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Reduce aluminium intake with these 10 tips

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Reduce aluminium intake with these 10 tips
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You may be shocked to discover that it is possible to ingest a considerable amount of aluminium in your daily life!

Tap water, preservatives, or damaged pots, daily life is full of potential risks to your precious health! Aluminium  in particular poses a number of risks, especially for your brain. Numerous studies have suggested that aluminium contains neurotoxicity that may lead to Alzheimers as well as other neurodegenerative illnesses, such as Parkinson’s disease. Here are 10 habits to adopt to avoid turning into a robot.

1/ Check the aluminium content of your tap water

Although fortunately it is not the case in all areas, it is possible that in certain areas the tap water has been treated with sulphates or aluminium choride. Ingested regularly, aluminium can damage your brain, accelerating ageing of the nervous system and causing diverse neurological pathologies (dementia, word finding difficulties, Alzheimers, etc. ). There are often legal limits as to the amount of aluminium allowed to be present in water, usually around 200 mg maximum.

2/ Don’t eat too many bars of chocolate

We can already see your eyes rolling in your head in fear! We are not saying you need to give up chocolate, but don’t go for the bars wrapped in aluminium foil. It can be hard to know what’s underneath the outer wrapping, you say? Organic chocolate bars are often wrapped in plastic film, and you may even find stores where you can buy it without any wrapping. So stay calm, you can keep stuffing yourself!

3/ Read food labels carefully

Processed food seems to use everything and anything in their ingredients. Decidedly, there are only advantages to giving it up! In fact, many products such as biscuits or industrially produced cakes and breads can contain traces of aluminium in the raising agents used in baking. But aluminium can also be found in the preservatives in cured meats or ready meals, as well as in the artificial colouring in sweets and treats. It is therefore crucial to examine the food label before you buy a product. Of course, industries know exactly what they are doing, and aluminium can be masked under any of several names: E520-E521-E522-E523, E554-E555-E556-E559, E541, or E173. The easiest solution is to make your own meals at home…..

4/ Don’t use damaged cooking utensils

It is wiser to use utensils made of glass, cast iron or stainless steel. That said, it may not be possible for everyone. But never, ever use aluminium pots and pans that are damaged. The acidity in certain foods coupled with high cooking temperatures can transfer the aluminium from the utensils on to your food. In the same way, don’t leave your food to rest in contact for too long with aluminium and opt instead for steam cooking.

5/ Avoid using tin foil

Tin foil is made from hard and fast aluminium! Do you have a cake to cover, a tart to protect or a fish to wrap? Try and find other alternatives to tin foil. You can, for example, use baking paper to line your baking trays, cover food with kitchen roll, or for carrying food, go for tupperware containers instead.

6/ Limit your consumption of lettuce

Even if you know that green veg is good for your health, it seems that you haven’t heard the whole story. Lettuce, but also spinach, radishes and mushrooms, naturally contain small quantities of aluminium. It’s not for nothing that we tell children to eat their spinach to become like Popeye…..

7/ Go for herbal tea infusions instead of caffeinated teas

The leaves of black tea contain a significant quantity of aluminium (892±292 mg/kg). Herbal infusions are not completely in the clear either, but don’t contain any more than 4.2 mg/litre.

8/ Banish certain medications, in as much as possible

Certain vaccines and antacid medications (which help with digestion and reduce bloating) can contain aluminium. Go for a walk after a meal rather than taking antacids. Unfortunately in the case of vaccines, you have less of a choice, although your doctor may be able to advise you.

9/ Be careful with your cosmetics

Certain aluminium salts are widely used in cosmetics such as deodorants, toothpastes and lipsticks. Here again, it is important to scrutinise the labels of your beauty products before you buy them. Avoid anything with aluminium chlorohydrate or aluminium hexachlorohydrate in it!

10/ Breastfeed your child for as long as possible

It seems that aluminium is part of our daily life, even from the very beginning! Several alarming studies have shown that powdered baby milk contains aluminium. Although it has not been proven that the actual milk powder itself contains aluminium, it is the walls of the containers that are in question, as the containers are often made from aluminium.

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