DENTAL AMALGAM MERCURY SYNDROME .......................
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Mechanisms Documented
by Which Mercury from Amalgam Dental Fillings and Vaccinations is a Cause or
Major Factor in Over 30 Chronic Health Conditions
1.
Mercury is the most toxic substance people commonly
come in
contact with and
in the top 3 of toxics causing large numbers of adverse health effects. Dental
amalgam is the largest source of mercury in most people who have amalgam
fillings or metal crowns over amalgam.
(19,20,11,1).
2. Over 4000 peer-reviewed or Government studies
have been compiled which document the mechanisms
by which mercury from amalgam fillings is released in significant amounts and
causes over 30 chronic health conditions.
(1,17,2-16)
3. Over 60,000 clinical cases of recovery
or significant improvement after amalgam replacement as followed and compiled
by doctors have been documented. (2,1)
4. A large epidemiological study, NHANES III, by the National
Institute for Health has found a significant correlation between several
chronic health conditions and having more than average number of dental amalgam
surfaces. (21)
The conditions for which
mechanisms of causality were documented and for which recoveries were
documented include:
(a) autoimmune
problems such as arthritis, MS, Lou Gehrig’s
Disease(ALS), Parkinson’s/ muscle tremor, Alzheimer’s, muscular & joint pain /fibromyalgia, chron’s
disease, lupus, scleroderma, Chronic Fatigue
Syndrome(CFS), endometriosis , diabetes (6,5,2,1,17)
(b) neurological and mood disorders including memory disorders, depression , schizophrenia , insomnia, anger, anxiety & mental confusion, neuropathy/paresthesia, tinnitus, dizziness/vertigo, headaches/ migraines, epilepsy, ADD, dyslexia, learning disabilities, hearing loss, (13,7,10,1,17,2)
© periodontal diseases such as gingivitis, oral lichen
planus, amalgam tattoos, metal mouth, halitosis, oral keratosis(pre cancer); (8,4,1,2)
(d) immune
system conditions such as allergies, asthma, multiple chemical sensitivities, eczema, psoriasis, other skin conditions;
cancer(breast,etc./ leukemia),susceptibility to
infections, antibiotic resistant
infection, sinus problems (5,6,7,1,2,17)
(e) cardiovascular
conditions including tachycardia, angina, arteriosclerosis, other heart
conditions, hypertension, and other blood conditions (15,1,2,17)
(f) hormonal problems such as hypothyroidism, adrenal
problems, chronic chills, Hashimoto’s Disease, alopecia/hair loss, urinary/
prostrate problems, (9,1,2,17)
(g) reproductive
problems such as infertility,
reduced sperm counts, PMS, spontaneous abortions, birth defects, children with
learning disabilities and low IQ, etc.
(3,9,1,2,16,17)
(h) chronic eye conditions: inflammation/iritis/
astigmatism/myopia /cataracts/macula degeneration , color blindedness,
vision disturbances, etc.
(1,2,17)
(i) stomach/digestive
problems including leaky gut, malabsorption of
essential minerals and essential fatty acids, blocked cellular enzymatic
processes related to the ATPASE energy function and sulfur oxidation. (1,7,2,17,FS18)
(j) Allergies
and Immune Reactive Conditions:
allergies,
asthma, eczema, diabetes, autism, etc. in children (5,7,18,1)
Large numbers of medical
and clinical studies, hundreds of thousands of tests by medical labs,
Scientific Panels, and Government Agencies have confirmed that amalgam dental fillings are the largest
source of mercury in most people(11,19,1). Studies have also confirmed that other forms
of mercury are methylated in the body to methyl
mercury by bacteria, etc. and amalgam is the largest source of methyl mercury
in most people, even more than fish(11).
Studies have also confirmed that exposures from amalgam are commonly
more than the EPA/ATSDR mercury health guidelines(11,19). The reason for the high exposure levels from
amalgam are mercury’s high volatility that means it is constantly vaporizing,
along with galvanic electric currents
caused by mixed metals and EMF in the mouth that drive mercury and other metals
into the body. These are easily measured
which has been widely documented.
(4,1)
Mercury’s extreme cytotoxicity
and neurotoxicity
is a major factor in the neurological conditions, along with its inhibition of
basic enzymatic cellular processes and effects on essential minerals and
nutrients in cells(1,FS18). Mercury is also documented to cause
imbalances in neurotransmitters related to mood disorders(10,1,7,13). A direct mechanism involving mercury’s
inhibition of cellular enzymatic processes by binding with the hydroxyl
radical(SH) in amino acids appears to be a major part of the connection to allergic/immune reactive conditions such as autism, schizophrenia, lupus, eczema
and psoriasis, scleroderma, and allergies(5,7,1,17). Immune
reactivity to mercury has been documented by immune
reactivity tests to be a major factor in many of the autoimmune
conditions. (18,5,7,6,1,17)
The
studies also
document that mercury from amalgam or other sources such as fish crosses a
woman’s placenta readily and accumulates to levels in the fetus at levels
usually higher than in the mother(3).
And that mercury in the mother is transferred at significant levels to a
breast feeding infant. The fact that
children have been exposed to levels of highly toxic mercury thimerosal in
vaccinations well beyond Government health guidelines for mercury is also well
documented(7). Studies document that
such mercury exposures can cause developmental conditions and disorders such as
autism, ADD, dyslexia, learning disabilities,
eczema, etc. (3,7,16)
A large epidemiological
study, NHANES III, by
the National Institute for Health has found a significant correlation between
several chronic health conditions and having more than average number of dental
amalgam surfaces. The conditions in which the number of
dental amalgam surfaces were most highly correlated with disease
incidence were MS, epilepsy, migraines, mental disorders, diseases of the
nervous system, disorders of the thyroid gland, cancer, and infectious diseases
(21). Other conditions where incidence
was significantly correlated with having more than the average number of
amalgam surfaces are: diseases of the male and female genital tracts, Disorders
of the peripheral nervous system, Diseases of the respiratory system, and Diseases
of the genitourinary system (21).
There are extensive
documented cases where
removal of amalgam fillings led to cure or significant improvement of these
serious health problems. Over 60,000 such clinical cases
are compiled in the documentation as followed and compiled by doctors. The over 60,000 cases of cure or significant
improvements were not isolated cases of cures; the clinical studies indicated a
large majority of most such type cases
treated showed significant improvement. (2,1)
References/Reviews/Fact Sheets
(1) DAMS, Review of mercury exposure levels and
mechanisms by which mercury from amalgam
dental fillings causes over 30 chronic health conditions, 2005; over 4000
peer-reviewed studies referenced; www.flcv.com/amalg6.html
(2) Recovery
from 30 chronic mercury related health conditons
after amalgam replacement
60,000 clinical cases of amalgam replacement followed
by doctors
(3) Developmental
Effects of Mercury on Infants. www.flcv.com/fetaln.html
(4) Oral Galvanism: the Battery in Our Mouth, www.flcv.com/galv.html
(5) The Mercury Connection to Allergies and Immune
Reactive Conditions: allergies,
asthma, eczema, diabetes, autism, etc. in children and chronic fatigue, Fibromyalgia, lupus, psoriasis, oral lichen planus,
multiple sclerosis in adults. www.flcv.com/immunere.html
(6)Autoimmune Disease: the Mercury Connection- Lou Gehrig’s
Disease(ALS), Multiple Sclerosis(MS), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS),
Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Parkinson’s, Rheumetoid
Arthritis, and Alzheimer’s Disease:
www.flcv.com/damspr9.html
(7) Autism, ADD, and Pervasive Developmental Disorders:
the Mercury Connection,
www.flcv.com/kidshg.html (over 200 PR studies)
(8) Oral Effects of Dental Amalgam Fillings and
High Levels of Accumulation of Mercury in Gums, Oral Mucosa, Jaw Bone, Cavitations,
Brain, and Central Nervous System. www.flcv.com/periodon.html
(9) Widespread Adverse Health, Cognitive, and
Fertility Effects from Mercury's Endocrine Disrupting Hormonal Effects Found to
Be Affecting Millions,
(10) Depression and Mood Disorders: the Mercury
Connection; www.flcv.com/depress.html
(11) Amalgam fillings are the largest source of both
inorganic and methyl mercury in most people- bacteria, etc. methylate
other forms of mercury to methyl mercury in the body. www.flcv.com/damspr1.html
(12) Susceptibility factors such as immune reactivity
and ability to excrete toxic metals play a big role in
health effects
of toxic metals: www.flcv.com/suscept.html
(13) Neurological effects of mercury exposure(from amalgam):
(14) Toxic metal relation to ADHD, learning
disabilities, juvenile delinquency, violence, crime:
(15) Cardiovascular effects of mercury: www.flcv.com/cardio.html
(16) Mercury/toxic metal connection to ADHD, learning
disabilities, IQ:
(17) Documentation of the mechanisms by which
mercury(from amalgam) commonly causes over 30
chronic
health conditions(over 4,000 peer-reviewed medical or Gov’t
studies)
(18) MELISA test, MELISA medical labs, www.melisa.org
(19) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry,
U.S. Public Health Service, Toxicological
Profile for Mercury , 1999;
(20)ATSDR/EPA Priority List for 2005: Top 20 Hazardous
Substances, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/clist.html
& (b) U.S. EPA,
Region I, 2001, www.epa.gov/region01/children/outdoors.html
(mercury is in
top 3 of toxic substances affecting large numbers of people)
(21) National Institute of
Health, NHANES III Study (National Health
and Nutritional Examination Survey) http://www.mercola.com/article/mercury/no_mercury.htm & www.flcv.com/NHanes3.html
* most studies referenced in
any of the reviews can be found at the National Institute of Health,
National
Library of Medicine Medline,
www.nlm.nih.gov/
Technical contact: B. Windham, 850-878-9024 berniew1@embarqmail.com
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