-and many chronically ill people do not get the proper diagnosis or treatment

The most harmful heavy metals are mercury, cadmium, lead, nickel, and cobber, but aluminum, fluoride, iron, and calcium can also be toxic. Poisoning with heavy metals and minerals blocks other minerals such as selenium, iodine, magnesium, and zinc, all of which support numerous essential enzyme processes. At the same time, if you lack these important minerals, heavy metals are able to cause unhindered damage and increase your risk of impaired immunity, impaired fertility, autoimmune diseases, thyroid diseases, brain damage, neurological diseases, depression, hypersensitivity, etc. Chronic heavy metal toxicity is an overlooked problem, but in this article, you can read more about the subject and find out how to deal with it.

Why do we need supplements in some situations?

We humans depend on an array of different nutrients in order to thrive and be able to prevent various diseases. However, even with a healthy and balanced diet there may be circumstances that call for the use of supplements:

• Depleted soil typically lacks minerals and trace elements
• The process of refining, boiling, frying, and exposing food to other types of thorough preparation reduces its content of many different nutrients
• In our part of the world, we are unable to synthesise vitamin D from sunlight during the winter period 
• Environmental pollution, stimulant abuse, and the use of medicine challenges the body's immune defence and cleansing organs
• Stress, pregnancy, lactation, age, disease, and high-performance sports activities often increase the need for a number of different nutrients

Decades of intensive farming have depleted the soil. As a result, crops lack up to 40% of their essential nutrients, according to a previously published study from University of Texas and a more recent one from Switzerland. Even if you stick to the official dietary guidelines, you may have difficulty with getting enough calcium, selenium, zinc, iron, vitamin B2, vitamin C, and other essential micronutrients that are required for good health.