Aluminum is the most abundant and widely-used heavy metal. It is both lightweight and sturdy, and is widely used for window frames, engines, kegs and drink cans. Aluminum toxicity is a serious condition and is a metal that often becomes deposited and stored in the brain.
Sources
Aluminum foil, antacids, antiperspirants, auto exhaust, baking powders, beverage/food cans, bleached flour, buffered aspirin, canned foods, city water supplies, cookware and utensils, cosmetics, lipstick, ore smelting plants, processed cheeses, tobacco smoke.
Symptoms
Abundant in today’s environment and toxic in excessive quantities, aluminum is mostly absorbed through the skin, lungs, and intestinal tract. Aluminum toxicity seems to affect the bones (causing brittleness or osteoporosis), kidneys, stomach, and brain. Research suggests that it may also contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, and other neurological disorders.
Physiological Effects
Aluminum accumulates in CNS structures and can cause numerous problems including the following: speech disorders, poor concentration attention deficits (ADHD) response inhibition, poor memory (short term verbal and auditory), dementia, pre-senile and senile dementia, stupor, decreased locomotor activity, convulsions, seizure, neurofibrillary tangles, neuritis retrobulbar neuritis, neuropathy, encephalopathy, pulmonary fibrosis, pneumonia, laryngitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, restrictive airway disorders, asthmatic conditions, pneumoconisis, genital abnormalities, reproductive dysfunction, rashes, contact dermatitis, eczema, itchy/irritated skin.
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