'Cadmium' Danger that may be closer to us than we think

Cadmium (Cd)

is a type of heavy metal mineral that is used in many industries, such as the metallurgical industry, plastics industry, paint industry, and small battery components. Cadmium contamination can be found in water, food, and in the air.

️How does cadmium enter the body?
- Through skin contact
- Inhalation : by inhaling cigarette smoke or dust contaminated with cadmium.
- Eating: Eating food or drinking water contaminated with cadmium.

️ Health effects
When cadmium enters the body
It enters the circulatory system and binds with albumin protein in the liver and accumulates in the liver. Another part will accumulate in the kidneys. Make kidney function worse. Cadmium can accumulate in the kidneys for up to 20 years because cadmium excretion in the kidneys occurs very slowly.
Acute danger
- Difficulty breathing
- Chest pain
- Headache
- Nausea, vomiting
- Muscle pain, fever
Chronic danger
- Lungs: lung fibrosis, lung cancer
- Kidneys: kidney toxicity, nephritis, kidney failure.
- Bones: brittle bones, bone pain, Itai-Itai disease
- Others: breast cancer, prostate cancer

‍️ How to treat
It is mostly symptomatic treatment from the resulting poisoning and giving chelation therapy. It is the elimination of heavy metals from the body to treat health disorders related to the chronic accumulation and residue of heavy metals.

‍️ If you are concerned about the accumulation of cadmium in your body. Klaire Medical Center offers a unique service called 'Smart Chelation' that includes:

Examination with Oligoscan or Spectrophotometer that provides fast and accurate test results without drawing blood.

Medical Chelation that can reduce the accumulation of heavy metals individually according to the type and amount of heavy metals accumulated in the body.

** Information about cadmium according to an article from the National Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Services.

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