I Think I Suffer From Amalgam Poisoning - What Should I Do?
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This article is from the Dental Amalgam FAQ, by anonymous.
I Think I Suffer From Amalgam Poisoning - What Should I Do?
Main point - READ UP ON THE SUBJECT! The Internet provides
some really good advice and data - ranging from simple
advice through to technical research articles proving the danger
of Amalgam. Some doctors/advisors know more than others, so it is
VERY important to ascertain advice from more than one source.
Do not be afraid to ask your Doctor hard questions - it is
your life and health that is at stake!
My own UK Amalgam page provides links to other pages and
sources of data - and it is updated regularly, so it is a
good starting point. Leif's FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
page provides another FAQ document - a really comprehensive
and intelligent paper loaded with advice and evidence. Many
of the other pages below provide good practical advice for
sufferers.
Bioprobe supply some good books on the subject - including
"Dental Mercury Detox" - for only $3.95 - this is very good
value for money, packing lots of up to date advice into
70 pages. See below for details.
Here is my collection of ideas, either personal experience, or
other people, or culled from protocols more widely used. Compare
with other ideas, experiment & devise your own regime..
* Bioflavonoids seem to be very helpful indeed.
* Large doses of Vit B-complexes,C,E seem to be good.
* Add a low level of Selenium (50-100ug/day)..
* Other minerals - zinc, calcium, etc. need consideration..
* Experiment with wide range of variants in diet. ie. Experiment with
cutting out gluten, milk-products, raw sugar & sugary foods, live-yeast
containing foods, rapeseed based vegetable oils..
If not sure, start with a range of "basic" lightly cooked vegetables,
and expand out from that.. If vegetarian, consider including some lean
white meat, like turkey/chicken. In the case of mercury poisoning, I beleive
meat can be useful in proving some basic amino-acid and other chemicals
that an impaired liver may find hard to sythesis..
* Drink a *lot* of water - simple, but easy to neglect. Hydration
helps flush the body of toxins, and "oils" the bodys various systems.
* Acidophilus supplements aid the efficiency of digestion.
* Cut out alchohol, tobacco, caffeine, chocolate. Since Glutathione
production (from the liver) is so important for Hg detoxification,
anything that poses unnecessary burden on the liver (ie. alchohol)
is undesirable.
* Mercury-poisoned people have compromised immune systems,
and are less able to deal with more "run-of-the-mill"
toxic substances. So, check your environment for other chemicals
that could be harmful. ie: Aspartame artificial sweeteners,
Carbon Monoxide for improperly burning fires (improve ventilation
or move locations)..
* Keep an eye on food purity - try to eat organic foods if possible..
* Short term use of some anti-depressant drugs at times of crisis
can actually be useful. No, I do *not* mean that ARI is
"in the mind", but that stimulating the production of certain
"feel good" hormones can aid the healing process. But proceed
with caution..
* For similar reasons, try to be as positive as you can - try
to stimulate your brain into producing the "feel-good" chemicals
- the body has various self-repair mechanisms that can even
cope with something as deadly as mercury - but I believe you have
to fire up the "controlling software" side of things to start
things rolling..
* Also try to undertake as much *non-intensive* exersize as you can
manage. The sort of short-burst exersize that really gets the heart
pounding is bad - it can bring on "ME" attacks, set off undesirable
movements of toxins in the brain, etc. However longer periods of
gentle exersize can stimulate various processes that help the
body repair itself, improve immune system functionality, etc..
* The bottom line is - give your body time. Things like hi-dose vitamins
take time to "kick in", and in the case of mercury poisoning, it
can be a long process - but take heart most *do* improve.
Also, let your body tell you what is right & what isnt.
I hope these notes have been of some help to you.
By all means post them on to other people, groups & news
sources - it is very important to at least make people
aware of this subject..
Here is a list of INTERNET resources. My own page provides
links to all the others (& more), but I list the others for
the sake of completeness.
My final word is - dont take my word for it! See my web
page and follow the links to other sites, quoting accumulated
research evidence from the scientific community. Take special
note of Dr Vimys page - he was a W.H.O. consultant & advisor
to the canadian government, a man with an excellent track record.
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* ARI (Amalgam-Related-Illness) WWW resource list *
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(Note - some may be out of date)
http://i.am/amalgam (UK Amalgam page)
http://www.amalgam.ukgo.com (UK Amalgam page direct link)
http://www.algonet.se/~leif/AmFAQigr.html (A good FAQ on the subject)
http://emporium.turnpike.net/P/PDHA/health.htm (IAOMT's web page)
http://home.sol.no/reiersol/amalgam.htm (Recent amalgam research)
http://vest.gu.se/~bosse/MercuryPage.html (Mercury page)
http://www.bioprobe.com (Bioprobe - books on amalgam..)
http://www.web-maker.com/dentists/dentists.htm (John Hogans site)
http://www.unpronounceable.com/amalgam/index.html (Crusade against amalgam)
http://www.fplc.edu/risk/vol2/spring/royal.htm (Mike Royals Amalgam page)
http://www.doubleclickd.com/ltexpo96/source/fillings.html (Dr Parks page)
http://www.medmarket.com/tenants/reiddds/herbplus/info/levin3.html (Dr Levins text)
http://www.sukel.com/fillings.htm (Dr Phillip Sukel DDS - "The silver filling controversy - pro & cons..)
http://www.all-natural.com/merceff1.html (Biological fx of Hg from Amalgams)
http://www.waterinfo.com/amalgam.HTM (Hg pollution from Dental Practice wastewater)
http://main.chem.ohiou.edu/~chem330/tox330_2.html (Good article on toxins - inc Amalgam/Mercury)
http://www.moreton.com.au/ana/handbook/amalgam.htm (access n Able - Australian Health site)
http://www.isl.net/~hoffcomp/monjourn.html (Shirleys personal struggle with Alzheimers, possible Hg link?)
http://www.web-maker.com/linkmat.html (Dental Injury hotline & info..)
http://www.talkinternational.com/am.html. (Canadians For Mercury Relief )
http://www.well-being.com/pensyl/mercury.htm (Jon Pensyl, DDS Silver/Mercury Dental Filling Advisory)
http://members.aol.com/pganzel/my.html (Link between ALS, Amalgam & diet..)
http://members.tripod.com/~KBS/index.html (Karen Snyder's story)
http://www.valleyadvocate.com/articles/dental2.html (Mark Andersons article)
http://www.geocities.com/ResearchTriangle/2888/ (Maz's mercury page)
http://spider.innercite.com/~tstout/ms/ (Tim Stouts ms page - bioflavonoids..)
http://pages.prodigy.com/cent4dent (Mercury toxicidy advice from a Dentist)
There is a user-group "alt.health.dental-amalgam" specifically
for discussing this issue.
You can subscribe to a more scientifically-orientated mailing list
called "AMALGAM" where questions about amalgam /mercury/health
are discussed. To subscribe to the list send an e-mail to:
LISTSERV@listserv.net with the following message in the first
line of the body of the e-mail:
SUB AMALGAM Myfirstname Mylastname
--------------Other Sites -----------------------
(Dental Association sites are generally "pro" amalgam usage)
http://www.cda-adc.ca/english/ (Canadian Dental Association Page)
http://www.cda-adc.ca/english/dental/faq/amalgamfaq.html (The CDA-FAQ puts the pro-amalgam argument)
http://panizzi.shef.ac.uk/derweb/bda/bda1.html (The British Dental Association Page)
http://www.ada.org/index.html (American Dental Association page)
http://www.healthgate.com/HealthGate/MEDLINE/search.shtml (Massive Medical database search engine)
http://www.who.ch/ (World Health Organisation)
---------------AMALGAM FACTFILE----------------
Recommended book: "DENTAL MERCURY DETOX"
By Sam Ziff, Michael Ziff DDS, Mat. Hanson PhD. 1995. ISBN 0-941011-05-4.
Cost $3.95 (excl P&P) from BioProbe books, Box 608010, Orlando,
FL 32860-8010. USA Tel: (407) 299.4149. EMAIL: bioprobe@eyec.com
Just an extract from the Amalgam mail-list about litigation. Basically,
the American Dental Association (ADA) was challenged in a civil case
on the subject of Amalgam-poisoning. Did they bravely stand by Amalgam
- the substance they have been strongly compelling dentists to use?
Did they hell!
The statement below belies the REAL faith that the dental associations
have in amalgam - at least when the sh1t hits the fan..
We have had some discussion on litigation, including the revealing quote from
Earl Talevich in his message THE ADA SLEAZES OUT in which the ADA attorney
told the court:
"The ADA owes no legal duty of care to protect the public from allegedly
dangerous products used by dentists. The ADA did not manufacture,
design, supply or install the mercury-containing amalgams. The
ADA does not control those who do. The ADA's only alleged
involvement was to provide information regarding its use."
The court dismissed the ADA as a defendant in the case.
Studies show that the average person makes and swallows 1.5
liters of saliva a day. Yet, if they have as few as 4
amalgams present in their mouth, the average person's saliva
is so high in mercury they cannot legally spit into the toilet in
the USA. Their saliva exceeds the Environmental Protection
Agency maximum legal municipal discharge standard for mercury.
It was interesting to note that the form of the mercury was
in was organic.
Also make sure to read these books: Poison in Your Teeth: Mercury Amalgam (Silver) Fillings...Hazardous to Your Health! and Mercury Detoxification by Tom McGuire
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