Lead Poisoning

By Skyfarmer

As an aspiring natural mom, I was dismayed to find out the 90+ year old home we bought contained lead paint on the walls, windows and doors. We were fortunate to have found this out now, rather than later, because we were able to take precautions, as well as incorporate certain foods and supplements into our children's diet to limit the amount of lead they might absorb into their system. Many parents have not been so fortunate in knowing that they were living in a dangerous environment that was exposing their children to harmful levels of lead.

Unfortunately, by the time physical symptoms of lead poisoning appear, levels of lead are already dangerously high. Children are especially vulnerable to lead and other heavy metal poisoning because they are in a stage of life when the body needs extra calcium and magnesium. If these essential minerals are deficient in a child's diet, then the body will readily absorb and try to use the heavy metal (mineral) instead.

However, even children that seem healthy can have high levels of lead in their bodies. A national awareness has been initiated and we have joined the forces to supply some general information acquired from the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and recommended nutritional information which may be helpful for chelating lead out of the body, as well as preventing the body from absorbing lead and other heavy metals.

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