Cadmium, lead and nickel are toxic metals with a long history of detrimental effects. Exposure to these toxic metals is common in industry, where the metals are used in a wide range of manufacturing processes. The presence of heavy metals, such as Pb and Cd, replaces Ca and Zn, respectively, by competition with binding sites [...]

RALEIGH, NC - As part of his continuing health series, John C. Pittman, MD, of The Carolina Center for Integrative Medicine (CCIM), will present “Examining the Dangers of Mercury Toxicity” on Tuesday, August 19 from 7:00-8:00pm at CCIM’s office at 4505 Fair Meadow Lane, Suite 111 in Raleigh. This free, public health presentation will [...]

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Recently my health has taken a turn for the worst. I feel tired everyday, my joints ache, and I can’t sleep. I began to have a strange symptom of having a metal taste in my mouth, usually when I ate or drank something. I searched and discovered that [...]

Automobile exhaust pollutants mainly include: carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, smoke and dust particles (some heavy metal compounds, lead compounds, smoke and mist), smell (formaldehyde). According to statistics, 1,000 cars per day of carbon monoxide from about 3000 kg, hydrocarbons 200-400 kg, nitrogen oxides 50-150 kg; U.S. city of Los Angeles automobile emissions [...]

By Dr. Rashid A. Buttar
I was interviewed a few weeks ago by First Magazine regarding the issue of mercury in dental amalgams.  We discussed the prevalence and danger of mercury toxicity due to the presence of dental amalgams in a huge percentage of the population.  We also talked about how the ten-year court case to [...]

Two of Turkey’s biggest cities have tap water containing arsenic in excess of legal limits, while water levels in the biggest city’s reservoirs have fallen alarmingly low. The problem could grow to unmanageable proportions if long-term water management policies are not developed, experts warn.
Faced with climate change and associated problems, the world’s nations are developing [...]

By Dr. Elizabeth Smoots
Young children explore the world mainly through sucking, licking and tasting. How often I hear parents of toddlers exclaim: “Don’t put that in your mouth!”
This developmental trait puts kids at high risk for getting lead poisoning. Swallowing tiny chips of leaded paint from dust in older buildings, toys imported from China, and [...]