WHAT IS SO BAD ABOUT MERCURY FILLINGS?
...Mercury damages DNA, alters the structure of proteins, disrupts the communication between cells, induces free radical tissue damage and inhibits antioxidant enzymes like glutathione peroxidase. Mercury from a single dental filling (nanogram amounts are all that are required) is enough to inhibit the activity of white blood cells. Mercury can indirectly increase antibiotic-resistant oral and intestinal bacteria, impair kidney function and induce autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Several neurological diseases are linked to mercury hypersensitivity or toxicity including Lou Gehrig's disease (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS), Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's Disease. ....
Mercury vapours from dental amalgams absorb directly into the blood and practically all body tissues including the oral cavity, the lungs and the gastrointestinal tract. ....
Mercury levels in the blood, urine, brain, nerves, endocrine glands and kidneys increase in direct proportion to the number of amalgam restorations present in the mouth. Studies indicate that 80% of inhaled mercury vapour is absorbed into the bloodstream. There is a direct transport of mercury through the peripheral nerves and into the central nervous system. Autopsy studies reveal statistically significant correlations between measured mercury tissue concentrations and the number of amalgam fillings. ....
Based on extensive scientific documentation, several world governments (e.g. Germany, Austria, Sweden, Norway) have either banned the use of mercury dental amalgams outright or severely curtailed their use, especially in pregnant women or those with kidney problems.
...Aluminum is linked to Alzheimer's, but there is also a great deal of evidence for an association between mercury and Alzheimer's. Mercury levels are elevated in the brains of Alzheimer's patients compared to controls. Aluminum is not. Mercury causes Alzheimer's-like changes in rat brain cells at levels similar to those found in monkeys with amalgam fillings. Mercury in human brain tissue has been shown to be correlated with the number of amalgam fillings.
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Toxic metals like mercury have been found to be the cause of developmental cognitive and behavioral problems to millions of children, including major factors in learning disabilities, ADD, dyslexia, juvenile delinquency, and criminality. The extreme toxicity of mercury can be seen from documented effects on wildlife by very low levels of mercury exposure. Because of the extreme toxicity of mercury, only 1/2 gram is required to contaminate the ecosystem and fish of a 10 acre lake to the extent that a health warning would be issued by the government to not eat the fish. ....
That mercury can affect fertility is well known since mercury has been commonly used as a spermicide in birth control products. Potential effects can again be seen from effects on wildlife. Some Florida panthers that eat birds and animals that eat fish, frogs, and turtles containing very low levels of mercury (about 1 part per million) have died from chronic mercury poisoning. Since mercury is an estrogenic chemical and reproductive toxin, the majority of the rest cannot reproduce. The average male Florida panther has estrogen levels as high as females, due to the estrogenic properties of mercury. Similar is true of some other animals at the top of the food chain like alligators and wading birds, and marine mammals such as polar bears, seals, beluga and orca whales.
Mercury has also been documented to be a reproductive and developmental toxin in humans. Mercury has been documented to cross the placenta and commonly is found in the fetus at higher levels than in the mother. Likewise mercury is readily transmitted to an infant through the mother's breast milk. Some of mercury's documented hormonal effects at very low levels of exposure include effects on the reproductive system resulting in lowered sperm counts, defective sperm cells, and lowered testosterone levels in males; along with menstrual disturbances, infertility, spontaneous abortions in women, and birth defects. Studies found that very low levels of exposure to mercury cause genetic/ DNA damage and inhibits DNA & RNA synthesis; damages sperm, lowers sperm counts and reduces motility ; causes menstrual disturbances ; reduces blood's ability to transport oxygen to fetus, and transport of essential amino acids and nutrients including magnesium, zinc and Vit B12 ; depresses enzyme function and isocitric dehydrogenase (ICD) in fetus; causes reduced iodine uptake, inhibited ATP activity, & hypothyroidism; causes infertility, and causes spontaneous abortions and birth defects. Pregnant women who suffer from hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid) have a four-times greater risk for miscarriage during the second trimester than those who don't, and women with untreated thyroid deficiency were four-times more likely to have a child with developmental disabilities and lower I.Q.
http://www.floridalcv.org/FLCVEdFund/press_release_2001_mercury.htm
Chronic inhalation of mercury vapor from amalgam fillings for twenty years or more can result in accumulation of pathologic quantities of mercury in the brain and other critical organs and tissues. Human autopsy studies of accident victims have shown a positive correlation between the numbers of mercury amalgam dental fillings and the concentration of mercury in the brain. The onset of clinically observable signs or symptoms of mercury toxicity may take as long as 20-30 years to appear, depending on a person's biochemical individuality. Lubricated condoms and birth control creams or gels have mercury as the primary spermicide. It is not required that the word mercury appear on the label, as it is assumed that everyone knows mercury is in there. The uterus is a collection center for mercury. Hal Huggins reported that more than 90% of the imbalances, created by sex hormone disturbances were corrected within a few weeks of amalgam removal. His patients noted differences in fertility, less pain during periods, relief from endometriosis, and a trend toward optimization of the days of menstrual flow. PMS is one of the most common symptoms to change after amalgam removal. Amenorrhea, or the complete absence of a menstrual flow, responds to amalgam removal. This is usually in women in their twenties or thirties. Even in women who have gone through a sort of premature menopause in their early forties, the periods may start up again for a couple of years. This has resulted in surprise pregnancies. Women should avoid pregnancy for at least six months after amalgam removal. [For more information on mercury fillings, including symptoms,
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