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post 1636930623 04-23-2021, 02:39 PM
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Tested Positive For High Arsenic (Srs)

They were really high. I think double the max level and the other measure was really high too. Dont remember the actual numbers but dr said they are trying to book an appointment with another doctor to see me about it.

anyone gone through this?

definitely stopping rice for now and maybe whey. no tap water

kind of scared.

my copper / ceruplasmin was a bit low too which I believe was from taking zinc long term. gives the same symptoms but ive been takin copper supps and it seems to help.

not sure if my problems were from the arsenic or both.. but dang
really hope I can naturally lower this and resolve symptoms and that no permanent damage has been done
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post 1636930853 04-23-2021, 02:43 PM
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I mean glad you found out what was causing it, but holy chit that took a crazy turn. Hope treatment goes well.
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Hey OP if you take zinc you should go for Optizinc because it has copper in it too to prevent depletion.
post 1636931273 04-23-2021, 02:49 PM
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Dude, you're a dumbass.
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I had (may still have) high mercury. Look up Chris Shade on youtube. Don't buy his overpriced products but his info is very good.

If you have toxic levels, there is a source. Everyone has a small amount from food, the air etc, but if you have very high levels there's some culprit (and I don't think its from not clearing normal exposure).
post 1636931313 04-23-2021, 02:49 PM
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Wtf?

Also RIP
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post 1636931433 04-23-2021, 02:51 PM
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Wow, what were the symptoms? And I take zinc too, but I heard you don't have to add copper too unless you go over like 30mg a day or something.

Good luck
Would kick em in the nuts
post 1636931463 04-23-2021, 02:51 PM
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Yeah dude I would definitely stop eating arsenic if I were you.
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post 1636931533 04-23-2021, 02:53 PM
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Caused by rice? Wut?
post 1636931743 04-23-2021, 02:55 PM
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Cheap whey is known to have high heavy metal content
post 1636931773 04-23-2021, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted By Unstumpable⏩
Caused by rice? Wut?
No. Someone is obviously trying to kill him.
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post 1636931843 04-23-2021, 02:57 PM
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Originally Posted By Evolutionary1⏩
Cheap whey is known to have high heavy metal content
This is what I would say it is based off what OP listed.
post 1636932183 04-23-2021, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted By GaryRidgway⏩
Dude, you're a dumbass.
why? =(
Originally Posted By Antoine99⏩
Wow, what were the symptoms? And I take zinc too, but I heard you don't have to add copper too unless you go over like 30mg a day or something.

Good luck
Recurring diarrhea
Thickening of skin
Discoloration of skin
Small corns or warts on the palms, soles, and torso
Nausea
Abnormal heart rhythm
Numbness in hands and feet
Partial paralysis
Blindness
Drowsiness
Seizures


Ive had the weird heart rate changes
breathing probs
weird body shakes
numbness in forehead and tingling
brain fog and mental probs
Originally Posted By Unstumpable⏩
Caused by rice? Wut?
rice is the biggest source of arsenic in terms of foods

I have it daily and I actually stupidly didnt used to rinse it off before cooking until recently

I need a different carb source for now
but also wondering what else could contribute..
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post 1636932253 04-23-2021, 03:02 PM
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Wait I take zinc and have been for a while now. Do you seriously need copper ? I don’t have any odd symptoms or anything like that

Also how do you prevent arsenic levels to not get too high?
post 1636932273 04-23-2021, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted By JeepBruh⏩
This is what I would say it is based off what OP listed.
always used gold standard but who knows.. might have some in it too..
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post 1636932483 04-23-2021, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted By Nicklol⏩
always used gold standard but who knows.. might have some in it too..
I categorize them as a trusted brand so maybe that wasn't the source. I remember the baby formula/whey fiasco years ago and GS came out pretty quickly with their testing and safety procedures.
post 1636932613 04-23-2021, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted By Ondle⏩
Wait I take zinc and have been for a while now. Do you seriously need copper ? I don’t have any odd symptoms or anything like that
My problems are from either zinc induced copper deficiency, arsenic toxiciy or both.

my levels of ceruplasmin (copper stores) were lower than normal range 1 week after stopping zinc and adding copper but apparently not by too much.

it may or may not be a problem but i wouldnt bother messing with high levels of zinc unless you get optimal levels of copper to balance it out. but even then.. we arent doctors so its always a risk.

my arsenic levels however.. are dangerously high. probably is more likely the issue now that I think of it..
but at the same time.. i tried to stop taking supps for a day to see what happened and the symptoms seemd stronger towards the end of the day. so copper helpd with symptoms *shrug*. thats why im gonna keep taking for now.
my feritin was pretty low as well for a long time.
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post 1636932783 04-23-2021, 03:10 PM
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Dafaq rice has arsenic? I thought you just washed it to make the texture better. Half the time I don't even wash it just because I'm lazy.
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Originally Posted By Nicklol⏩
Recurring diarrhea
Thickening of skin
Discoloration of skin
Small corns or warts on the palms, soles, and torso
Nausea
Abnormal heart rhythm
Numbness in hands and feet
Partial paralysis
Blindness
Drowsiness
Seizures


Ive had the weird heart rate changes
breathing probs
weird body shakes
numbness in forehead and tingling
brain fog and mental probs
Damn wtf?
Would kick em in the nuts
post 1636932893 04-23-2021, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted By Nicklol⏩
My problems are from either zinc induced copper deficiency, arsenic toxiciy or both.

my levels of ceruplasmin (copper stores) were lower than normal range 1 week after stopping zinc and adding copper but apparently not by too much.

it may or may not be a problem but i wouldnt bother messing with high levels of zinc unless you get optimal levels of copper to balance it out. but even then.. we arent doctors so its always a risk.

my arsenic levels however.. are dangerously high. probably is more likely the issue now that I think of it..
but at the same time.. i tried to stop taking supps for a day to see what happened and the symptoms seemd stronger towards the end of the day. so copper helpd with symptoms *shrug*. thats why im gonna keep taking for now.
my feritin was pretty low as well for a long time.
But zinc supplementation is not correlated with high arsenic levels?
post 1636933073 04-23-2021, 03:15 PM
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could it be possible that your old chubby ugly Asian FWB is slowly secretly poisoning you?
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Originally Posted By Nicklol⏩
and maybe whey
Lol maybe? Most supplements are mixed together in some chinese dumpster without any quality control by anyone else. You're better off dropping all that chit as you dont know what it contains. Literally anyone can import a fukton of whatever "supplement" powder from bumfukistan and sell it to others
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Originally Posted By Nicklol⏩
why? =(



Recurring diarrhea
Thickening of skin
Discoloration of skin
Small corns or warts on the palms, soles, and torso
Nausea
Abnormal heart rhythm
Numbness in hands and feet
Partial paralysis
Blindness
Drowsiness
Seizures


Ive had the weird heart rate changes
breathing probs
weird body shakes
numbness in forehead and tingling
brain fog and mental probs



rice is the biggest source of arsenic in terms of foods

I have it daily and I actually stupidly didnt used to rinse it off before cooking until recently

I need a different carb source for now
but also wondering what else could contribute..
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-07803-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4186553/

I'd say work on fixing your gut biome. I've been recommending baked beans and kefir milk

Looks like from that first study Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is the gut bacteria you want to focus on restoring

The rationale for selecting this particular taxon is as follows: Faecalibacterium is one of the most abundant and commonly identified taxa in the gut microbiome of healthy humans, of which F. prausnitzii is the only named species. F. prausnitzii contributes to butyrate and other short-chain fatty acid production in the gut19, and a reduction in F. prausnitzii has been associated with a wide range of gastrointestinal diseases, including inflammatory bowel disease20, colorectal cancer21,22, and Clostridium difficile infection23. Analysis of F. prausnitzii genomes (NCBI) revealed the presence of an iAsIII S-adenosylmethyltransferase gene, arsM, in at least some genomes, which encodes a well-known methyltransferase involved in microbial arsenic detoxification24. A Faecalibacterium OTU was detected in the microbiome of 36 out of the 44 humanized mice; it was present at both days (0 and 7) across all donor groups; and was abundant, ranging from 0.01% to 5.3% of normalized reads. Survival modeling (both presence/abundance and abundance analyses) identified this OTU to be significantly associated with survival at both days 0 and 7 (Fig. 5, Supplementary Fig. 4). Finally, F. prausnitzii is already marketed as a human probiotic, thus providing a clear connection to human health. The combination of results from previous studies, results from humanized mice, the potential for production of an arsenic-active enzyme(s), and current marketability led us to hypothesize that F. prausnitzii provides protection against arsenic toxicity.
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I really dont think its because of the foods you eat.

From my personal experience supplements are not worth the side effects
post 1636933823 04-23-2021, 03:26 PM
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Originally Posted By WishIWasJawBrah⏩
I really dont think its because of the foods you eat.

From my personal experience supplements are not worth the side effects
I take zinc, creatine, d3, vitamin c daily...should I stop ? I also take citrulline on training days and will start yohimbine for fat loss at some point too
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this is why you shouldn't date women looking for US citizenship OP
post 1636934213 04-23-2021, 03:33 PM
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Originally Posted By Ondle⏩
I take zinc, creatine, d3, vitamin c daily...should I stop ? I also take citrulline on training days and will start yohimbine for fat loss at some point too
Vitamin d is okay, but you can easily get zinc and vitamin c from whole foods.

Zinc and vitamin c are tough on your stomach
post 1636934423 04-23-2021, 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted By WishIWasJawBrah⏩
Vitamin d is okay, but you can easily get zinc and vitamin c from whole foods.

Zinc and vitamin c are tough on your stomach
Guess I’ll cut those out for a while. I really do notice it helped my immune system though. I have not been sick in a very very long time
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Originally Posted By Ondle⏩
Guess I’ll cut those out for a while. I really do notice it helped my immune system though. I have not been sick in a very very long time
I'd keep taking the vitamin C

https://www.researchgate.net/publica...argeting_GAPDH
https://www.researchgate.net/publica...n_Cancer_cells

gotta always be on the warpath against cancer imo

that KRAS and BRAF (mostly KRAS) that vitamin C help against, are significant players in colo-cancer... see below

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