What are the heavy metals in the human body and how are they in the body

It's not easy to get rid of, this heavy metal is super easy to stay in the body, but it's fine, as long as it's not fatal or excessive.

You can go to a regular hospital for trace element testing. Go to the outpatient clinic, hang up the hematology, draw blood for examination, see how many items you want to check, it is charged according to the project, you can consult the doctor first, some can be judged by physical signs. If the heavy metal content in the human body exceeds the standard, it is easy to cause chronic poisoning.

There are many heavy metals in nature, such as zinc and cadmium.

In recent years, heavy metal pollution incidents have often been reported in the news: green oysters in the sea of eggplant; The copper and zinc content of oysters in Xiangshan area ranks first in the world; Bubao, Anping, Qigu, Dapeng oysters contain arsenic; Luermen Wuguo fish contains mercury; Commercially available clams were found to contain arsenic and lead; Cadmium rice pollution in Taoyuan Guanyin and Luzhu; The heavy metal content of black-hearted toys is too high; Commercially available canned tuna in the United States contains mercury.... These incidents speak to the extent to which our living environment has been invaded by heavy metals.

What are heavy metals?

Heavy metals generally refer to a group of metal elements with a density of more than 5 grams per cubic centimeter, and there are about 40 kinds of metal elements known at present. Including: mercury, gold, chromium, copper, cadmium, zinc, lead, etc.

Although arsenic is a non-metal, there are many similar properties between arsenic and heavy metals, so they are generally merged into heavy metals.

How do heavy metals enter and harm the human body?

Heavy metals enter the body through eating, breathing, or direct contact, but unlike other toxins, heavy metals can be catabolized in the liver and then excreted from the body. On the other hand, it is easy to accumulate in the brain, kidneys and other organs, gradually damaging the normal functions of the body.

After heavy metals enter the human body, most of them will bind to proteins and nucleic acids (DNA, RNA) in our body. The role of proteins in living organisms is mainly to carry out enzymatic reactions, and when these enzymes combine with heavy metals, the activity of enzymes will disappear or weaken. On the other hand, when heavy metals and nucleic acids are combined, the structure of nucleic acids will change, resulting in gene mutations, affecting cell genetics, and producing teratogenesis or cancer.

Please refer to the table below for details of the hazards of common heavy metals.

How do I check and**?

It is not easy to avoid exposure to heavy metals in modern people's lives, how to know the content of heavy metals in your body? At present, major medical institutions have advanced testing technology to check the content of heavy metals in the body on your behalf.

Heavy metal testing can be done using serum or hair as a sample. The serum content is timely, while the hair content represents the amount of heavy metals in the body at a certain period of time (i.e. when the hair is sent for testing) and is a non-invasive test, which is the best sample for heavy metal testing. Just cut a handful of your hair to know what heavy metals are accumulated in your body and how much they are accumulating.

For cases where the content of heavy metals in the body is too high, there is a new chelation**. Chelating agents (EDTA, DMSA, DMPS) are injected into the human body, bind to heavy metals in the body, and then excreted through urine or feces to eliminate heavy metals from the body. However, a course of treatment takes about half a year and costs from $60,000 to $200,000.

This is not recommended for patients with poor kidney function due to poor metabolic function**.

1. Drink more water: Drinking more water can enhance metabolism, shorten the time of feces in the intestines, reduce the absorption of toxins, and dissolve water-soluble toxins. It is best to drink a glass of warm water on an empty stomach every morning.

2. Eat a vegetarian diet two days a week to give the stomach a chance to rest: Because too much greasy or refreshing food will cause a large amount of toxins in the metabolism, causing a huge burden on the stomach and intestines.

3. Eat more fresh and organic food: Eat more fresh and organic food, and eat less processed food, fast food and soft drinks, because it contains more preservatives and pigments.

4. Intestinal detoxification: The intestines can quickly eliminate toxins, but if the digestion is poor, it will cause the toxins to stay in the intestines and be reabsorbed, causing great harm to health. Konjac, black fungus, kelp, pig's blood, apples, strawberries, honey, brown rice and many other foods can help detoxify the digestive system.