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I started a thread maybe a year & a half ago to learn how to reduce my blood lead levels. At the time, I think I registered a 22. I found that I was already practicing most preventive measures, including avoiding eating snacks at matches, being careful when drinking liquids at matches, washing hands with D-Lead soap, wearing disposable gloves when reloading, avoiding running the timer as much as possible, etc., etc. Kid Rich swore by taking Hawaiian Spirulina (super food), & a vitamin at the same time to counteract the effects of flushing bad things, & a few good things out of the body. I decided to try it. 2 tablets in the morning & 2 tablets before going to bed. And, I decided to add 1 more tablet at lunch time. I also take a Centrum all in one vitamin each morning. After 3 months, I registered a 19. Six months later I registered a 15.7. Six months later, 12/7/21 I registered a 2!!!!! I told my Doctor that couldn't possibly be right, as I don't see how I could have moved from a 15.7 to a 2 in six months. He verified the results & was himself astounded, especially after he had laughed at me when asking about Spirulina before I started taking it in the beginning. The only things I have changed otherwise, is: I run the timer a lot more now, & I don't always wear rubber gloves when reloading because the cost shot up so much due to COVID. I'm told resetting shotgun targets is bad also, but I do that anyway. I am a believer in the Hawaiian Spirulina. Thanks to Kid Rich & Shirttail Bess for introducing me to this product. My wife, Ophelia, is a 10 (in many ways), including her lead level. Now, we'll see what it does for her. Pics attached.

I got my blood checked for lead level, mainly due to me reloading 800 bullets or so weekly. And, I'm guessing that Ophelia & I shoot close to 50 matches yearly. I do wear Harbor Freight gloves when reloading & when cleaning guns. And, I use mostly poly coated bullets, which would hopefully lower the risk. My level was "21". The nurse said "this is an acceptable level, but we don't want it to go any higher". I asked her to describe the levels as far as what is too high & so forth, & she said she'd have to check with my doctor & get back to me. I expect her to call sometime this afternoon, but I'm betting some of you smart cowboys already have a good knowledge of this topic. If you don't mind, educate me/us, please. And, how would one go about lowering the level short of cutting back on shooting & reloading?