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Depressions Link to Metal Toxicity

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Millions of American’s suffer from depression and what more can we want then for our family to be both healthy and happy.  Believe it or not, depression is often a symptom of another underlying issue.  Being proactive with the foods we eat and what toxins we expose ourselves to can reduce the risk of not only depression but other mental illnesses as well.

Depression and Metal Toxins in Cookware

Depression is a psychological wellness issue portrayed by a relentlessly discouraged state of mind or loss of enthusiasm for activities, causing critical unproductivity in day to day life of an individual. Potential causes include a mix of issues related to biological, mental and social distress as well as the prevalence of substantial toxins in the body.

When investigating the causes of depression around the world, it's essential to assess other environmental factors that might contribute to depression. Among these, we have toxic metals like lead, mercury, and aluminum that can affect the human body when an individual is over-exposed.

According to data obtained from researchers, depression affects around 120 million individuals around the world, and every year about 6% male and 9.5% female experience a phase of depression. This condition is predicted to turn into the second most oppressive disease by 2020, with higher occurrences in North America and the United Kingdom.

To “cure” depression, an excess of over 160 million antidepressants are prescribed every year, in spite of the fact that an ongoing meta-examination demonstrates they are not any more successful. Some examinations are beginning to uncover that lower-level dangerous exposures to toxic metals may actually accumulate after some time to cause slower degeneration of mind and sensory system tissue, bringing about increasing rates of depression and other diseases.

Severe cases of exposure may prompt a series of cell deaths in the vulnerable cerebrum and sensory system tissue. For example, an epidemiologic investigation looked at 281 youthful grown-ups who had been exposed naturally to lead as youngsters with 287 reference unexposed control subjects. It was discovered that exposed people had altogether more neuropsychiatric side effects than the control subjects following 2 years of introductory exposure.

 

Lead, Iron, Mercury and Aluminum as Elements that Cause Depression

 

Lead

Depression can happen from lead poisoning which is a characteristic result of our industrialized society. As a substantial metal, Lead is dangerous to the body in huge proportions. Even when consumed in modest quantities, over assimilation can result in poisonous quantities in our bodies after some time.

 

Iron

You might wonder why iron appears among these elements. There is a misconception that people can get iron from a cast iron pot. That is not true, iron exists in a ferrous and a ferric state. Ferrous iron is the form of iron that makes our blood crimson and it originates from our food, not from a pot or skillet. Over-consumption of iron in an inappropriate way can lead to undesirable health issues. When we take in ferric iron as is available in cast iron, a substantial metal winds up in our body, stalling out in the liver and kidneys. This Iron collects after some time, causing joint pain, diabetes, outrage, coronary illness, stomach related problems, depression, sexual weakness, early menopause, etc.

 

Mercury

U.S. Ecological Protection Agency (EPA) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have identified that introduction to mercury which is a poisonous metal is known to cause nervousness and depression among other medical issues. People can be introduced to Mercury from basically two sources: by consuming fish that contains methylmercury or from the availability of basic mercury utilized in teeth fillings. However, the World Health Organization has stated that the largest wellspring of poisonous substance for the vast majority of people is mercury from dental amalgam fillings as opposed to fish sources.

There are various examinations which have demonstrated that these dental fillings assume a noteworthy role in the development of side effects associated with depression. The observed effects related to mercury include memory loss, depression, outrage and abrupt blasts of fury, suicidal considerations, and OCD.

 

Aluminum

In 2011, results from a study firmly stated in all respects that occupational exposure to aluminum contributed fundamentally to the untimely demise of an individual diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Prior to his death, the 58-year-old man worked with the preparation of a novel material utilized as protection in the atomic fuel and space businesses where he was exposed to aluminum sulfate 'dust' on a daily basis for over 8 years.

It has thus been recommended that the consumption of certain minerals, for example, calcium, magnesium, zinc, selenium, and manganese, can aggressively repress the assimilation and use of poisonous metals like lead, mercury, and aluminum. Along these lines, it is conceivable that dietary availability of the earlier stated elements by increased consumption may likewise expand one's capacity to inhibit the accumulation of undesirable metals which factor as causes of depression.

 

Applying the Knowledge

Equip with the knowledge of a few of these metal toxins and the role they play with depression, we can make wise health conscious decisions for our families.  The one thing that all these elements have in common is that they are prevalent in the food we eat, whether directly or through leaching that occurs during the cooking process.  Iron and aluminum are among the most popular metals for cookware.  We have to go back to the basics and take a look at the rapid increase in depression and other mental health issues.  Ceramics have been around for thousands of years and Xtrema’s products do not have harmful chemicals or coatings that result in these toxins from entering our food.  We have a lot as a society we need to do to get back to health but starting with how we prepare our food is a good first step.

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