Who can be unafraid of heavy metal intoxication?
The body uses heavy metals to replace minerals such as magnesium, calcium, zinc, and selenium. Therefore, if you do not have a deficiency of these minerals, you need not fear heavy metal poisoning.
There is competitive absorption in the body between many trace elements and heavy metals. For example:
If the body has enough relevant vitamins and minerals, it becomes more difficult for heavy metals to integrate into enzyme systems, receptors, transport proteins, etc.
Therefore, a complete vitamin and mineral status indeed significantly protects against the toxicity of heavy metals. However, this is not a 100% guarantee of the absence of toxicity when exposed to heavy metals. Even in the absence of deficiencies:
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heavy metals have their own toxicity, regardless of substitution;
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they can accumulate in tissues (bones, liver, kidneys, brain) and have chronic effects;
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some metals (for example, mercury, lead) can directly affect enzymes, membranes, mitochondria.