Lead…. is it in you?

From The Desk of Dr. David Minkoff

Complementary Medicine and Heavy Metals Exposure Expert

Chinese Toy factory Boss Commits Suicide Over Lead Paint Scandal

The boss of a major supplier to Mattel, hung himself at the weekend after his export license was suspended and 1.5m products withdrawn because of safety fears about toys sold in the US , Britain and other countries . . .

Lipsticks Test Positive for Lead

A significant proportion of lipstick manufactured in the United States and used by millions of American women contains surprisingly high levels of lead, the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics said Thursday

EPA Imposes New Restriction On Lead In The Air

The Environmental Protection Agency is slashing the amount of lead allowed in the nation’s air by 90 percent. . .

This is just a small selection of recent news headlines which illustrate how we are being bombarded by lead.

It’s been over 30 years since the government banned lead from paint, and started to phase it out of gasoline but it seems like almost every day there is a news report about a product containing un-safe levels of lead. Despite restrictions placed on lead usage, we know that com pared to several hundred years ago, the lead level in our bones is hundreds of times higher than it was at that time.