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Originally Posted by deb54
Yes, to all 3 questions.
First off, tried a 2 different brands of methylcobalamin. The one mixed simply with water, pure cobalt stopped my breathing. Because of that, I was sent to an allergist who, after testing, determined i indee had a metal allergy. Of note: as an artist, I spent the first 20 yrs of my life licking the paintbrushes, as was instructed by our teacher. It gave a perfect point to the brush. ekkkk. Well, not good, as we used cobalt blue for everything. Okay, I already knew I was allergic to metals, gold, silver, etc...No doc would believe I could be allergic to cobalt, though.
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This is very horrifying! Have you ever had heavy metal screening tests? I think you should have.
You know artists have been exposed to poisons for hundreds of years.
It is thought that Goya had a heavy metal poisoning, and perhaps Van Gogh (but that one is still being pondered).
Some printmaking artists mixed inks in the palm of the opposite hand... Munch I believe did that and was quite unstable mentally as well. However, the articles change with time, and the theories about "madness" also change.
http://bmb.oxfordjournals.org/content/68/1/167.long
Here is an article on pigments, their contents, and what dangers exist. The metals are only half the problem as some pigments have arsenic as the second part of the chemical compound in addition to the metal portion!
http://www.noteaccess.com/MATERIALS/ToxicityPigmt.htm
It discusses what is in some pigment colors. This article mentions pointing brushes with licking them and how dangerous that can be.
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