Learn How Mercury Is Affecting You and the Ones You Love

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Learn How Mercury Is Affecting You and the Ones You Love

It is a sad tragedy that mercury is causing such health damage to so many

people.

Sad because it is so reversible and easily avoidable---IF you know where it

is and how it can affect you and your family

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Mercury Does Leak Out of Your Fillings

The ADA has said for the past 150 years that the mercury in amalgam is safe

and does not leak.

However, they no clinical studies were ever done and the FDA approved

amalgam under the " grandfather clause " Subsequent studies have shown this

not to be true.

Over ten years ago the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine

published an editorial (12 ) calling mercury fillings the chief source of

mercury exposure to the US population.

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Mercury in " Silver Fillings " Causing Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Central

Nervous System Disorders

Mercury amalgam dental fillings, commonly referred to as 'Silver' dental

fillings, contain between 48 & 55 % mercury.

While the American Dental Association originally denied that mercury from

these fillings leaked vapor, which is absorbed into the bodies of persons

having this dental filling material, in recent years, facing numerous

studies to the contrary, have had to concede, that 'silver fillings', do

leak mercury vapor, one of the most toxic substances known to man.

The metallic mercury used by dentists to manufacture dental amalgam is

shipped as a hazardous material to the dental office. When amalgams are

removed, for whatever reason, they are treated as hazardous waste and are

required to be disposed of in accordance with federal OSHA regulations and

it is inconceivable that the mouth could be considered a safe storage

container for this toxic material.

A multi-million dollar U.S. Government study conducted between 1988 and

1994 could hold the key to producing epidemiological data linking dental

fillings to a myriad of illnesses.

This new information, comes straight from the National Institute of Health,

the NHANES III Study (National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey),

a study that according to the mission statement of National Center for

Health Sciences " is to provide statistical information that will guide the

actions and policies to improve health of the American people. As the

Nation's principal health statistics agency, NCHS leads the way with

accurate, relevant, and timely data. "

A recent statistical analysis of this data was done to see if there were

any links to dental fillings and adverse health conditions.

Their initial figures revealed that while 78% of the American public have

dental fillings, 95% of the people with International Classification of

Disease Codes 340-349: " Disorders of the Central Nervous System " , which

include MS, Epilepsy, Paralysis and Migraines, have dental fillings.

See also:

Mercury Reaches Brain Directly Through Nerves

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If Mercury Is So Safe Why are European Countries Restricting Its Use?

In February, 1994 Sweden announced a total ban on the use of mercury

fillings in young adults. Denmark, Germany and Austria followed suit. In

Switzerland and Japan, the dental schools no longer teach amalgam use as

the primary source of dental care.

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The Chewing Gum Connection

Most people don't realize the grave danger that exists in the simple and

seemingly innocent act of chewing gum. However, studies have shown that gum

chewing greatly increases the exposure to mercury.

One recent study found that heavy gum chewers had twice the amount of

mercury in their blood and three times the level in their urine and breath

exhalation than did infrequent chewers. And if you were to compare with

those who don't chew gum at all, the difference would likely be even greater.

This is very important, as those most vulnerable, such as pregnant women,

may be unknowingly exposing their unborn children to mercury which is a

know teratogen (substance that causes birth defects).

However, despite the grave risks, gum manufacturers are NOT required to put

any kind of warnings on their products regarding increased mercury release.

See also:

Chewing Gum Releases Mercury From Dental Fillings

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Mercury In Fish From Environmental Contamination Damaging Newborns

A recent CDC report reveals that nearly one in 10 US women could have

levels of mercury in their blood that are close to hazardous.

Exposure to dangerous levels of mercury can result in permanent damage to

the brain and kidney. Exposure is particularly risky for women of

childbearing age, because a fetus is highly susceptible to adverse effects.

Combustion in power plants of coal containing mercury is the major source

of environmental pollution.

40 Tons of Mercury are released into the US EVERY year by this method.

Mercury pollution from coal-fired power plants moves through the air, is

deposited in water and finds its way into fish, accumulating especially in

fish that are higher up the food chain. Fish like tuna, sea bass, marlin

and halibut show some of the worst contamination, but dozens of species and

thousands of water bodies have been seriously polluted.

As a result, women who eat a lot of fish during pregnancy, or even as

little as a single serving of a highly contaminated fish, can expose their

developing child to excessive levels of mercury. The toxic metal can cross

the placenta to harm the rapidly developing nervous system, including the

brain.

About 20,000 children this year will be exposed to a dose of methylmercury

that increases the risk of adverse neurological effects for the entire

pregnancy.

According to Public Citizen, " It is irrefutable that power plant emissions

contribute to all sorts of environmental problems--smog, acid rain, mercury

poisoning of rivers and streams, radioactive waste--all of which lead to

climate change, air pollution, damaged crops, dying forests, and health

problems like emphysema, lung disease, cancer and premature death. "

See also:

Prenatal Mercury Exposure Raises Blood Pressure

US EPA Proposes Regulations to Cut Mercury Emissions From Coal-Fired Power

Plants

National Academy of Sciences Backs Stricter Mercury Standards

Toxic Mercury Found in New England Rain and Snow

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Mercury In Vaccines Contributing to Autism Epidemic

By age two, American children have received 237 micrograms of mercury

through vaccines alone, which far exceeds current EPA " safe " levels of .1

mcg/kg. per day. That's one-tenth of a microgram, not one microgram.

This means that children are getting 2,370 times the amount of mercury that

the EPA deems safe from the shots which are mandated by the government.

The figure of one autistic infant for every 150 is now widely documented

Autism and mercury poisoning damage the:

Brain/nerve cells

Eyes

Immune system

Gastrointestinal system

Muscle control

The speech center.

Although mercury toxicity has been studied for decades, and EPA safety

levels have been set, during all that time, a child's greatest exposure to

mercury - thimerosol in vaccines - was never even included in the toxicity

studies.

Many investigators believe the mercury in the vaccines has contributed to

this epidemic of autism. Read the full story of how the mercury, called

thimerosol, has been damaging American children for many decades.

See also:

Autism and Mercury

Autism: a Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning

Autism: a Novel Form of Mercury Poisoning (References)

Autism and Mercury Detoxification

CDC Issues Recommendations On Use Of Thimerosal - Mercury- Free Hepatitis B

Vaccine

Mercury in Vaccines

Mercury to Be Removed From Vaccines

Joint Statement Of The American Academy Of Pediatrics And The American

Public Health Service Regarding Mercury In Vaccines

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Mercury and Alzheimer's Disease

Scientists at the University of Calgary have recently shown (3) that trace

amounts of mercury can cause the type of damage to nerves that is

characteristic of the damage found in Alzheimer's disease. The level of

mercury exposure used in the test was well below those levels found in many

humans with mercury/silver amalgam dental fillings.

Read more about how no other material or metal tested, including aluminum,

has produced even remotely similar reactions.

See also:

Mercury Contributes To Alzheimer's Disease!

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Mercury Detoxification

Recently, a paper I co-authored with Dietrich Klinghardt on the removal of

mercury from the body, was published in the March 2001 issue of the Journal

of Nutritional and Environmental Medicine.

It reviews the published evidence supporting amalgam toxicity and describes

practical and effective clinical techniques that facilitate mercury

elimination. A literature review is provided which documents effective

mercury elimination strategies to reduce mercury toxicity syndromes.

Mercury Toxicity and Systemic Elimination Agents

Mercury Detoxification Protocol

Mercury Elimination with DMSA

Microbial Mercury Mop

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