A heavy metal that targets the brain, immune system, liver, and pituitary gland, mercury in women has jumped significantly in the past 10 years—from 2 percent to 30 percent among women 19 to 49 years old. "My findings also suggest a rise in risks for diseases associated with mercury over time," reports Dan R. Laks, M.S., a neuroscientist at UCLA.
This research comes close on the heels of a U.S. Geological Survey report showing that 25 percent of fish in U.S. rivers and streams had unsafe levels… Continue reading Categories
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Mercury Rising
August 26th, 2009
A big jump in women's toxic load.
A heavy metal that targets the brain, immune system, liver, and pituitary gland, mercury in women has jumped significantly in the past 10 years—from 2 percent to 30 percent among women 19 to 49 years old. "My findings also suggest a rise in risks for diseases associated with mercury over time," reports Dan R. Laks, M.S., a neuroscientist at UCLA.
This research comes close on the heels of a U.S. Geological Survey report showing that 25 percent of fish in U.S. rivers and streams had unsafe levels… Continue reading
A heavy metal that targets the brain, immune system, liver, and pituitary gland, mercury in women has jumped significantly in the past 10 years—from 2 percent to 30 percent among women 19 to 49 years old. "My findings also suggest a rise in risks for diseases associated with mercury over time," reports Dan R. Laks, M.S., a neuroscientist at UCLA.
This research comes close on the heels of a U.S. Geological Survey report showing that 25 percent of fish in U.S. rivers and streams had unsafe levels… Continue reading Vitamin C – A Nutrient I love.
January 12th, 2009
While there is so much these days written about every new fangled herb and nutraceutical under the sun, we forget the basics that are more fundamental and even more powerful. Vitamin C came to mind the other day when I was asked by First For Women to provide an "easy" mercury detox....Well, there is truly no such thing but if you want to keep your mercury at bay, you must eliminate all seafood (yes, even your beloved Atlantic salmon) for two months at least and increase Vitamin C during that time. Vitamin C acts as a precursor to glutathione -the… Continue reading
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