[sdiy] heavy metals (Caliente Vindaloo! )

[Cynthia Webster]

Eating a lot of Cilantro in salsa and other Mexican foods
supposedly helps flush heavy metals out of the body.

(This adds new meaning to the saying, "get the lead out!")

Coriander (dried cilantro) is also found in Indian foods
such as curry!

Koob Jahl!  

Cynthia

http://www.cyndustries.com/




on 12/30/04 11:37 AM, jhno at ear at heldscala.com wrote:

> just a reminder to watch your exposure to metals - whether from inhaling
> solder fumes or airborne particles from grinding/cutting activity.
> 
> i just saw 'the blood lady' here in albuquerque, nm - she pricks your
> finger and pops a slide of blood immediately into a quite nice leica
> microscope with a video adapter. i got to see my blood close up while she
> pointed out various malformations and problems.
> 
> the heavy metal showed up as a very bright dot in the plasma. since these
> particles are not soluble and can not be metabolized, they can end up in
> bad places like the brain, causing bad things like early dementia and
> memory problems. hmmm.
> 
> she recommended alpha-lipoic acid as a supplement that could bind to these
> heavy metals and flush them out. we'll see in a few months how well it
> worked. fortunately i don't have too many floating around, but my father,
> who is an EE, has significantly more, and they have probably been around
> much longer.
> 
> i will be taking steps to prevent further absorption of heavy metals -
> better ventilation around my bench, and breathing mask/respirator
> protection when producing clouds of metal dust. any further advice in this
> area would be welcome, though.
> 
> meanwhile my brain is still working - at least, given a loose
> interpretation of the concept of 'working'. best wishes for more of the
> same -
> 
> jhno
> 
> 
> ps - we watched as a white blood cell sniffed out a fungal/yeast colony
> (lots of these, sustained by excess sugar in the blood plasma), and backed
> away because its chemical arsenal did not have the capability to break it
> down. pretty cool. more protein and less white flour/sugar for my bad
> vegetarian self.
> 
>