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10/11/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Are your dental fillings making you sick? The mercury in them could be destroying your gut

Mercury-based dental amalgams may be presented as “safe” by mainstream dentistry, but health advocates beg to differ. Mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals a person could come across, and the notion that implanting a hunk of mercury-containing amalgam into a person’s mouth presents no risk to health is nothing short of erroneous. […]

05/29/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Thousands of premature deaths from cardiovascular disease in the U.S. linked to historical lead exposure

More than 250,000 early deaths due to cardiovascular disease in the U.S. have been linked to historical lead exposure in middle-aged and older adults, according to a study published in the journal The Lancet Public Health. The study found that low-level lead exposure increased the risk of premature deaths, particularly from cardiovascular disease. Lead exposure is linked […]

04/06/2018 / By Michelle Simmons

Even low-level lead exposure can put you at HIGH risk for heart disease

Even low-level lead exposure can increase your risk of developing heart disease, according to a study published in the journal Lancet Public Health. In the study, exposure to lead was found to have contributed to more than 400,000 deaths of adults in the U.S. every year. Moreover, the estimate includes 256,000 annual deaths from cardiovascular […]

03/31/2018 / By Ethan Huff

Young man with end stage heart failure found to have too much iron in his blood; successfully reversed with chelation therapy

A recent case study involving a young Serbian man with end-stage heart failure has shed new light on the potential of chelation therapy to fully remediate certain serious health conditions without the need for major surgery. Published in the Journal of Medical Case Reports, the paper focuses specifically on juvenile hemochromatosis, a rare genetic disorder […]

05/11/2017 / By S.D. Wells

Diesel fumes’ nanoparticles cause heart disease by just BREATHING polluted city air

Similar to how cigarette smokers suffer health consequences from the toxins that are carried into the lungs on particles of tobacco, a recent study has shown that tiny nanoparticles carry black carbon diesel fumes into the lungs of people who are exposed to them. Diesel fumes, commonly pushed into the atmosphere via the exhaust from heavy-duty trucks, […]

04/12/2017 / By Earl Garcia

People who shoot at indoor ranges found to have shockingly high blood levels of lead, the heavy metal used to make bullets

New research calls for the phase out of lead bullets at shooting ranges as long-term exposure may lead to serious medical conditions. According to the researchers, lead fragments and fumes are released every time shooters fire their weapons. As a result, shooters inhale the fumes, while lead residues stick to their hands and might be inadvertently ingested […]

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