Get any food in your stomach within a few hours of lead exposure and you can suppress the absorption by 90% or more, but which foods are particularly protective?
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Would any kind of food cut down on absorption—even doughnuts? Got to see it to believe it: How to Lower Lead Levels with Diet: Thiamine, Fiber, Iron, Fat, Fasting? ( Next we look into foods that don’t just block absorption but may actively pull lead from our bodies. Stay tuned for:
• Best Foods for Lead Poisoning: Chlorella, Cilantro, Tomatoes, Moringa? (
• Best Food for Lead Poisoning – Garlic
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• Can Vitamin C Help with Lead Poisoning? (
• Yellow Bell Peppers for Male Infertility and Lead Poisoning? (
What exactly are phytates again? See:
• Phytates for the Prevention of Cancer (
• Phytates for Rehabilitating Cancer Cells (
• Phytates for the Treatment of Cancer (
But what about soy and breast cancer? See
• GMO Soy and Breast Cancer (
• Who Shouldn’t Eat Soy? (
• Is Soy Healthy for Breast Cancer Survivors? (
And if you missed any of my lead background videos, you can catch up:
• How the Lead Paint Industry Got Away With It (
• Lead in Drinking Water (
• How the Leaded Gas Industry Got Away With It (
• “Normal” Blood Lead Levels Can Be Toxic (
• The Effects of Low-Level Lead Exposure in Adults (
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