Higher Concentrations of Aluminum in the Brains of Those With Alzheimer’s, Autism, and MS

The metal accumulates in the body and brain with dangerous consequences, but there are things you can do

For most individuals, food, mostly processed food, is a main source of aluminum exposure and may contribute as much as 95 percent of aluminum concentration in the body. Cheese tested from frozen pizzas had as much as 14 mg of aluminum per serving. Ben Harding/Shutterstock

The human body is an electrochemical miracle. While we often think of it as a fleshy machine of sorts, it can be more likened to a constantly changing collection of chemicals and electrical signals that’s continuously rebuilding itself and responding to your mental state, food, air intake, physical activity, and environment.

This biochemical landscape of the human body is in delicate balance. An unfathomable series of reactions transforms the molecules of the food you eat and the air you breathe into the components of your body and the energy that fuels it.