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An Important Need to Monitor from an Early Age the Neurotoxins in the Blood or by an Equivalent Biomarker

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  • Keith Schofield

    (Materials Research Laboratory, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5121, USA)

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An overwhelming amount of evidence now suggests that some people are becoming overloaded with neurotoxins. This is mainly from changes in their living environment and style, coupled with the fact that all people are different and display a broad distribution of genetic susceptibilities. It is important for individuals to know where they lie concerning their ability to either reject or retain toxins. Everyone is contaminated with a certain baseline of toxins that are alien to the body, namely aluminum, arsenic, lead, and mercury. Major societal changes have modified their intake, such as vaccines in enhanced inoculation procedures and the addition of sushi into diets, coupled with the ever-present lead, arsenic, and traces of manganese. It is now apparent that no single toxin is responsible for the current neurological epidemics, but rather a collaborative interaction with possible synergistic components. Selenium, although also a neurotoxin if in an excessive amount, is always present and is generally more present than other toxins. It performs as the body’s natural chelator. However, it is possible that the formation rates of active selenium proteins may become overburdened by other toxins. Every person is different and it now appears imperative that the medical profession establish an individual’s neurotoxicity baseline. Moreover, young women should certainly establish their baselines long before pregnancy in order to identify possible risk factors.

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  • Keith Schofield, 2019. "An Important Need to Monitor from an Early Age the Neurotoxins in the Blood or by an Equivalent Biomarker," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(18), pages 1-14, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:18:p:3425-:d:267491
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