Cadmium Heavy Metal Toxicity Home Test Kit

Cadmium is a zinc-refinement by-product. The body has no use for cadmium. It's in many products on the market today including:

• Nickel Cadmium Batteries – Making the Batteries Presents the Danger
• Petroleum Products
• Phosphate Fertilizers
• Detergents
• Pigments – Most Commonly the Yellow Pigment

Cadmium toxicity has been linked to:

• Renal Dysfunction
• Lung Disease
• Bone Degeneration
• Increased Blood Pressure
• Several Types of Cancer

Cadmium appears to depress some immune functions, mainly by reducing host resistance to bacteria and viruses. It may increase cancer risk, possibly for the lungs and prostate. Cadmium toxicity has been implicated in generating prostate enlargement, possibly by interfering with zinc support. The cadmium effect may also contribute to heart diseases as well

Cadmium also affects the bones. It has been known to cause bone and joint aches and pains. This syndrome, first described in Japan, where it was termed the itai-itai ("ouch-ouch") disease, was caused by cadmium pollution there. It was also associated with weak bones that led to deformities, especially of the spine, or to more easily broken bones. This disease was fatal in many cases.

Cadmium is not very well absorbed, with a rate of about 20 percent, but this is still a higher rate than that of other minerals. Cadmium is not particularly well eliminated by the body, mainly through feces and urine. This mineral is stored primarily in the liver and kidneys. Cadmium like zinc is also stored in the testes in higher concentrations than in other tissues. Cadmium accumulation in the kidneys (with aging) may cause hypertension.

Cadmium Heavy Metal Test Kit Instructions