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.