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Lead is a very common  element of the earths  crust.

Due to its widespread usage in industries  lead has unfortunately found its way into our air and water.

As governments realized the potential threat from lead,leaded petrol was formally prohibited in many countries.In India it was only  in  2000 that our government phased out  the use of leaded petrol.

Lead in petrol was however the only first step.Lead in house paints even in  branded paints make your children exposed to the toxic  effects  of lead.

The recent controversy regarding lead in Maggi noodles and  many  other branded noodles  have  brought this problem to sharp focus.If you want to keep yourself and your family safe try these simple 

1) Stop  the  exposure:

The  most  important  thing  about

heavy  metal  poisoning  is  to  stop

the  chronic  exposure  through  various

sources.

2) Get  tested

A  simple  blood  test  will  help  you

decide  regarding  treatment.

Definitely  check   whether the  lab,can

test  for  low  blood  levels  of  lead.

3) Decrease  dietary  fat.

A  high  fat  diet  increases  the   rate

of  absorption  of  lead.

4)Increase  dietary  fibres

This  helps  to   decrease  absorption

of  lead.

5) Correct  dietary  deficiency

of  iron

6)Prevent and  treat  osteoporosis.

Correct  dietary deficiency  of  calcium

Osteoporosis causes  mobilization

of  bone  stores  of  lead  and  may

precipitate  acute symptoms.

600 IU vitamin D3 is  adequate  for  prevention.

We  need  a  minimum  of 1000mg of  calcium

as daily  requirement  for  our  nutritional needs.

Treatment of  osteoporosis needs

much  higher  doses, of  both vitamin D

and  calcium.

7) Increase  dietary  sources

of  Vitamin B, Vitamin C ,  Vitamin E

and other dietary antioxidants

Vitamin  C  is  a  naturally  occurring

weak  chelating  agent.

Upto 1000mg  of  Vitamin C may  be  taken  per day.

8) Avoid flaking paint  in  the

house.

9) Regularly  clean  surfaces  and

children’s  play  area  .

Children’s typical  hand  to  mouth  habits

are  responsible  for  a  large percentage

of  environmental  exposure to lead from lead

contaminated dust.

10) Avoid  using  lead  containing cosmetics.

Many  leading  brands  have  high  amount

of  lead  in  their products  and  price  has

little  to  do  with  it.Research  the  product  well

before  buying  and  definitely  never  forget

to  remove  makeup at night

11) Open  shoes  outside  the  front  door.

If  this  not  possible  keep  your  shoe rack,

mudroom  close  to  the  entryway   to  prevent

mud  tracking  indoors. Outdoor   soil  is  a  very

common  source  of  lead  indoors.

12) Choose   lead  free paint  to  paint  your

home.

Nerolac in  India  offers  lead  free paint  options.

13) In India  you can contact InSLAR  ,for  testing  a

product  for  lead in  their  lab .

Indian Society for Lead Awareness & Research – InSLAR