighing Heavy Metals

[Narkissos]

Not recommended:

Increased Fish Consumption

There is increasing concern over fish which are being found to contain significant levels of mercury. These potentially dangerous levels are coming from fish eating smaller fish - methyl mercury bio-accumulates over time. The large predator fish, such as swordfish/marlin, ahi (yellow fin tuna), king mackerel, shark (often sold as imitation crab), and tilefish have the highest accumulations because they are at the top of the food chain (well, almost!). Many people who consume significant amounts of these fish are showing very elevated levels of mercury in their hair. The FDA is currently recommending most other fish as safe for consumption at amounts of 1kg per week or less.

Mercury enters the environment naturally and through industrial pollution. Cutting back on seafood is a way of cutting down on blood mercury levels, but the benefits of seafood, including omega-3 fatty acids and selenium, should be balanced against the mercury risk.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recommended reference dose, or level below which exposures are considered harmless, of mercury in the blood is 5.8 micrograms per liter. The average level of mercury in the women's blood in this particular study, was about one microgram per liter, well below the reference dose.

However, about 8% of the women had levels that above the reference dose. Further, women who ate at least three servings of fish during the 30 days prior to the study had mercury levels of close to two micrograms per liter - four times higher than those of women who did not eat fish.

Adult women had three times higher blood mercury levels than children, partly because adults tend to eat more fish than children, according to researchers.

Fish such as haddock, tilapia, salmon, cod, pollock and sole, as well as most shellfish tend to be relatively low in methylmercury, according to researchers. [JAMA April 2, 2003;289: pp.1667-1674]

[Narkissos]

Heavy metal detoxification protocol!!!

[9MM]

Wow Nark nice one I'll have to read the rest of this later. Too early in the morning etc.

[Avago]

Wooooooooooow it took me 30 seconds to scroll the page down, sry bro too much info for avago

[Narkissos]

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[Narkissos]

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[Narkissos]

Bump...good read

[BlueThunder]

I have two real close friends(one is a ex-gf) that is sensitive to chemical/enviromental issues and metal issues. Screws up your body chemistry bad.

[Narkissos]

Originally Posted by BlueThunder

I have two real close friends(one is a ex-gf) that is sensitive to chemical/enviromental issues and metal issues. Screws up your body chemistry bad.

Have they any experience with detox protocols?

I'm very interested in hearing their experience(s)

[Loz]

I avoid fish for this reason. I do indulge in sardines regularly. High in omega 3 fats and low in mercury.