As we all know, heavy metals can cause a decline in IQ, accelerate the deterioration of Alzheimer’s, and even cause intellectual disability in children. A recent study published by New York University in the journal Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology found that between 2001 and 2016, exposure to heavy metals such as lead and mercury and other toxic chemicals caused more than one million cases of intellectual disability in American children (Trends in neurodevelopmental disability burden due to early life chemical exposure in the USA from 2001 to 2016. ScienceDaily, 14 January 2020).
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Researchers found that the loss of IQ caused by toxic chemicals dropped from 27 million IQ points in 2001 and 2002 to 9 million IQ points in 2015 and 2016. Under strict regulations, the degree of heavy metal pollution has been reduced, but exposure to chemicals used in flame retardants and organophosphate pesticides causes loss of cognition, the proportion has increased from 67% to 81%. Researcher Abigail Gaylord said: “Our efforts to reduce the toxicity of heavy metals are paying off, but overall, heavy metals and chemicals still pose a huge threat to the physical, mental, and economic health of Americans.”
Researchers have found heavy metals and other toxic substances in various daily products, from furniture interiors to tuna. These substances can accumulate in the body and damage organs. Heavy metals, especially lead and mercury, can disrupt the function of the brain and kidneys. In addition, together with flame retardants and pesticides, they can interfere with the thyroid gland’s secretion of brain development hormones. Experts say that exposure to these toxins at a young age can lead to learning disabilities, autism and behavior problems. During their 16-year study period, daily contact with these substances resulted in approximately 1,190,230 children suffering from intellectual disability.
The overall exposure during childhood has caused the country to lose 7.5 trillion dollars in economic productivity and other social costs. There are 54 kinds of heavy metals. But in the end, there are 10 metal elements that are actually classified as heavy metals in the industry: copper, lead, zinc, tin, nickel, cobalt, antimony, mercury, cadmium and bismuth. These heavy metals cannot be decomposed in water, and the toxicity is amplified after human consumption, and combined with other substances in the water to produce more toxic organic or inorganic substances, causing serious poisoning reactions.
Compared with the strict regulations of the United States, the pollution of heavy metals and chemicals in China is more serious. Among them, the heavy metal of “Cordyceps sinensis”, which is more expensive than gold, is particularly serious. Cordyceps is one of the organisms with the strongest ability to adsorb heavy metals in nature, because the plateau is polluted by heavy metals such as the atmosphere and pesticides, causing heavy metals to exceed the standard. Another important reason is that unscrupulous businessmen achieve weight gain by adding heavy metal powders such as lead powder and molybdenum oxide. In addition, Cordyceps is not easy to store, and some drug dealers use sulfur fumigation, which causes sulfur and mercury pollution. Western countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada have banned the sale of Chinese herbal medicines with excessive heavy metals. China also eliminated Cordyceps from its health care products because of excessive heavy metals. Traditional Cordyceps processing methods including decoction, boiling, stewing, boiling, and even ultra-fine powder technology can not remove heavy metals. Only artificial cultivation and extraction and purification technology can completely remove heavy metals.
