Tomatoes, Berries, Onions, Garlic, and Grapes

There are so many great vitamins and minerals in our fruits and vegetables. The more you dig into it the more you learn that the garden is a pharmacy. Your health is built on your diet.

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DIETARY STRATEGIES FOR THE TREATMENT OF CADMIUM AND LEAD TOXICITY
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We recommend that people who are at risk of exposure to toxic metals ensure a sufficient intake of essential elements and vitamins and enhance their consumption of vegetables and fruit.  Some edible plants, such as tomatoes (rich in iron, calcium, selenium, zinc, vitamins B and C, quercetin and naringenin), berries (rich in essential elements, vitamin C, anthocyanin and catechin), onions (rich in selenium, quercetin and vitamins B and C), garlics (rich in sulphur-containing compounds, essential elements and vitamins C and E) and grapes (rich in vitamins, essential elements and anthocyanin) are of special importance as natural antagonists to Cadmium and Lead toxicity and should be consumed on a regular basis.
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Zhai, Qixiao et al. “Dietary strategies for the treatment of cadmium and lead toxicity.” Nutrients vol. 7,1 552-71. 14 Jan. 2015, doi:10.3390/nu7010552

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A STUDY ON THE EFFECT OF GARLIC TO THE HEAVY METAL POISONING OF RAT

When garlic (Allium sativum) was administered to rat per os simultaneously with cadmium, methylmercury and phenylmercury to detect the protective effect against the heavy metal poisoning, accumulation of heavy metals in liver, kidneys, bone and testes were decreased, and histopathological damages and the inhibition of serum alkaline phosphatase activities by heavy metals were reduced. The protective effect of garlic was superior to those of 2,3 dimercapto-1-propanol (BAL) and D-penicillamine (PEN), and nearly similar to those of 2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) and N-acetyl-DL-penicillamine (APEN), the current remedies, while garlic was not effective as a curative agent for heavy metal poisoning. 

Cha, C W. “A study on the effect of garlic to the heavy metal poisoning of rat.” Journal of Korean medical science vol. 2,4 (1987): 213-24. doi:10.3346/jkms.1987.2.4.213