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Americans are overweight — however, not just on the scale.

Metals, not fat, are making us heavy. In fact, almost 40 percent of us have toxic levels of lead in our bodies. And we don’t even know it.

Lead toxicity has symptoms, like headaches, insomnia, irritability, low sex drive, tremors, mood problems, nausea, depression, memory difficulties, trouble concentrating, poor coordination, and constipation.

But it’s hard for some us to realize that they might be due to lead poisoning.

At a recent medical conference on heavy metals and health, I was surprised to hear about new research that the media has been ignored.

For instance, a 2006 study in the journal Circulation needs to have been major news. For the reason that study, researchers measured the blood lead levels of 13, 946 adults and followed them for approximately 12 years to track what diseases they developed and why they died. (1)

It’s true that the average person’s blood lead levels have dropped dramatically since lead was removed from gasoline and house paint several decades ago.

But our levels of lead continue to be high, because we’re still confronted with lead in our soil and water, in addition to from our personal bones, where we store it.

The particular level considered “safe” by the government is less than 10 micrograms/deciliter. However in this study, blood levels of lead over 2 micrograms/deciliter significantly increased the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and death.

After researchers controlled for many other risk factors, they discovered that individuals with lead levels over 2 micrograms/deciliter had a 25 % higher risk of dying from any cause, a 55 percent higher risk of dying from cardiovascular disease, a 151 percent higher risk of having a heart attack, and an 89 percent higher risk of having a stroke.

But that’s not all.

A report in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed a strong link between high blood pressure in postmenopausal women and blood lead levels. That’s because bone loss during menopause releases lead and injures bloodstream, which raises blood pressure.

Another study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that reducing lead levels in patients with kidney failure through the use of chelation therapy could prevent further loss in kidney function, save billions in healthcare costs, and eliminate the need for dialysis in thousands of people. (3)

Lead in addition has been associated with ADHD, developmental and learning problems, and autism.

Yet most doctors don’t offer chelation therapy. They haven’t learned how to deal with environmental toxins like lead.

That is a huge concern, because research suggests that children with decreased IQ scores are those who have lead levels between just 1 and 10 micrograms/deciliter. (4)

And more than 10 % of poor and inner city children have lead exposure levels higher than 10 micrograms/deciliter!

Recently i treated a boy with extremely high lead levels who had Asperger’s syndrome, severe ADHD, and violent behavior. The lead was probably passed to him from his mother in the womb.

But once we used chelation and nutritional support to get rid of his lead poisoning, his attention, behavior, and social skills got much better.

Lead isn’t going away. It’s still in our soil and water. We track lead into our homes from contaminated soil. Today regular house dust often contains 17 times the amount of lead it once did.

And in Washington, DC, the federal government recently had to provide free water filters for all because up to 20 percent of the city’s tap water could be contaminated with lead.

But there’s good news. There are some ways you can treat yourself for lead toxicity. Do the next:

1. Test your lead levels. The easiest test is a simple blood lead test, but ensure the lab can measure extremely low levels of lead. Levels greater than 2 micrograms/deciliter should be treated.

Since the blood test only checks for current or ongoing exposures, you’ll also require a heavy metal and rock challenge test with DMSA, EDTA, or DMPS, which you can get from a doctor been trained in heavy metal detoxification. (See www. functionalmedicine. org or www. acam. org to locate a qualified doctor.) Consider undergoing chelation therapy if your lead levels are high.

2. Lessen your exposures by removing your shoes before you enter your property. Ask guests to do the same.

3. Test your water for heavy metals.

4. Obtain a carbon or reverse osmosis water filtration normal water filter.

{5}. Simply take 1, 000 milligrams of buffered ascorbic acid (vitamin C) a day, this helps remove lead from the body.

{6}. Just take 2, 000 to 4, 000 IU of vitamin D3 daily to prevent your bones from releasing lead into your bloodstream.

By following these steps, you are able to lower your lead exposure and acquire — and feel — healthier.

REFERENCES: (1) Menke A, Muntner P, Batuman V, Silbergeld EK, Guallar E. Blood lead below 0. 48 micromol/L (10 microg/dL) and mortality among us adults. Circulation. 2006 Sep 26; 114(13): 1388-94.

(2) Nash D, Magder L, Lustberg M, Sherwin RW, Rubin RJ, Kaufmann RB, Silbergeld, Blood lead, blood pressure, and hypertension in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. JAMA. 2003 Mar 26; 289(12): 1523-32.

(3) Lin JL, Lin-Tan DT, Hsu KH, Yu CC Environmental lead exposure and progression of chronic renal diseases in patients without diabetes. N Engl J Med. 2003 Jan 23; 348(4): 277-86

(4) Canfield RL, Henderson CR Jr, Cory-Slechta DA, Cox C, Jusko TA, Lanphear BP. Intellectual impairment in children with blood lead concentrations below 10 microg per deciliter. N Engl J Med. 2003 Apr 17; 348(16): 1517-26.

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