Cadmium

Cadmium is a trace metal that is very toxic to humans. Like lead, cadmium accumulates in the body. It replaces the body's stores of zinc in the liver and kidneys, and will increase in those with zinc deficiencies.

Cigarette smokers usually have high levels of cadmium in their body tissues. Below is a list of some common sources of cadmium:

Dental alloys
Batteries
Cadmium vapor lamps
Candy
Ceramics
Cereals, refined
Cigarette smoke
Cisterns
Coffee and tea
Colas
Copper refineries
Electroplating
Fertilizers, phosphate
Fungicides
Grains, refined
Incineration of tires, rubber, plastics
Iron roofs
Kidney
Marijuana
Marine hardware

Milk, evaporated
Oil, motor
Oysters
Paint pigments
Pesticides
Pipes, galvanized
Plastics, polyvinyl
Processed foods
Rubber carpet backing
Rust-proofing
Silver polish
Solders
Tools
Vending machine soft drinks
Water, city, softened, and well
Welding material

Elevated levels of cadmium create the following symptoms:

Hypertension or high blood pressure
Dulled sense of smell
Anemia
Joint soreness
Hair loss
Dry scaly skin
Loss of appetite
Decreased production of T-cells and, therefore, a weakened immune system
Kidney disease and liver damage
Emphysema
Cancer
Shortened lifespan

"Cadmium was once an unusual metal found in human tissues, but with the increase in cigarette and marijuana use among younger and younger people in modern society, cadmium is now more prolifically found in human hair samples than ever before."

- Dr. Janet Starr Hull, PhD., CN

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