TOXIC METALS THAT

CAUSE FATIGUE

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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.
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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.
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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

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).
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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).

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

acute and chronic fatigue

muscle weakness
headaches
drowsiness
confusion
seizures
cell death

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.
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Aluminum

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.
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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 CAUSE:

extreme exhaustion
chronic fatigue
breathing disorders
muscle weakness
sleep disorder

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:

bowel dysfunction
cardiac complications
liver dysfunctions
weakened immune system
brain disorders
Alzheimer’s disease
Parkinson’s disease
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Thallium

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).
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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.
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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.
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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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tin and cesium levels. For these reasons and more, I use Activated
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Activated Silica serves as a mobilizer of the heavy metals causing

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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
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