Petrol Fumes

I have been spending time recently looking into the health effects of petrol fumes. It wasn't something that I had ever thought too much about before, but the other week I was talking to a MD who specialises in nutrition and he mentioned that high levels of cadmium, lead etc can inhibit the body's absorbption of essential nutrients.

This is because the toxins if present in your body will bind onto certain nutrients and be eliminated from the body. It is good that the toxins are eliminated, but it means we don't get to absorb the nutrients.

There are treatments that can be done to help you eliminate these toxins if they are stored in the body, and so if you and your health care provider think that you have symptoms of poisoning, it is worth while getting tested.
Lead poisoning can be established via a blood test.

It is also worth being tested for heavy metal poisoning if any of the following apply to you-

you have lived in, renovated or lived next to any one renovating an older house that may have had lead paint on its walls. If this was sanded, for example then you would almost certainly have breathed in a lot of lead and it is easily absorbed through the lungs.

If you or someone you were sharing a house with haved worked in an industry where chemicals containing lead, or lead products themselves were used. Lead poisoning can occur from the chemicals or dust brought home on the clothes, even if you did not attend the place of work yourself.

If you have lived in an industrial area or near a large high way. Lead does not break down, so it can be found in the dust, in roof cavities of buildings, in the very air in these areas. It is also a risk for child centers to be placed on busy roads where lots of fumes are released.

I am still researching this and hope to have more information shortly, but it is worth thinking about when deciding where to live - avoid main roads!

The deficiency caused by this poisoning undermines the health of the body, including the digestive and immune systems, which could make the body more likely to suffer from yeast infections, and less able to fight them off if one is encountered. It will also make the body more prone to many other infections and medical conditions, by undermining general health.