The 8 main culprits of excessive heavy metals

1. Seafood

2. Certain Chinese medicines

Cinnabar contains mercury and realgar contains arsenic. Long-term and excessive use can lead to accumulation of heavy metals and cause serious damage to liver and kidney functions.

3. Animal offal

Once there are unsafe factors in poultry feed, some harmful substances such as heavy metals will be deposited in the internal organs. When eating animal offal, it is best to pair it with more coarse grains and vegetables to supplement dietary fiber.

4. Century Egg

When making preserved eggs, lead oxide can gradually penetrate into the eggs. There are two types of preserved eggs on the market: lead preserved eggs and lead-free preserved eggs. You can recognize the label and choose lead-free preserved eggs. Add some vinegar when eating preserved eggs. The acidic substance can minimize the absorption of toxic substances in the human body.

5. Drinking canned beverages

The material of the can is aluminum alloy, and the inner wall of the can is coated with a layer of organic coating to isolate the aluminum alloy from the beverage. During the processing of some substandard aluminum cans, it is very likely that some places are not coated with protective coatings, or the coating is too thin. Over time, the aluminum element gradually dissolves into them, especially when the beverage in the can is acidic or alkaline, the harm is even greater.

6. Colorful tableware

In order to keep the pattern from changing color, some heavy metals such as lead and cadmium are added when firing the tableware to "fix the color". If inferior pigments are used, cadmium will dissolve into the food when it comes into contact with acidic and alkaline foods during future use. Recommendation: Try to choose plain tableware with light colors; try to choose tableware with patterns on the top, edges, and outside of the porcelain, which have less chance of contact with food; boil newly purchased ceramic tableware in boiling water for 5 minutes before using it for the first time to dissolve the harmful substances in the ceramic tableware.

7. Drink water from the water dispenser

In seriously substandard water dispensers, the stainless steel inner tank is unstable, resulting in excessive levels of heavy metals such as chromium and nickel. The heavy metals, chlorine, chloroform and other carcinogens dissolved in the water cannot be seen visually and will not have any consequences in the short term. However, long-term drinking will cause them to accumulate in the body and seriously affect health.

Recommendation: When purchasing a water dispenser, pay attention to whether it has the nationally certified "3C" mark; clean and inspect the inner tank of the water dispenser every three months.

8. Copper or lead faucets

The longer copper water meters, faucets, lead pipes, etc. are used, the lower the pH value of the tap water will be, and the greater the degree of heavy metal leakage and contamination will be.

Recommendation: Do not install a water softening device because soft water dissolves copper and lead more easily.