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THE METALS WE ENCOUNTER FAR TO OFTEN IS HARMING US

Holistic Wellness
August 15, 2025•2 min read

Heavy metal toxicity always affects multiple areas and organ systems inside the human body. What tissues become majorly affected will be dependent upon the specific metal(s) involved as the various metals tend to be polarized to specific parts of the body. Remember this means the cells in the area are affected as all tissues are made from cells.

Exactly how a person is affected by toxic metals overall, and what symptoms may be experienced comes down to the type(s) of metal(s) involved, along with how much of it has entered the person’s system following acute or chronic (exposure & accumulation factor), their age (young children, example: will absorb more of the ingested lead into their bodies. This renders them increasingly prone to the harmful effects of this element. This may compromise proper neurological development), how sensitive they may be to the metal(s) involved, and their ability to detoxify these metals out of their body. (For those who know the story of a beloved DYL Method family member you have seen what exited out of an autistic child while detoxing that lends evidence to this as truthful fact)

There is a variety of ways people can be exposed to the plethora of different metals that range from supplements and of course diet all the way to the use of pharmaceutical medications, or the often overlooked environmental/occupational exposure (with the latter considered as the greatest source of exposure historically).

Arsenic

  • Air pollution

  • Certain marine plants

  • Drying agents for cotton

  • Fungicides, herbicides, pesticides and insecticides

  • Paint

  • Seafood (fish, mussels, oysters)

  • Well-water

  • Wood preservatives

Aluminum

  • Aluminum foil and cookware

  • Antacids

  • Antiperspirants

  • Auto exhaust

  • Baking powder

  • Buffered aspirin

  • Canned acidic foods

  • Ceramics

  • Food additives

  • Lipstick

  • Medications and drugs (anti-diarrhea agents, hemorrhoid medications, vaginal douches)

  • Processed cheese

  • Refined flour

  • Tobacco smoke

Cadmium

  • Air pollution

  • Cigarette smoke

  • Coffee

  • Fresh water fish

  • Fungicides and insecticides

  • Highway dust

  • Meat (kidney, liver, and poultry)

  • Nickel-cadmium batteries

  • Phosphate fertilizers

  • PVC plastics

  • Seafood (crab, flounder, mussels, oysters and scallops)

  • Tea

  • Tobacco

  • Refined foods

Iron

  • Fish

  • Iron skillets

  • Iron supplements

  • Plant foods

  • Poultry and red meats

Lead

  • Air pollution

  • Auto exhaust

  • Bathtubs (cast iron, porcelain and steel)

  • Batteries

  • Canned food

  • Cigarettes

  • Dust

  • Gasoline

  • Hair dyes and rinses

  • Lipstick

  • Lunch meats

  • News print and colored advertisements

  • Pesticides

  • Paints from before 1971

  • Rubber toys

  • Wine

Mercury

  • Air pollution

  • Batteries

  • Contact lens solution

  • Cosmetics

  • Dental amalgams and fillings

  • Diuretics

  • Fabric softeners

  • Freshwater fish (bass, pike and trout)

  • Grains

  • High fructose corn syrup (HFCS)

  • Pesticides

  • Saltwater fish (halibut, shrimp, snapper, tuna and swordfish) and shellfish

  • Tattoos

  • Vaccines (including the flu shot)

Nickel

  • Appliances and cooking utensils, stainless steel utensils

  • Ceramics

  • Cosmetics and hair products

  • Coins

  • Dental materials and orthodontic appliances

  • Food (cocoa, hydrogenated oils, nuts, food grown near industrial areas)

  • Hairspray

  • Jewelry

  • Metal tools

  • Nickel-cadmium batteries

  • Tobacco and tobacco smoke

  • Water faucets and pipes

  • Wine

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