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The FDA has put out an advisory warning patients of the possibility that gadolinium, a contrast material commonly used when performing MRIs, can accumulate in the brain. They recommend that patients and doctors weigh carefully the need for such studies. I suppose it's thoughtful of the FDA to put out such a warning, however they do not advise patients on how to get tested for gadolinium, nor do they counsel them regarding what to do about it. Avoiding MRIs may be an option for patients in the future, but what if you've already been exposed?

GET TESTED!

Gadolinium, like other heavy metals such as lead, aluminum, and mercury, accumulate in the cells of the body and are not readily tested in the blood. The best way to test them is with a "provocative urine test." This test involves using an intravenous agent (calcium EDTA) to pull the gadolinium and other heavy metals out of the bone and other cells where they're hiding so they can be eliminated in the urine and more easily tested.

HEAVY METAL DAMAGES THE BRAIN

While the effects of gadolinium on the brain remain uncertain, it is well known that lead and other heavy metals cause brain damage. Many doctors feel these heavy metals are contributors to dementia, Parkinson's, and other neurologic disorders. Allowing high levels of gadolinium to remain in your body over the span of your life amounts to an experiment to determine whether or not brain damage will happen. Should the experiment go poorly and brain damage become manifest, it is often too late to reverse the damage at that point.

CONSIDER REMOVING HEAVY METALS NOW

Like most things, prevention is more powerful than treatment. It is true that nobody knows the exact threshold at which heavy metals cause irreversible brain damage. It is also true that heavy metals have no positive effect on the human body. They are best removed. Not only can heavy metals damage the brain, they have been implicated in cancer, heart disease, and high blood pressure.

THE ROLE OF CHELATION

The most effective way to remove heavy metals from the body is through a process known as "chelation." This safe and painless process involves using intravenous medication to pull the heavy metals out of the body allowing them to pass harmlessly through the kidney and into the urine.

I.M.120 is the only site in Rhode Island that has been certified by the American College for the Advancement of Medicine in chelation therapy. Call today to arrange your testing. When it comes to heavy metals rusting your brain, what you don't know CAN hurt you.