Aluminum is the most abundant and widely-used heavy metal. It is both lightweight and sturdy, and is widely used for window frames, engines, kegs and drink cans. Aluminum toxicity is a serious condition and is a metal that often becomes deposited and stored in the brain.
Sources
Aluminum foil,
antacids, antiperspirants, auto exhaust, baking powders, beverage/food
cans, bleached flour, buffered aspirin, canned foods, city water
supplies, cookware and utensils, cosmetics, lipstick, ore smelting
plants, processed cheeses, tobacco smoke.
Symptoms
Abundant in today’s
environment and toxic in excessive quantities, aluminum is mostly
absorbed through the skin, lungs, and intestinal tract. Aluminum
toxicity seems to affect the bones (causing brittleness or
osteoporosis), kidneys, stomach, and brain. Research suggests that it
may also contribute to Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease,
dementia, and other neurological disorders.
Physiological
Effects
Aluminum accumulates
in CNS structures and can cause numerous problems including the
following: speech disorders, poor concentration attention deficits
(ADHD) response inhibition, poor memory (short term verbal and
auditory), dementia, pre-senile and senile dementia, stupor, decreased
locomotor activity, convulsions, seizure, neurofibrillary tangles,
neuritis retrobulbar neuritis, neuropathy, encephalopathy, pulmonary
fibrosis, pneumonia, laryngitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, restrictive
airway disorders, asthmatic conditions, pneumoconisis, genital
abnormalities, reproductive dysfunction, rashes, contact dermatitis,
eczema, itchy/irritated skin.
