Minerals and Toxic Metals

Minerals and Toxic Metals

 On Wednesday this week, Leland was feeling as well as he ever does, even  felt like going to Hood River and The Dalles to do some errands with me.  It was a lovely day; we took the back roads along the Klickitat River and then along Hwy 14 where the poppies and lupines created a glorious riot of oranges, golds and blues.  It was a long day, and he was tired by the time we got home, but it was so nice to have him along, I could almost believe things were “normal” again.

 On Thursday, we had an appointment with Dr. D to interpret the results of the Hair Analysis we had done on Leland a few weeks ago.  Turns out there are quite a few issues with mineral imbalance and  an excess  of toxic metals, Aluminum, Copper and Mercury.  The body has no defense against Mercury which causes a condition known as Mineral Transport Derangement.   Several of the toxic metals are very similar in molecular structure to the essential minerals which allows the toxic metals to lock in  where the essentials should be, causing a cascade of mineral absorption problems  which in turn cause immune system deficiency or failure.    Dr. D has several solutions for all of this which we will be implementing very soon.  We are very grateful for the knowledge he has and so carefully shares with us to discover the cause of disease and correct it  rather than just treating the symptoms.

 From where did the Mercury come?  Most likely from his amalgam fillings, possibly  his mother’s breast milk from her fillings.  The aluminum could have come from the fluoride toothpaste he has used for years, the antiperspirant, baking powder and/or  the aluminum anode in the hot water tank.  So we have corrected the things we can; the toothpaste, the baking powder and no longer use hot water from the tank for anything we eat or drink. We had problems with acid water degrading our copper pipes in our Washougal home, and possibly the copper excess is partially from that.

 Mercury causes retention of copper and zinc.  Excess copper then causes hormone, blood and liver disruption, lower iron levels, impairs excretion of other toxic substances and causes inflammatory processes.  Very complex interactions happen inside our bodies, most of which we never realize unless we become sick. Truly we are “fearfully and wonderfully made”