Garlic, green tea, seaweed, etc.
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Green tea is considered one of the foods that help prevent the accumulation of heavy metals in the body. [사진=클립아트코리아]According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heavy metal contaminants such as lead and cadmium increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. The AHA research team investigated the adverse health effects of heavy metals and found that exposure to these substances increased the risk of death from coronary artery disease, which is caused by narrowing of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle.
Dr. Gervasio A. Lamas, director of the Department of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in Miami Beach, Florida, USA, told Fox News, “Large studies have shown that even low-level exposure to heavy metal contaminants can lead to cardiovascular disease, particularly heart attack and stroke. It contributes to lower extremity artery disease and premature death from cardiac causes.”
“We are most often exposed to toxic contaminants from the air we breathe, the water we drink and the food we eat,” say experts. It is known that the level of heavy metals in the body of Koreans is surprisingly high. Heavy metals are contained in not only fine dust, but also in things we encounter in our daily lives, such as preservatives, dyes, and plating products.
When these heavy metals accumulate in the body, they can cause heavy metal poisoning and cause various health problems such as cardiovascular disease. If there are no special symptoms, it is easy to be careless, but in this regard, we looked at foods that help to remove heavy metals from the body.
◇Garlic
Garlic is a food rich in allicin. Allicin, a type of phytoncide produced during forest bathing, has an excellent bactericidal effect and prevents heavy metals such as mercury and wastes from accumulating in the body.
◇Green tea
Tannins or catechins in green tea inhibit heavy metals from accumulating in the body. If you drink about 8 cups of water every day with these foods, you can get help with weight control as well as heavy metal emissions.
◇Seaweed
Chlorella, which is abundant in seaweed such as seaweed, contains protein, fat, minerals, and vitamins, and is effective in expelling heavy metals such as dioxin, cadmium, and lead out of the body.
◇Vitamin C-rich fruits and vegetables
Studies have shown that vitamin C not only excretes heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body, but also blocks their absorption in the intestines. In this study, 57 people with mercury exceeding the normal range were asked to take 2g of vitamin C twice a day for 3 months in group A, and vitamin C was not given in group B.
As a result, mercury was reduced by about 3.6 times in the hair of group A compared to group B. Consistently eating fruits and vegetables that contain a lot of vitamin C, or taking vitamin C preparations, helps to release heavy metals.
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