Heavy Metals, Brain Damage and
Mental Decline  

Lead, we all pretty much know by now, is one of those metals that is put into the “heavy
metal” category, and is definitely not a good element to introduce to our bodies.  So much so
that it’s been taken out of paint, is not allowed in kid’s toys, and is now being examined in
some cosmetics.  

In short, lead can do a lot of damage to our cellular structure on many levels, and we want to
keep our exposure to it at a bare minimum if we can help it.  So, what’s it got to do with  the
mental decline that comes with aging?

There is a very interesting body of research being developed right now that links not only lead,
but many other environmental pollutants, to later life mental decline, but the thing is, it’s
based on how much lead and other hazardous pollutants the body took in when a person was
younger.  

That means that as a child you could have been exposed to lead, and only later in life started
to see it’s negative effects - as far as mental decline (an aging mind) goes, anyways.  This is all
pointing to the inevitable fact that heavy metals act as toxins in that they lodge in our brains
and they can create problems even several years after exposure.

The studies have been done on mice, whom it is said are very genetically and system-wise
alike to humans, and the results are compelling enough to conclude that early exposure to
lead, mercury and other heavy metals, pollutants and pesticides, carries out the most
noticeable damage and effects in later life, not in early life or adolescence as one may expect.  
So they say that part of what we consider to be the “normal” aging process may actually be
preventable.

The good news is, many of these harmful contaminants have been banned, outlawed, and
minimized in everything we ingest and put on our skin or come in contact with, so the residual
effects for those that are fortunate enough to grow up in future generations should be
minimal.  

To take additional precautions, you may also want to avoid drinking tap water.  I personally
drink Distillata distilled water because it has all heavy metals, chlorine and other harmful
potential toxins removed from it via a sophisticated distillation process.  

Many bottled waters also are good, except who want to pollute our environment more with all
those bottles, that's why we chose to get the large 5 gallon jug of water, and it's reused so
we're not wasting any plastic.  

This new field of study is interesting, because it may really be a solid proving ground for
cleaning up our environment if we can truly prove that doing this may prevent a significant
amount of aging and mental decline in our population.  Think about it, we may all be a bunch of
much more mentally sharp geezers!  I’m all for it.