Detox & Cleansing · 10 min
Heavy Metals & Everyday Exposure
Heavy metals like lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic occur throughout the environment and can accumulate in the body. At low exposure levels your body handles most of them on its own, but chronic exposure can genuinely pose health risks. This article covers the facts without stoking panic.
In this article: What it is · How it works · Common myths · Practical tips · When to be careful
Key takeaways
- Heavy metals occur everywhere and aren't broken down, only stored or excreted.
- Chronic exposure, not occasional exposure, poses the greatest risk.
- Chelation therapy is a medical treatment for poisoning, not a preventive detox cure.
- Varying fish choices and caution with old paint limit your exposure.
- Always get suspected exposure medically checked instead of self-'detoxing'.
Written by Jochem Nohlmans, founder of Somora.