What About Heavy Metal and Chemical Toxicity?
Brain chemistry is the most sensitive to chemical toxicity. This toxic load interferes with the way neurotransmitters are synthesized. Neurotransmitters are our chemical expressions of emotion; therefore, their disruption can manifest a wide array of mental health issues including depression, psychosis, anxiety, addictive behaviors, and even chronic pain.
We commonly see mercury toxicity causing insomnia and anxiety.4 Arsenic toxicity has been known to contribute to painkiller abuse due to its effects on endorphin synthesis, and mercury-lead or mercury-aluminum combinations have been demonstrated in psychosis as they bind to neuronal receptor sites generally reserved for neurotransmitters.
Other signs of heavy metal toxicity and chemical toxicity include:
- Frequent unexplained headaches
- Tingling in the hands & feet
- Lethargy, sluggishness
- Memory failure, psychotic behavior, unexplained seizures, irritability
- Chronic respiratory problems, sinus problems, or asthma*
- Abnormal body odor, bad breath, or coated tongue
- Environmental sensitivities, sensitivity to odors
- Food allergies, nausea, poor digestion, constipation, intestinal bloating, and gas
- Unusually poor memory, learning disability, chronic insomnia, depression, chronic fatigue
- Brittle hair and nails, psoriasis, adult acne, unexplained weight gain
Each toxin has its own hold on the body and needs to be treated in a specific way.
* NORD (National Organization for Rare Diseases) states that dental hygienists and others working with mercury should be aware that brain damage, asthma, pneumonia, and other health conditions have been found linked to breathing in mercury vapors.
We facilitate chemical and heavy metal toxin removal based on toxicity testing and provide treatment via customized chelation and targeted neurotoxin holistic detox protocols. The detoxification protocol used by Alternative to Meds Center was designed for people who have accumulated toxins and is tailored to specifically remove those toxins.
Chelation agents are proteins that can bind heavy metals. Chelation means “claw-like.” A chelator is a protein that has a higher affinity for the heavy metal than does the fatty tissue and will grab or “claw” the toxin. A protein chelate, such as DMPS, binds the heavy metal toxin and allows it to be escorted out of the body via the elimination pathways.
Conjugation means “to join with.” In order for fat-soluble toxins to be eliminated via sweat and the usual elimination routes, they must be converted to a water-soluble form. This is done by adding something to the toxin such as a sulfur group, methyl group, or acetyl group. This addition is chemically termed conjoining. The specific elements in our detoxification process take full advantage of this process so that the toxins can be liberated from the fatty tissue and safely eliminated.
By identifying which toxins a resident is burdened by, chelating those toxins, and conjugating them so that they can then be safely eliminated, we consistently help some truly broken people get healthy and remain so.
If you would like to determine if you have one or more genetic polymorphism factors, we can help you find out. Please contact us today for more information on this or any other aspect of the Alternative to Meds Center’s natural mental health treatment. We will take time to speak with you about the benefits of Orthomolecular Medicine used every day at Alternative to Meds Center.