Mercury and Heavy Metal Toxicity
How do I know if I have toxic metals
in my body?
Please answer the following questions:
1. Do you now have, or have you ever
had, silver amalgam fillings in your teeth? They are dark gray
in color and easy to see.
2. Did your mother have silver amalgam fillings during her pregnancy
with you?
3. Did you receive a full course of inoculations as a child?
4. Do you live in a polluted city, industrial area, or agricultural
area that uses pesticides?
5. Have you ever worked in a dental office or other industry that
uses heavy metal components?
6. Do you eat a lot of fresh or canned fish?
7. Do you drink tap water?
Just about every person on this planet
has been subjected to various forms of pollution. The FDA now
warns women of childbearing age (all women above age 18) to not
eat certain (heavy metal containing) fish.Testing for improper
heavy metal elemental balance is not a standard diagnostic procedure.
Scientifically Proven Facts
about Mercury and Dental Amalgam
1. Dental amalgam contains about 50% mercury.
2. Mercury is more toxic than lead, cadmium, or even arsenic.
3. Mercury leaves dental amalgam continuously throughout the lifetime
of the filling.
4. Mercury vapour is the main way that mercury comes out of the
amalgam and is absorbed at a rate of 80% through the lungs into
the arterial blood
5. Mercury is cytotoxic, I.E. it kills cells
6. There is no harmless level of mercury vapour exposure.
7. Mercury from amalgam, binds to –SH (sulphydryl) groups.
These exist in almost every enzymatic process in the body. Mercury
thus has the potential of disturbing every metabolic process.
8. Mercury vapour is absorbed directly into the brain.
9. Mercury crosses the blood brain barrier.
10. Mercury from amalgam will result in a slow build up of mercury
in body tissues.
11. Mercury is implicated in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s
disease
12. Mercury from amalgam is stored in the foetus and infant up
to 8 times higher than that of the mother.
13. Mercury passes from the mother through the breast milk.
14. Mercury crosses the placenta.
15. Mercury will severely reduce reproductive function.
16. Mercury rapidly depletes the immune system.
17. Mercury will induce a number of autoimmune diseases.
18. Mercury will cause an increase in the number and severity
of allergies.
19. Mercury from amalgam is principally stored in kidneys, liver,
brain and bowel.
20. Mercury from amalgam causes kidney damage.
21. Mercury from amalgam causes a 50% decrease in kidney filtration
as shown in sheep after amalgam placement.
22. Methyl mercury is more toxic than elemental mercury.
23. Mercury from amalgam is methylated in the mouth.
24. After chewing, Mercury vapour levels will remain raised for
at least another 90 minutes.
25. Mercury from amalgam will migrate through the tooth.
26. This migration increases if a gold filling is placed over
the top.
27. Teeth are living tissue and are a part of our bodies.
28. Teeth have enormous communication via blood, lymph and nerves
with the rest of the body.
29. Mercury from amalgam is absorbed into the body at a rate of
3-17 mcgs per day.
30. Mercury release is increased by; increases in temperature,
friction and increase in electrical currents.
31. Mercury from amalgam will enter the body as; Elemental Mercury,
Inorganic mercury, Vapour, charged Mercury Ions.
32. In the brain Mercury is stored preferentially in the Pituitary
gland and the Hypothalamus.
33. Mercury is transported along the axons of nerve fibres.
34. Mercury from amalgam may be stored in every single cell in
the body; each area affected will produce its own set of symptoms.
35. Mercury binds to haemoglobin in the red blood cell thus reducing
its oxygen carrying capacity.
36. Mercury damages blood vessels reducing blood supply to the
tissues. (Micro-angiopathies)
37. Amalgam fillings produce electrical currents, measurable in
micro-amps. The central nervous system (Brain) operates in the
range of Nano-Amps, this is 1000 x less than a Micro-Amp.
38. Dissimilar metals in the mouth will produce higher electrical
currents.
39. Mercury from amalgam will induce Antibiotic resistance and
mercury resistance in bacteria in the mouth and the gastrointestinal
tract.
40. Brain levels of mercury are in direct linear proportion to
the number of surfaces filled with amalgam.
41. The level of mercury in the brain tissue of foetus’s,
new born, and young children, is proportional to the number of
amalgams in the mothers mouth.
42. Mercury will cause single strand breaks in DNA.
43. Mercury levels in the body cannot be assessed by either blood
or urine levels.
44. Mercury from amalgams is the single greatest source of dietary
mercury for the general population.
45. Dental personnel are severely effected by exposure to mercury.
Now count the number of symptoms below that you suffer with on
a regular basis.
Frequency of symptoms for
those suffering with heavy metal toxicity. Symptom Percentage
(%)
1. Unexplained irritability 73.3 %
2. Constant or very frequent periods of depression 72.0 %
3. Numbness and tingling in the extremities 67.3 %
4. Frequent urination during the night 64.5 %
5. Unexplained chronic fatigue 63.1 %
6. Cold hands and feet even in moderate/warm weather 62.6 %
7. Bloating feeling most of the time 60.6 %
8. Difficulty remembering or use of memory 58.0 %
9. Sudden unexplained or unsolicited anger and advice 55.5 %
10. Constipation on a regular basis 54.6 %
11. Difficulty in even making simple decisions 54.2 %
12. Tremors or shakes of head, hands or feet, etc. 52.3 %
13. Twitching of face and other muscles 52.3 %
14. Experience frequent leg cramps 49.1 %
15. Constant or frequent ringing or noise in the ears 47.8 %
16. Get out of breath easily 43.1 %
17. Frequent or recurring heartburn 42.5 %
18. Excessive itching 40.8 %
19. Unexplained rashes, skin irritation 40.4 %
20. Constant or frequent metallic taste in the mouth 38.7 %
21. Jumpy, jittery, nervous 38.1 %
22. Constant death wish or suicidal intent 37.3 %
23. Frequent insomnia 36.4 %
24. Unexplained chest pains 35.6 %
25. Constant or frequent pain in the joints 35.5 %
26. Tachycardia 32.4 %
27. Unexplained fluid retention 28.2 %
28. Burning sensation on the tongue 20.8 %
29. Get headaches just after eating. 20.1 %
30. Frequent diarrhoea 14.9 %
Data from this table is on file with
the Toxic Element Research Foundation, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Patient database was composed of 1320 patients who had completed
the most current questionnaire format used by the Huggins Diagnostic
Centre for patients in treatment or consultation for heavy metal
toxicity.
All percentages have been rounded to the nearest 1/10th- percent. |
