Discover the toxic heavy metals lurking in your home.

The first step to any detoxification protocol is to reduce your overall exposure to toxic substances. To help us do this, this post contains examples of the heavy metals you are most likely to come into contact with. Some of these may surprise you, and I’m pretty sure some will shock you to the core!

At this point, it’s important to note that not all heavy metals are truly toxic. While others will destroy your health faster than you can say accelerated aging and memory loss. Some of the more dangerous ones have been linked to Alzheimer’s disease, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis, depression, behavioral problems, joint pain, fatigue, anxiety, kidney disease, Parkinson’s disease, and the list goes on and on.

Heavy metals such as mercury, lead, aluminum, arsenic, and cadmium also like to hide in plain sight. And if we aren’t paying close attention, we may even pay to bring them into our homes! What follows is by no means a complete list but it does serve as a valuable aid to anyone looking to stay out of the doctor’s office. To get the ball rolling see if you can spot the heavy metal hiding in the following photo.