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Various Methods Treat Heavy-Metal Toxins in the Body |
| Section: LIFE / HEALTH |
| Author: Jen Waters |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/2006 |
| Size: 953 Words, 6,172 Characters |
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Toxic heavy metals can weigh down a person's health, says Dr. Ross Myerson, medical director for occupational and environmental health at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C.
Acute conditions generally are easier to diagnose. Persons with chronic problems who are exposed to low-level contamination can manifest symptoms as they accumulate more of the metals in their bodies. "The treatment has to be individualized for the poison and patient," Myerson says. "Most metals can be chelated."
Chelation therapy often is used to remove toxic heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium, lead or mercury, from the body. In most cases, the process can be accomplished intravenously, by mouth or through shots with the appropriate drug for the corresponding metal.
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...ing sure their diets include elements that compete with toxic elements, Furlong says. High quality vitamin C and chlorella, a natural supplement, can help eliminate metals from the body.
"The ability of people to handle toxic elements varies widely," Furlong says. "There are people who are genetically predisposed to problems with detoxifying."
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