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TOXIC METALS THAT CAUSE FATIGUE

Fatigue is the first sign something’s not working

properly in your body. And people will turn to

coffee. They’ll turn to stimulants. I totally get it.

I’ve been there myself.

But if you are suffering from chronic fatigue, toxic

metals may be to blame!

Are you constantly tired, even though you are

eating right, doing regular workouts, and getting

ample sleep? Well, it might not be not your fault.

Metals like arsenic, aluminum, and thallium may

be killing your body’s ability to produce energy!

Think of them as energy vampires.

Metal toxicity is an ever-growing threat in modern

industrialized society. This toxicity doesn’t just sap

your energy; it doesn’t even let you produce

energy. That’s right: metals can block energy

production in cells.

How Your Body

PRODUCES ENERGY

To understand it, let’s begin by

looking at how the cells of our body

produce energy. We have tiny

organelles called mitochondria in our

cells. They are our biobatteries. They

produce energy by releasing it from

the food we eat. Through a process

called electron transport chain, they

combine the oxygen we breathe and

produce ATP, or energy, molecules.

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ATP, short for adenosine triphosphate, is the biocharged

molecule that gives us energy for all our activities.

This is the reason you breathe and why you gasp for air when

you engage in heavy activities like running. Mitochondria

need oxygen to churn out ATP energy and meet your needs.

It all begins with the sun. We walk, talk, run, work, and do all

our activities because of the sun. This is why it’s a very

important part of energy production to spend time in the sun

daily if you’re able.

If you remember from science class, the energy cycle begins

with plants. Plants are capable of converting solar energy into

bioenergy through photosynthesis. They use the energy for

their own purposes and store the rest in the form of sugar and

other biological forms. This stored energy is passed on through

the food chain.

All animals that eat plants – and all animals that prey on

plant-eating animals – release this energy using their own

mitochondria. We, humans, are part of this energy cycle and

we release our energy the same way as all the animals.

Toxic metals can cause mitochondrial dysfunction (1). And

are a major reason you’re tired.

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Metals attack mitochondria in two ways: 1) they weaken or

prevent ATP production and 2) impair the antioxidant systems.

Mitochondria have their own antioxidant defense systems

such as superoxide dismutase and glutathione, along with its

derivatives glutathione disulfide, glutathione peroxidase, and

glutathione reductase.

Mitochondria are the major source of free radical production

and they need these antioxidants to remove them, which

otherwise are destructive to mitochondria. Metals are one of

the body’s primary sources of oxidative stress to the body. It

takes a lot of the body’s energy to remove them.

Have you ever wondered why a girl who eats very little and is

very active throughout the day? Where is she getting the

energy from? Or what about that boy who is eating a lot but

is always slouching and slow? Where does all the food go?

You may be thinking, “I’m eating a healthy diet but I don’t

have the energy to be as active as I want to be!”

This is because mitochondria determine whether you are an

active person or someone who is always fatigued.

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The girl’s mitochondria are efficient in producing energy but,

in many others who are fatigued, the food just passes through

the system without producing much energy. Metal toxicity is a

very likely culprit. No matter how healthy your diet, exercise,

sleep and supplementation, toxic metals are throwing a

monkey wrench into your ATP synthesis machine and

preventing energy production.

Dysfunctional mitochondria lead to fatigue and in many

cases severe chronic fatigue.

Are You Suffering from

METAL TOXICITY?

In short: yes. We all are. Metal toxicity has

become unavoidable in this day in age.

The industrial revolution brought about

the widespread use of metals in industrial,

domestic, agricultural, medical, and

technological applications. They are

being mined from the earth and then get

into our air, food and water.

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Metal poisoning is, in fact, on the rise in alarming proportions

because of frequent exposure to industrial wastes in air,

water, pollution, food, medicine, vaccines, paint, and the

million conveniences that surround us in modern life.

The amount of metal toxicity depends upon our absorbed

dose, the route of our exposure, and duration of exposure.

Insidiously, as you become more toxic, metals can reduce

your body’s ability to detox them! As your liver, kidneys,

colon, skin and other detox organs become riddled with

metals, your ability to detox new metals you accumulate is

drastically reduced. Some people due to genetic issues can

become incapacitated from metal toxicity and suffer chronic

fatigue because their bodies simply cannot detox metals.

But the fact remains that no matter how vigilant one is with

their health, no one can avoid absorbing toxins in air, food

and water.

The following metals are notorious for causing fatigue.

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Arsenic makes you tired. Period. Arsenic is an incredibly toxic

metal that has been classified as human carcinogen by the

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the International

Agency for Research on Cancer. And despite the threat it

poses to our health, it is everywhere!

First: arsenic is found in drinking water. A recent study

estimates that over 4 million individuals in the US, and over

140 million worldwide, expose themselves to

arsenic-contaminated drinking water without even knowing it

(2). Well water is a common source of arsenic.

But that’s not all: arsenic is found in the the air, soils, and even

our food! The list of arsenic sources is seemingly endless.

Arsenic impairs mitochondrial function by affecting various

mitochondrial enzymes. Most of its toxicity results from

interacting with sulfhydryl groups of proteins and enzymes,

and some from replacing phosphorous in many biochemical

reactions (3).

Arsenic

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Arsenic inactivates essential enzymes of mitochondrial function,

such as dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase and thiolase (4, 5).

Arsenic further affects mitochondrial function by binding and

depleting lipoic acid in cells, interfering with the production of

ATP. It can also directly bind to and inactivate ATP (6).

In addition to affecting mitochondrial enzymes, arsenic directly

affects muscle and muscle fibers, causing severe fatigue (7). Those

arsenic-affected muscles not only have decreased resistance to

fatigue, but also a decreased recovery ability from fatigue.

There are many other complications that result from arsenic

toxicity, such as brain damage (encephalopathy), nerve disease

of the extremities (peripheral neuropathy), hemorrhages within the

white matter, and even loss myelin shields of the nerve fibers

(demyelination). To name just a few.

acute and chronic fatigue

muscle weakness

headaches

drowsiness

confusion

seizures

cell death

ALL THESE RESULT IN THE INABILITY TO PRODUCE ENERGY, WHICH THEN CAUSES:

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Aluminum is the most common metal in the earth’s crust. As a

result, everyone is aluminum toxic. Aluminum is used to

manufacture beverage cans and cookware. It’s added to

flour, salt and sugar and municipal water sources. And you’re

slathering it on your armpits every day! Duh.

We are exposed to aluminum through drinking water, food,

inhalation, and pharmaceuticals like vaccines.

In the United States, the average adult ingests 7–9mg

aluminum each day, mainly through food, air, and drinking

water (8). This amount is simply shocking! And over time this

adds up to so much neurotoxic aluminum, that it’s not

surprising that roughly 50% of the US population eventually

suffers from some form of dementia later in life.

Aluminum toxicity affects glutathione production – the major

mitochondrial antioxidant – which is necessary for reversing

oxidative stress. Most of the damage by aluminum to

mitochondria is caused by aluminum radicals.

Aluminum

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Aluminum radicals deplete mitochondrial iron content,

which leads to generation of free oxygen radicals (9). These

oxygen radicals causes serious oxidative damage, which

ultimately kills the cells.

Aluminum toxicity can also cause cell death because of the free

radicals generated by aluminum itself. It’s important to realize that

aluminum toxicity affects, not only mitochondria, but also the

resulting cell death can wreak widespread havoc on the body,

causing such things as:

extreme exhaustion

chronic fatigue

breathing disorders

muscle weakness

sleep disorder

ALUMINUM TOXICITY CAN CAUSE:

bowel dysfunction

cardiac complications

liver dysfunctions

weakened immune system

brain disorders

Alzheimer’s disease

Parkinson’s disease

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Thallium is an extremely toxic metal that reduces our ability to

produce energy and contributor to adrenal fatigue. Thallium

is in fact ten times more toxic than mercury.

How is it used? Well, to start, it is used in industrial processing

of cement. Thallium is also added to gasoline and released

into the air by car exhaust. That is why thallium toxicity is

extremely prevalent in those who live in urban environments.

You are also exposed to thallium every time you eat foods

harvested from contaminated soils. One particular culprit is

kale. Eaten in moderation, it is fine but the tasty and trendy

cruciferous vegetable can be hazardous to your health when

eaten in abundance.

A 2006 study found that the cruciferous family of vegetables

– kale, cabbage, cauliflower, and broccoli – to be

hyper-acculumators of thallium, with kale being particularly

potent in thallium, even when the soil it was grown in was low

in thallium. The reason behind this is still unknown, but one

current hypothesis is that organic kale is higher in sulfur, which

is known to attract thallium (13).

Thallium

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Thallium bioacculumates, meaning, it builds up in the body

over time. It can make its way into the body, not only through

consumption, but also via skin exposure and inhalation (10).

Thallium is a potent mitochondrial poison. It enters

mitochondria passively, then causes the mitochondria to swell

by accumulating inside. That then causes a decrease in ATP

production and increase in reactive oxygen species formation,

glutathione oxidation, and in brain decreases in dopamine

and serotonin levels (10-12).

Thallium poisoning causes extreme and unrelenting fatigue. It

blocks potassium channels in the body and causes so many

different problems as a result. People with serious mitochondrial

dysfunction from thallium can experience:

Muscle weakness and pain

Gastro-intestinal disorders

Loss of motor control

Cardiac disease

Liver disease

Respiratory illness

Seizures

Visual/hearing problems

Lactic acidosis

Susceptibility to infection.

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Thallium-poisoned people can also experience extreme

drowsiness, nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. Some lose

most (or all) of their scalp hair. They also will have rapidly

progressing and painful sensory polyneuropathy, motor

neuropathy, cranial nerve palsies, seizures, impaired ability to

coordinate voluntary movements, and mental retardation.

Detox Is Your Path to

GREATER ENERGY

I have researched and studied

these metals and their effect

on the body for years. What

I’ve learned is that – bottom

line – toxic metals are really

what are causing your lack of

energy. There’s no amount of

coffee that’s going to cover

this up. There is no quick fix.

Sure, you can keep covering it

up, but not for long because it

will always come back to get

you. The main path to greater

energy is detox.

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So if you want to really help yourself get rid of fatigue and brain

fog, as well as produce the amount of energy that will meet

your needs (and more!), these metals must be purged from

your system and replaced with the minerals your body needs

for optimal health and energy.

But how do you do that? Let me show you so that you can

begin living the life that you desire and deserve. It all begins

with detoxing your mitochondria.

How to Detox the Metals

CAUSING FATIGUE

As we have learned, there are certain

hey metals notorious notorious for

causing fatigue – arsenic, aluminum,

and thallium – because each of these

heavy metals are potent mitochondrial

poisons. They poison the enzymes that

transport nutrients into your cell’s

mitochondria, aka the body’s energy

manufacturers. In this way, it renders

your ATP energy manufacturers unable

to product energy as effectively. The

result is chronic, unrelenting fatigue.

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I have found that Activated Silica (Choline-stabilized orthosilicic

acid) is most effective at reducing the body burden of heavy

metals. Activated Silica is relatively safe and effective for a range

of trivalent metals including thallium, aluminium, arsenic, bismuth,

tin and cesium levels. For these reasons and more, I use Activated

Silica to help my clients detox a wide array of heavy metals.

Activated Silica serves as a mobilizer of the heavy metals causing

fatigue and other health issues. It removes metals from the brain,

tissues, and bones. After that, you need a binder to absorb the

dislodged heavy metals and safely remove them from the body.

For this purpose, I recommend CitriCleanse modified citrus pectin.

You can get both of these products, including instructions on how

to use them for the most effective heavy metal detox, at

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CitriCleanse are an effective two step process to help you detox

the heavy metals weighing you down and causing fatigue. I

recommend my Mitochondria Detox kit to any clients currently

suffering from heavy metal toxicity.

Activated Silica

CitriCleanse Modified Citrus Pectin

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What happens when

I DETOXIFY METALS?

Have you noticed that some people are

hyperactive and can’t sit still? That’s

because their energy has to be spent. You

can’t stop a machine from running while the

power is still on.

If you want to generate limitless energy and

be as active as you desire, you must detoxify

to get rid of metal toxins. You’ll naturally be

energetic and active once you do!

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You need energy to meet family obligations and do all your

work successfully. You need energy to meet your goals and

tend to your hobbies. With your mitochondria efficiently

producing energy, you can easily accomplish your goals

and live the life you of which you’ve always dreamed.

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