Cilantro, the Healthy Aromatic Herb

7. Rid the Body of Heavy Metals

Cilantro is a good source of iron, but it has a larger role to play in the "heavy metals" game.  Other metals you pick up simply by eating, drinking, and breathing can have a degenerative effect on many different systems. Arsenic, cadmium, aluminum, lead, and mercury can reside in our tissues, leading to heart disease, hormonal imbalances, neurological conditions, and infertility. It contains a chemical that binds these heavy metals together, removing them from the tissues in your body and eliminating them as waste. In fact, those who have certain infections resulting from heavy metals can avoid relapse by using cilantro to eliminate the offending metals.