What chemicals in our body do heavy salts like lead, mercury and arsenic destroy?

Question

They are poisonous, but why /

Answer 1

See this site:

http://www.doctorjackson.org/health/pois...

Answer 2

I don't think they destroy anything per se, but rather bind and displace, thereby disrupting the normal chemical reactions.

In addition, our bodies seem to have poor methods of eliminating heavy metals, so heavy metal concentrations can easily accumulate to dangerous levels.