Correlation between the presence of metals with intoxication potential, omega 3 deficiency, increased omega 6:omega 3 ratio and their associated symptoms

Abstract

Objectives. The study aims to determine the correlation between the presence of heavy metals with intoxication potential (mercury, aluminum, arsenic), increasing the values for the omega 6: omega 3 ratio, decreasing the concentration of omega 3 and it’s impact on health. Another objective of this study is the use of an integrated protocol, developed by an interdisciplinary team, based on a customized alignment program and a treatment plan. Materials and methods. We evaluated in a retrospective observational study, 77 patients who came to the Nutribalance Clinic between September 2017 and December 2019, with specific symptoms of intoxication with toxic metals, especially mercury, aluminum, arsenic and omega 3 deficiencies. The manifested symptoms required a complete set of blood tests for each subject in the study group, tests that showed the presence of one, two and three toxic metals in the case of all 77 subjects. The interdisciplinary team developed a personalized treatment and diet plan, monitoring the evolution on the symptoms initially manifested by each subject. Outcomes. The results of this study shows the beneficial impact of the personalized diet plan and supplements used on the decrease in omega 6:omega 3 ratio, the significant increases in omega 3 which support the detoxification process of heavy metals and a significant improvement in the symptoms of each patient. Conclusions. This study reveals that the process of chelating or detoxifying heavy metals is a complex one and that implies the presence of a complementarity between food and nutritional supplement therapy, avoiding one single direction, as results can be obtained for a short or insignificant period of time.