What are some of the problems with lead poisoning?
First of all, lead and other heavy metal poisoning is not suspected by the medical profession in general. We were never taught to look in tissues, like skin and hair, in traditional medical training. Now, I find a hair mineral analysis an essential lab test for most of my patients. There is a unique problem which develops especially in those who lived during World War II and just before. Leaded gasoline was common, lead was commonly used in plumbing and in house paints. The body absorbed and stored much of that lead in the bones. For years it was stored out of the way. However, as the bones begin to demineralize (osteoporosis) with age the lead is slowly released into the blood stream and the elderly are re-poisoned, accelerating their health problems, like dementia and high blood pressure.
