Accumulated exposure to mercury, lead, arsenic, cadmium, and aluminum can impair cellular energy production, immune regulation, and neurological function — often without ever being tested for.
Metal exposure is chronic and low-grade for most people: dental work, older plumbing, occupational contact, certain fish, environmental sources. The body stores what it cannot clear.
Symptoms are non-specific — fatigue, cognitive fog, neuropathy, mood change, immune dysfunction — which is why heavy metals are rarely the first consideration in an unexplained-symptom workup.
Dr. Kellman's practice is built around unexplained symptoms, and toxic burden is a standard part of that investigation rather than a last resort.
Testing establishes both exposure and the body's capacity to clear it. Treatment supports detoxification pathways, mitochondrial function, and the microbiome, which plays a direct role in binding and eliminating metals.
Through testing that assesses both current exposure and stored burden, alongside markers of the body's detoxification capacity. Interpreting the two together is what makes the result clinically useful.
No. Dr. Kellman's approach emphasizes supporting the body's own detoxification pathways, mitochondrial function, and the microbiome's role in binding and eliminating metals, with intervention matched to the individual's burden and capacity.