Toxic metals can affect your health in many ways. Toxic metals can affect your nervous system (altering neurotransmitters and linked to autism and alzheimers); kidney function (leading to hypertension, decreased detoxification, hormone imbalances); hormonal systems (disrupting function of the thyroid, pituitary, thymus, adrenal glands, gynaecological balance and fertility) and immune function (leading to autoimmune issues, allergies, and skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis