Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  Firearm-related activities represent one of the biggest and most preventable sources of lead poisoning in the environment. Airborne residue and gases discharged from lead projectiles are easily absorbed by the body once they enter the atmosphere. Simply inhaling at a local firing range can easily cause lead particles to be inhaled in to the lungs.
Lead poisoning from firearms can be caused by the shaved lead particles that pass through the barrel, from dust and vaporized lead gases in the air surrounding the firing range, or from handling bullets or spent casings. |
Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN
See book keywords and concepts | | People who smoke or who are exposed to secondhand smoke are prime candidates for lead poisoning.
Lead poisoning can occur from inhaling or ingesting the toxic metal. Around 90% of lead inhaled into the lungs is absorbed directly into the bloodstream. Most of it is absorbed into the bones, but some lead makes its way to soft tissues and organs. Ingested lead is first broken down in the stomach and then absorbed into the blood through the intestinal lin-
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o ing. From this point, ingested lead travels to organs and organ systems. |
Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George
See book keywords and concepts |  You can push for your city or municipality to act on lead poisoning. So take the initiative: Write a letter to the mayor; attend a city hall meeting; search the Internet to learn more about what lead poisoning is and what it does to our brains.
If the source of lead in your home is peeling, chipping, or flaking paint, steps need to be taken to reduce this hazardous condition. The removal process itself can be dangerous, contributing dust with high lead levels. Seek professional help through a lead clinic or government agency. |
Devra Davis
See book keywords and concepts |  All three died of lead poisoning; their autopsies showed elevated levels of lead in their blood, liver, and bone.24
Kehoe's dozens of autopsies of dead babies are the work of a very meticulous man, showing precise amounts of lead measured in the brains, livers, hearts and kidneys of poor black and white infants. For toddlers with lead poisoning, it's always been assumed that their exposure comes from the habit of putting things into their mouths. | | Louis had been the mother's third child to die in infancy from lead poisoning. Another case, from Waynesboro, Mississippi, in 1926, described three infants born to the same mother, the last when she was thirty-four. All three died of lead poisoning; their autopsies showed elevated levels of lead in their blood, liver, and bone.24
Kehoe's dozens of autopsies of dead babies are the work of a very meticulous man, showing precise amounts of lead measured in the brains, livers, hearts and kidneys of poor black and white infants. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Treatment and prevention of lead poisoning
Although there is no cure for lead poisoning, it is treatable and proper care can lengthen a person's life and make their suffering more bearable. First, the person must completely eliminate all sources of lead from their daily activities, including any handling of firearms containing lead ammunition and being on or near a firing range.
With treatment and avoidance of any materials or environments containing lead, the symptoms eventually disappear. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
See book keywords and concepts |  Wormwood has been used in the treatment of anemia, anorexia, arthritis, bloating, childbirth (pain and placenta retention), colds, depression, fever, flatulence, gallstones, gastritis, hepatitis, jaundice, lead poisoning, rheumatism, and worms (roundworms, threadworms).
Topically, wormwood can be used in liniments, poultices, and compresses to treat bruises, insect bites and stings, and pain. It also can be made into a wash to get rid of lice or scabies and to soothe itchy skin.
Edible Uses
Wormwood is sometimes used in stuffings for geese. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In fact, Delpech emphasized that some of the findings resembled the manifestations of lead poisoning. Delpech found Delacroix, ten years his junior, a pretematurally aged and broken man, noting in particular that his patient's "sexual desire and erections wete abolished." After being sent out to the countryside to convalesce far from the workshops of Paris, he did improve somewhat. Nonetheless, Delpech specifically highlighted that Delacroix's impotence did not remit.17
Delpech was ideally suited to take on the case of carbon disulfide. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | While lead poisoning usually takes a good deal of time to work its way through the body and cause symptoms, exposure from firing ranges may cause symptoms to appear within a matter of days or weeks. In fact, according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), if the lead contained in a single bullet were totally dissolved in the water supply it could contaminate enough water to affect hundreds of thousands of people. Lead accumulates easily in the human body, since it is one of the few elements not eliminated by the kidneys, liver or skin. | | There is now mounting evidence that lead poisoning may cause violence, especially in children, according to a recent report on the effects of lead pollution conducted by EWG and the Violence Policy Center (VPC) entitled "Poisonous Pastime." A subsequent study conducted by Dr. Herbert L. Needleman, a psychiatrist at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, concluded similar findings, stating: "Lead is a brain poison that interferes with the ability to restrain impulses."
Many Americans don't realize that the U.S. | | Firearm instructors, range employees and frequent shooters seem to be the group with the highest levels of lead poisoning. However, the families of those contaminated are also at risk, since lead dust is able to attach to anything that might have been exposed at the firing range -- clothes, shoes, bags, hair, etc. According to "Poisonous Pastime," a New Hampshire police captain warns, "If you take your clothing home, you actually contaminate the family clothing when you wash it together. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Chelation Therapy
In the 1950s, the standard treatment for lead poisoning was a drug called EDTA (ethylenedi-aminetetraacetic acid). EDTA treatment is referred to as chelation therapy (pronounced "key-lay-shun"; the term "chelate" means "to grab like a claw"), because of the type of chemical bond that the drug forms with lead and other metals.
One doctor who was administering EDTA to a patient with both lead poisoning and atherosclerosis noticed that the patient's circulation improved markedly. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts |  I honestly think these people are clinically insane due to exposure to the lead in bullets (virtually all bullets contain lead). lead poisoning is well known to cause insanity.
Deer attacks hunter
Now, for a little payback from Mother Nature, check out this deer going "full contact" on this idiot hunter who finds himself utterly defenseless without his rifle or hunting bow:
Click here to watch the deer attacking the hunter
Imagine if ALL the animals agreed to do this, all at once! |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | The theory that widespread lead poisoning may have contributed to the decline of the Roman Empire is recycled with a certain frequency. Otherwise, all seems unformed and void, even to most environmentalists themselves.7
In fact, the true environmental record is far from a blank slate. There is a rich and well-documented history of injury and illness, much of it concentrated in the workplace or in neighborhoods contaminated from spillage just beyond the factory door. This history has a clear and important message to transmit. |
Devra Davis
See book keywords and concepts | | If in the meantime the brains of children became permanently damaged by lead poisoning or the country's beaches were lost to erosion, these were seen as problems that could be somehow fixed later on, when more money was available.
Some engineers and architects are forcing us all to think beyond the traditional concept of buildings to understand their fit with the human ecosystem. Jack Spengler is no ordinary engineer. As director of Harvard's Environmental Engineering Program, Spengler proposed that the institution spend money to save money by creating a green fund. | | EPA, the Court looked at experimental evidence on the hazards of lead poisoning and reached a firm decision: if you want to prevent children's brains from being damaged by microscopic amounts of lead, then get lead out of gasoline.47 With Daubert, judges were granted dominion to insist that the only clear evidence of human harm came from publications that analyzed statistically significant instances of human deformities or death. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Causes of a low MCV include lead poisoning, chronic kidney failure, hemoglobinopathy, and certain anemias.
Monocytes: A type of white blood cell involved in the immune response to foreign substances, monocytes are often increased in response to chronic infection, inflammatory bowel disease, leukemia, and certain cancers. They may be decreased in people who have anemia or are taking corticosteroids. Monocytes help to remove necrotic tissues and account for 3 to 11 percent of circulating white blood cells. | | Uric acid elevations may occur in gout, kidney disease, dehydration, diuretic use, alcoholism, lead poisoning, lymphoma, leukemia, infectious mononucleosis, acute inflammatory state, acidosis, hyperparathyroidism, hypothyroidism, sarcoidosis, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
Nutrients, Vitamins, and Minerals
Calcium (Ca): An important component of bone, muscle contraction, heart action, nervous system maintenance, and blood clotting.
Carbon dioxide (C02): Measurement of carbon dioxide levels in the blood can help to indicate the blood's acidity and an electrolyte or acid-base imbalance. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
See book keywords and concepts |  Lead poisoning in children can cause lowered IQ, memory loss, learning disabilities, impaired hearing, reduced attention spans, aggression, and other behavior problems. Children's risk usually is greatest in their earliest years because their brains are still developing. They are also at that explorative age when their curiosity may lead them to putting paint chips in their mouths.
If lead is found, but the paint is still intact (not chipping or peeling), then your family is safe from lead poisoning, but you will still need to have it removed from your home. |
Devra Davis
See book keywords and concepts | | For toddlers with lead poisoning, it's always been assumed that their exposure comes from the habit of putting things into their mouths. But there was only one source from which newborn infants could ingest lead: through their mother's blood while in utero or through their mother's milk, after tiny residues of lead dust brought home by their father got into their mother's body. Where this lead came from was not speculated on; the fathers' occupations are not even noted in Kehoe's reports. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
See article keywords and concepts | | Some of the best ways to prevent lead poisoning and exposing others to lead contamination include:
If you visit a firing range, wash your hair when you get home to remove lead particles.
Always wash your hands and face before eating.
Wear an air filtration mask while spending any time on the firing range.
Clear you sinuses by blowing your nose after using the firing range. Yoga practitioners often use a neti pot to wash the sinuses with salt water, but it's probably not likely that many people are both yoga practitioners and shooting range customers. |
Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George
See book keywords and concepts | | So take the initiative: Write a letter to the mayor; attend a city hall meeting; search the Internet to learn more about what lead poisoning is and what it does to our brains.
If the source of lead in your home is peeling, chipping, or flaking paint, steps need to be taken to reduce this hazardous condition. The removal process itself can be dangerous, contributing dust with high lead levels. Seek professional help through a lead clinic or government agency. |
Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts | | One of them worked in a whitelead factory twelve hours a day for nine shillings a week until she died of lead poisoning. She only expected to get her little hands paralyzed; but she died."29
William Dodd lends another powerful voice from an even earlier time. On the basis of his own experiences as a child laborer, he agitated for factory reform. In 1847 Dodd, also known as the Factory Cripple because of a disabling industrial accident that he had suffered when but a youth, published a slim volume titled A Voice from the Factories. |
Tom Bohager
See book keywords and concepts |  The exact causes of ADHD are not known, but contributing factors include oxygen deprivation at birth, prenatal trauma, heredity, food allergies and artificial additives in food (particularly foods containing salicylates), smoking during pregnancy, lead poisoning, a low-protein diet, a protease deficiency, and environmental pollutants. |
Peter J. Whitehouse and Daniel George
See book keywords and concepts | | Research demonstrates that lead poisoning early in life can reduce the birth and survival of new neurons (especially in the hippocampus), shorten the length of dendrites (compromising communication between neurons), and perhaps even alter the expression of genes related to amyloid production.34 Thus, acute poisoning can cause persisting developmental, learning, and attention problems, as well as hyperactivity, slowed motor coordination, hearing loss, headaches, heightened aggression, impaired memory and language skills, and a lower IQ. |
D. Lindsey Berkson
See book keywords and concepts |  Know and be able to detect lead poisoning symptoms:
1. Common symptoms of severe lead poisoning include: fatigue, memory loss, balance problems, weakness in the fingers, chronic bowel troubles and visual difficulties; less visible symptoms may include: tantrums, short attention span, learning disabilities, or irritability.
2. A simple blood test can detect high lead levels.
3. If you suspect lead poisoning, take action immediately. |
Dr. Cass Ingram
See book keywords and concepts |  Early signs of lead poisoning include:
• fatigue
• memory loss
• irritability
• vague muscle, bone, or joint pain
• headaches
• stomachaches and cramps
• numbness
As the illness progresses the following symptoms may develop:
• impotence and/or loss of sex drive
• vague digestive problems
• loss of sensation in arms/legs
• weight loss
• constipation
• vomiting
• constant headache
Chronic lead poisoning also results in anemia. Thus, in an individual suffering from these symptoms who is also anemic, lead poisoning is virtually assured. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
See book keywords and concepts |  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that nearly 1 million American children aged one to five years old are affected by lead poisoning. The use of lead in paint, gasoline, and some other products was banned in 1970, but children can still be exposed through paint chips in older homes, lead in dirt, and from plumbing soldered with lead. The chemicals used to fluoridate many municipal water supplies can also increase children's absorption of lead.
The most disturbing information about lead poisoning comes from Roger D. Masters, Ph.D. |
Joseph E. Mario
See book keywords and concepts |  Red blood cells from heavy metals' damage, reduces lead poisoning; protects from radiation (Kyolic and L-Cysteine), pollution, and aging; place between the gums fortoothache, helps loose teeth take root, rids tartar deposits; use as a poultice on the neck for earache, and middle ear infections (4-5 drops of Oil in the ear and plug with cotton, take Lobelia), deafness (freshjuice), and headache. For depression, memory, insomnia, epilepsy; regulates the glands. |
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