Thread: Blood lead levels

Originally Posted by Pedro_The_Swift

Is it inhaled or thru the skin?

Inhaled or ingested.

It has been proven that inorganic metals cannot be taken up through skin absorption. Organic lead complexes such as TEL (lead in leaded petrol) can however, but these have been phased out.

A friends elderly aunty who died about fifteen years ago had suffered dementia from her early fifties and an autopsy revealed high levels of lead in her brain. Her parents owned a service station and from a young age she worked there serving fuel and consequently in later years she and husband took over the business. When filling the fuel tanks of cars she always known to have her head down near the outlet listening to see if the tank was full. No doubt she was also working in an area where she was exposed to a large amount of exhaust fumes on a daily basis.


Cheers, Mick.

Originally Posted by Bearman

Probably got your fair share from the smoke stack at Mt. Isa years ago when you were at Yelvertoft Station. The SE winds would have brought the lead fumes your way I reckon.

Ha Ha. Jeez Brian you have a good memory. No lead damaged brain cells there.
Thats one reason my wife said to get a brain scan . I seem to be forgetting a lot of stuff these days. As in I cant find my way back to a street address I visited a couple of weeks before without a memory jog.

Some of the other Ringers back then used to work at the mine as well and alternate with station work for a change.
Keith

I am getting a bit paranoid now.
Interesting article.
https://www.google.com.au/url'sa=t&r...pQi3kBO0lrLPJg

Keith

I recently watched a show on tele and it was about dementia and how the effects of intermittent fasting can stimulate brain cell growth/reproduction and reduce the chances/progression of dementia. It was a very interesting and informative show. It was a BBC documentary compared by Michael Mosely.



http://www.bbc.com/news/health-19112549


http://www.collective-evolution.com/...wont-study-it/



Cheers, Mick.

Lots of environmental and lifestyle factors have been linked to dementia.
E.g.
Diesel exhaust
Fatty food
Excess consumption of fish oil tablets
Excess red meat protein

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Lots of environmental and lifestyle factors have been linked to dementia.
E.g.
Diesel exhaust
Fatty food
Excess consumption of fish oil tablets
Excess red meat protein

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

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Number 3 also causes prostate cancer. Better get checked.