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How To Lower Arsenic Levels
6 Sep 2020
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This article is part 5 of a 5-part series: (1) Effects of Too Much Arsenic Exposure, (2) Arsenic in Chicken, (3) Arsenic in Rice, (4) Arsenic in Seaweed and (5) How To Lower Arsenic Levels.
Idea 1: Adopt Plant-Based Diet

Articles by Dr Greger:

Videos by Dr Greger:

(2022) How to Lower Heavy Metal Levels with Diet

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What dietary change can simultaneously help detoxify mercury, lead, and cadmium from the body?"

This video summarizes studies on plant-based diet for reducing heavy metal toxicity in our bodies.

Idea 2: Turmeric — The Golden Spice

Articles by Dr Greger:

Videos by Dr Greger:

(2022) Benefits of Turmeric for Arsenic Exposure

(5 mins) Transcript. Dr Greger's summary: "What happened when turmeric curcumin was put to the test to see if it could reverse DNA damage caused by arsenic exposure?"

Idea 3: Reduction of Arsenic Levels in Rice

Articles by Dr Greger:

Videos by Dr Greger:

(2017) How to Cook Rice to Lower Arsenic Levels

(6 mins) Transcript. This video explains the main technique for arsenic reduction: to boil rice (white or brown) in excess water. Then rinse water away after boiling. With 6-to-1 water-to-rice ratio, we get 40% reduction in arsenic. With 10-to-1 water-to-rice ratio, we get 60% reduction in arsenic. How much nutrition do we lose in terms of iron and B vitamins? See video for details.

In the end, Dr Greger reminds us the futility of these arsenic reduction techniques:

But, what does that 60 percent drop really mean? By boiling and draining a daily serving of rice, we could cut excess cancer risk more than half from about 165 times the acceptable cancer risk to only about… 66 times the acceptable risk.

For these reasons, Dr Greger recommends that we don't eat any rice, especially because we have so many other whole grains available in the market!
(2020) PBA Rice Cooking Method

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In 2020, a new method was discovered for reducing arsenic in rice. See Scientists Find New Way of Cooking Rice That Removes Arsenic and Retains Nutrients, SciTechDaily.

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