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Metals: Appetite For Destruction

The Indian Institute for Environmental Medicine checked several branded and unbranded ayurvedic remedies for harmful metals. Several were present in dangerous levels. Their alarming discoveries:

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Metals: Appetite For Destruction
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Lead+
Effect:
Damage:
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Arsenic+

Typically present in: Urinary and prostate drugs

Effect: Destroys stomach lining, collects in the liver

Damage: Skin rashes, vomiting of blood, liver damage, anaemia and fibrosis

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Copper+

Typically present in: Tonics, blood purifiers and diabetic cures

Effect: Deposits in the liver

Damage: Liver malfunction/damage; early signs are sluggishness, tiredness

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Mercury+

Typically present in: Epilepsy, insomnia and ulcer remedies

Effect: Deposits evenly in the body

Damage: Gastro-intestinal problems; most damage seen to the liver

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Cadmium+
Typically present in: Stress remedies, purifiers

Effect: Affects respiratory systems, accumulates in the kidneys

Damage: Respiratory damage, gastro-intestinal, kidney problems

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