“I keep eating heavy metals without knowing it”… Garlic and green tea help excrete them?

A study found that metallic substances found in the environment, such as cadmium, uranium, and cobalt, can worsen heart disease when accumulated in the body.

According to a research team at Columbia University in the United States, as the levels of various metals in urine samples increased, the arteries became stiffer and calcification, which are key components of heart disease, also increased.

“This study highlights the importance of considering metal exposure as an important risk factor for atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease,” the research team explained.

The results of this study (Urinary Metal Levels and Coronary Artery Calcification) were published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

According to the American Heart Association (AHA), heavy metal contaminants such as lead and cadmium increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Experts say, “The most common sources of toxic metal contaminants are the air we breathe, the water we drink, and the food we eat.”

Heavy metals are found not only in fine dust but also in things we encounter in our daily lives, such as preservatives, dyes, and plating products. Heavy metal accumulation can be easily overlooked if there are no specific abnormal symptoms, so we looked into foods that help excrete heavy metals from the body.

green tea=The tannin and catechin components in green tea prevent heavy metals from accumulating in the body. Drinking about 8 cups of water a day along with these foods can help not only excrete heavy metals but also control weight.

garlic=Garlic is a food rich in allicin. Allicin, a type of phytoncide released when taking a forest bath, has excellent sterilizing properties and prevents heavy metals such as mercury and waste from accumulating in the body.

brown seaweed=Chlorella, which is abundant in seaweed such as kelp, contains protein, fat, minerals, vitamins, etc. and is effective in excreting heavy metals such as dioxin, cadmium, and lead from the body.

Fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C=There is research that shows that vitamin C not only helps excrete heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body, but also prevents their absorption in the intestines. In this study, 57 people whose mercury levels were above the normal range were asked to take 2g of vitamin C twice a day for 3 months in group A, while group B was not given vitamin C.

As a result, mercury was reduced by about 3.6 times in the hair of group A compared to group B. Continuing to eat fruits and vegetables rich in vitamin C or taking vitamin C supplements helps excrete heavy metals.