Why Worry about Heavy Metals?
The federal Centers for Disease Control (CDC) did a study1 based on blood and urine samples taken from 3,800 people in 1999. CDC found that 10% of young children and women of child bearing age had mercury levels high enough that the children or unborn babies may reasonably be expected to suffer health damage. Previously the National Research Council (NRC) had estimated that 60,000 children were born annually with too much mercury in their system – a HUGE number – but this CDC study shows that was a substantial underestimate. To make matters worse, until 20042 these children received vast quantities of highly toxic organic mercury in their vaccinations in addition to the already high levels present in their bodies! Other CDC studies showed that in the 1990’s, 4.4% of children had too much lead in them. Since almost none of them received treatment, it is still there, making them less intelligent and functional than they should be. The good news is that in 2001, only 2.2% of young childre
