The Silent Invaders: Understanding Heavy Metals in Our Modern World
- Aiyana Saint Gimbel
- 4 days ago
- 3 min read
Updated: 2 days ago
In a world where the ancient and modern collide, we often find ourselves walking paths paved with both promise and peril. As written in "The Last of the Ancient Earth Keepers":
"As The Earth Revolves Around the Setting Sun Our Children Make Their Way Down Paths That We Have Begun. I Have Found My Way Down Too Many Crooked Roads Society Has Paved Them With Glitter & With Gold& Leading Nowhere..."
These "crooked roads" include the invisible threats we face daily – heavy metals that silently enter our bodies, accumulating over time and disrupting the natural harmony our bodies strive to maintain.
Why the Mask? During the county council meetings regarding Puna and geothermal, several community members were offered these masks through the counties suggestion that this is what we use when there is ever a blowout of H2S Gas from the drilling less than a mile from the home. The mask came from the Funding provided by Puna Geothermal Ventures.
My journey with heavy metal toxicity began unexpectedly. During my near-death experience on 11/11/11, I gained profound insights into how environmental toxins had affected my physical vessel. This awakening led me to research, understand, and ultimately share what I've learned about these silent invaders.
In this series, we'll explore twelve heavy metals that impact our health and environment. Not to instill fear, but to awaken awareness – As written in "The Faeries of Willow Tribe":
"You Belong to the Earth and there is no greater acceptance... Seek the answer from within and may you always Walk In Beauty."
To walk in beauty, we must understand what threatens that beauty. Knowledge is not just power – it's protection.
Each post will examine a different heavy metal – its sources, health effects, and ways to minimize exposure. – a guide to help you navigate the modern world while honoring ancient wisdom about caring for our bodies and our Earth.
For our children, Earth's children... all children deserve so much more than a world laden with invisible toxins. Together, we can create new paths that lead somewhere worth going.
Walk with me as we explore these challenges, not from a place of fear, but from a space of empowerment and hope.
Mitakuye Oyasin – We are all related, including to the elements that make up our world.
My first chelation was in 2017, my second chelation was in 2019, and my third chelation (below) from 2020. The things that changed in the first year to the third year is an increase in mercury and a decrease in cadmium. The last time I was on the property was in 2018 after the lava flow came in May. So the decrease is possibly due to change of location. I had been on protocols of DMSA, saunas and sweats, glutahione, NAD, etc. I have been off the island now since 2020 but haven’t been able to have another chelation $$$ and insurance does not cover. I do not know my current levels.
Why the Mask? During the county council meetings regarding Puna and geothermal, several community members were offered these masks through the counties suggestion that this is what we use when there is ever a blowout of H2S Gas from the drilling less than a mile from the home.
I was never told by the property owner that the specific property I lived on was already a known health hazard. Leaving me there to care for the land, animals and gardens and businesses while they were “off island”.
I always smelled the gas at the “bottom” gate coming in, but H2S deadens your senses, and you don't realize you are swimming in a pool of toxins you don’t smell it until you leave and then come back. I was told that it was steam from the lava venting.
I asked what the sound I heard at night was and was told that it was the ocean  when it was really the drills.  I resided at 420 altitude and the drills were straight uphill 1 mile driveway at 750 I believe. The drilling forces gas through the crevices that  builds up in pockets at lower altitudes.
Do I have to say that this is careless disregard for human life? How about careless disregard for the animals lives.
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